Honorable Mention | “Song For My Sister”

Honorable Mention
“Song For My Sister”
Sherman Caviness
Santa Rosa, California

Watch the river / down in the delta
High and muddy / rolling steady and slow.
The ocean waits / but there’s no hurry.
The river understands / there’s a long way to go.

See the old man / bent to his coffee.
Pain and memories / wake him up before dawn.
He has faith / but no illusions.
The old man understands / his time is almost gone.

We will all walk / someday in sorrow.
With the stories of life / written on our face.
All I ask for / when my soul gets weary
The strength to carry / my burden in grace.
The strength to carry / my burden in grace.

The river whispers / it’s secrets to the shore.
The old man tells your story. / He’s walked your road before.
If we just learn to listen / we may someday learn to hear,
The voice we choose to often to ignore.

Trust forgiveness / and second chances.
There is no wisdom / without lessons learned.
Don’t build a prison / and spend your nights there
Sifting the ashes / of the bridges you’ve burned.

We will all walk / someday in sorrow.
With the stories of life / written on our face.
All I ask for / when my soul gets weary
The strength to carry / my burden in grace.
The strength to carry / my burden in grace.