At the door of hope lies my heart
Beating... waiting...
Watching for change to come
Knowing that if I wait long enough it will
This is the way it happens
No turning back now it seems
Impossible to think of the past
Gone like dreams you cannot remember

Forever changing your ideas...
Of what makes you complete
Looking deep within
Pulling away...
Soon there will be just a glimpse of what use to be

Now forever changed

Lenita Kay Shelton 2007

They say that there was once a river that flowed

And from the river there were blessings extended to those in need

Many came to lift there hearts up in prayer

Singing and dancing by the fires lit there

Children played... Elders sang... and Shamans brought miracles ...

While the river flowed all remained the same

But in days to come the faces of the river changed

A language not of their own built barriers

This the beginning of the end

The numbers of life lost could not be counted

There were too many ...

Forever changed the river cried out

Lost river I will be named

Lenita Kay Shelton 2007