Rainbow Heart

[Debbie]

I THINK I'LL PICK SOME FLOWERS
MOM LIKES THE PINK ONES BEST
OH MY, I SAW A BUTTERFLY
AND A BLUEBIRD IN IT'S NEST!
I WONDER WHAT THIS COLOR IS?
IS IT PURPLE OR IS IT BLUE?
OH WELL, I'LL PICK IT ANYWAY
IT'S SO SHINY WITH THE DEW

MY HANDS ARE GETTING COLD NOW
I WISH I'D WORN MY GLOVES
HEY LOOK THERE GOES A LADYBUG
THOSE THINGS MY BROTHER LOVES!
I THINK MOM'S BAKING COOKIES
I SMELLED THEM WHEN I LEFT
SHE PROBABLY WANTS ME HOME NOW
OH LOOK, A PLACE TO SIT

MY SHOES ARE GETTING MUDDY
IT SURE DID RAIN LAST NIGHT
WHAT'S THAT OFF IN THE DISTANCE?
A MANY COLORED STRIPE
THE COLORS MAKE ME HAPPY
EVEN THOUGH SOME CLOUDS ARE DARK
I THINK I'LL TAKE THAT RAINBOW
AND KEEP IT IN MY HEART

Author: KAREN SHAW MATTESON

[Debbie]

Seasons of My Life

IN THE SPRINGTIME THERE WERE BUTTERFLIES
AND DAISIES BY THE SCORE
A BAREFOOT GIRL RUNNING THROUGH THE YARD
PLAYING HOPSCOTCH, JACKS, AND MORE

THE ENDLESS DAYS OF SUMMER
WERE WOVEN WITH COUNTLESS DREAMS
THE STARRY NIGHTS AND BLAZING FIRES
BY A RUSHING MOUNTAIN STREAM

WHEN AUTUMN'S GOLDEN ABUNDANCE
FILLED MY HEART WITH AWE
THE HARVEST OF A HAPPY HEART
WAS MY REWARD FOR ALL I SAW

THEN WINTER WINDS BLEW FIERCELY
I SHUT THE WINDOWS TIGHT
AND QUIETLY ENJOYED THE PEACE
OF A HEARTH WARMED COZY NIGHT

I VIEW THINGS FROM A DISTANCE NOW
THAT SO MANY SEASONS BRING
OF LOVE AND LOSS AND HAPPINESS
AND FIND MY MEMORIES HAVE WINGS

I CAN FLY ABOVE THE HEARTACHES
AND HOLD HAPPY TIMES SO NEAR
THE SEASONS LIVE WITHIN MY SOUL
NO MATTER THE TIME OF YEAR

Author: Karen Shaw Matteson