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...River in Sand...
"lonely tears"

how many times has
the world turned round
since the first of mans tears
fell to the ground

how long has it been
since hurt was first felt
we cried out our agony
on knee as we knelt

face buried between thumb
and forefinger of hand
as our eyes flowed tears
- a river in sand

such are my thoughts
as i sit and stare
at the crumpled old man
sitting just over there

hair of grey and eyes so dim
it made it hard to see
the life within
every wrinkle a line
in his story of life
each scar a chapter
his times of strife

still though he pulls pieces
from his day old bread
and tosses them outwards
to these birds he keeps fed

as somehow in their struggle
he may see himself
thinking of hard times
and the cards he was delt

what if he'd folded
when the odds were so bad
not taken that chance
would he still look so sad

or is it me
that can't see the light
can't look beyond
my own life and plight

like a prophet of old
am i able to see
that lonely old man
is really just me

keeping to myself
so often feels right
but maybe it's a lie
when i lay alone at night
how long can we fool even ourself
in how we add up our treasures
how we measure our wealth

so maybe here there's
a lesson to deem
no matter how strong
self sufficient we seem
we can share love
without speaking a word;
like the old man,
the bread...
and the bird

the simple outreach
from one to another
though we can be so different
we're still sister or brother

for no man is king of castle
or master of home
if at the end of day
he's there all alone

for so lonely is the trek
of the tear from a man
as it slides down his cheek
to form the river in sand.

                                    theBrok  11 26 2005

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,
and saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34:6



it's been a long time since i felt so happy and so alone at the same time as i did when my friend left from her visit to me at the hospital last week... thanks girlie. i had seven days to do a lot of reflecting of my life more or less alone the last six years. though it's what has to be for now, this time of year can be very lonely. Get up ... get out.. get a life... smile at someone... hug a tree if need be,,, just be.. and remember... God's love is sufficient for us all. Get closer to Him and feel the love of His touch.. A great source of hope can be found here  Psalm 71  God Bless and smiles... me


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8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. Psalm 16:8-9

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:11-13

6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 34 is awesome...



the music is a mix of "enya- i wish i was where you are" and "the rolling stones - as tears go by".
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