lots of things that seem irrelevant in our lives can trigger powerful memories so pay attention to the world around you

on a kitchen table in a house on a hill
sits the photo of a lonely flower on a window sill

when I think of it I always think of you
and wonder if you recall that lonely flower too

we could sit at that window and talk of nothing all day
but look into the backyard at a field full of flowers

remember how we walked that day
it was warm and breezy
we just talked side by side
peacefully and silently

then we picked a flower from that very field
the one we loved the most, the one with most appeal
took it back and put it in a pot on the sill

we watered it every day hoping it would grow
I took a picture of it so it would never fade

I look at that photo when I'm tired or sad
though it's been years since I 've seen your  eyes or since I've held your hand
I know the lonely flower in the photo on the sill
will always keep your memory for me alive and well

flower in a pot on the sill

The title "Ballad for Alma" reminded me of an episode in the Book of Mormon, where the son of a presiding high priest went among the people, telling them to disbelief his father. Here I imagined what could be the father thoughts, with a small meditation on the nature of hope, faith, and charity.

BALLAD FOR ALMA

No one wants to be alone,
either in bliss or sorrow.
Angels above invite.
Demons from hell entice.

In the great fight for the souls
you chose to disbelieve it all,
join the skeptics, praise  the world,
delighted to play with fire.

Still I hope you'll come back home.
Hope is belief and desire.
New hearts are given to some.
Beliefs are our choice alone.

And then there's faith.
Faith is more than wishfull thinking.
Faith is hope with revelation
from the subtle mighty voice
that can burn, but cannot lie.

Thus I trust that voice to warn you.
Then you'll see and then you'll cry.
From the deepness of despair,
in the dire and lonely night,
all will seem beyond repair.
But what I told you will come to mind.
And then you'll remember the name you should call,
and it's going to be allright.

There's no charity in darkness:
It's a feature of the light.
Demons from hell entice,
but love will always invite.

Ballad For Alma JFC (Based on Neno J. guitar piece)

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the Song "Helden" from the ALL MY MONSTERS Record "OMAT" 2005. Loads of energy in this time... enjoy the sound

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