I Am Love

I am love I am not fear

I'm the gentle words you always say

But never get to hear

I am hope I'm not despair

I'll always try to understand

When no one seems to care

I am strong I am not weak

I'll find the truth and you will know

The answers you may seek

I am light I am not dark

Both bold and glowing like the sun

And tiny as a spark

I am love, alive and real

I taught you how to tell the world 

Exactly how you feel

Copyright 2014

Archie Papa...

The Light

They're all looking for the same thing

You can see it in their eyes

The gentle touch upon their cheek

Of the teardrops that they cry

They only hope that they may see

The sunrise through the night

This light you see is from the soul

It shines so very bright

Give it time and so it seems

You've given quite a gift

To say a word the heart may feel

The spirit you will lift

Take the time and use it well

For the moment may arise

And when the light it shines on you

Just open up your eyes...

Copyright 1993

Archie Papa...

I Will

I will do right for my children

I will learn and I will grow

I will stand by my convictions

I'll be fearless in the eyes of those against us

I will use my intuition 

I will see and I will act

I will use my better judgment 

I'll be truthful as the lies pile all around us

I will listen very closely 

I will try to understand 

I will give all my attention 

I'll do everything with love, you know I will...

Copyright 1993

Archie Papa...

I'll Say That I Love You

If I said that I love you

Please don't run away

That which I feel

Brings the words that I say

Friendship is born

From love in the heart

Glowing and warm

Right from the start

Please understand

I won't take a thing

Life is like music

And love lets us sing

The love we are given

From our very first day

Help us find words

Our hearts wish to say

I'll say that I love you

I'll not be afraid

With love and with kindness

This friendship was made

As far as you travel

And all you may do

Always remember

I love you

Copyright 2014

Archie Papa...

Intertwined

Love is to the heart, as the sun is to the day

Fun is to a child, as the words to what we say

Time is to a moment, as the rain is to the sea

Flight is to an eagle, as the honey to a bee

The flame is to a candle, as the tree is to a leaf

Life is to the living just as God is to belief

Smoke is to the fire, as the neon to the sign

Mist is to the morning, as the bottle to the wine

Snow is to the winter, as the beach is to the sand

The pen is to the paper as the fingers to your hand

Listening is to understanding, as the vein is to the blood

The bullet is to the pistol as the river to the flood

Summer is to sunshine, as the hour to the glass

The rose is to the garden as the mower to the grass

The sky is to the sunrise, as the shadow to the light

And nothing becomes everything, as today becomes tonight 

Copyright 1993 (under the title Think About It)

Archie Papa

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If Love Were a Planet

If love were a planet

We'd all get along

Our words would be spoken

As lyric in song

The rain would fall gently

And then clear away

Not hardly a cloud

For the rest of the day

The wind would be gentle

It tickles the trees

You'd almost hear laughter

In the afternoon breeze

As the sun sets

The colors amaze

So vivid and vast 

The clouds set ablaze 

We'll soon fall asleep

To crickets in tune

We'll wake in the morning

Not a minute too soon

Warm as the sunshine

With blue skies above 

Forever we'll live

On this planet of love

Copyright 2014

Archie Papa...