There's something about the beautiful folds of a dress ~ I found this one at an arts fair and I plan to celebrate my birthday in it this year. I've been enfolded enveloped, entwined in a process of transition this…
I admit I had never heard of Bates College until my daughter told me it was on the list of liberal arts schools she was aiming for over 4 years ago. She was accepted into other schools that I would have…
A SWEET AND INCREDIBLE SUCCESS STORY It always seemed to me that my daughter came out of my womb itching to go to college. She always had a singular focus on high academic achievement, whether it was the uncanny precision…
© 2011 Debra Alt [mp3j track="http://www.debrasong.com/samples/each-moment-were-alive/03_sample.mp3"] From where I sit and what I see from the comfort of my easy chair Every corner of this blessed world cries out for love, hope and repair The question always comes down to,…
[mp3j track="http://www.debrasong.com/samples/each-moment-were-alive/07_sample.mp3"] I’ve loved you as I’ve loved no other, you’re the anchor for my dreams I barely noticed as you slowly closed the door and slipped away from me I long to stay beside you, my darling, where else…
I don’t believe the smile you’re showin’ tonight I can see it in your eyes somethin’s not right I’ve never seen it before the smile you’re showin’ tonight Whatever happened to those eyes that shined ever true The light…
Where New England Begins [mp3j track="http://www.debrasong.com/samples/each-moment-were-alive/06_sample.mp3"] I was a single city girl just following her heart Had enough of urban life, out to make a brand new start Something fresher, cleaner, kinder, more air beneath my wings Loaded up my…
The breath fills me and heals me And when drawn slowly Reminds me of everything I need to know © 2000 by Debra L. Alt
The nature of choice Brings up questions of free will, destiny How it is one comes to a point of Making a choice Some falter at crossroads Others relish the unknown paths ahead Always momentum takes hold And shifts in…
[mp3j track="http://www.debrasong.com/samples/a-spirited-mother/01_sample.mp3"] There was a time I didn’t know you The funny way you showed you cared You made it hard for me to love you A fragile heart can find that hard to bear Your will is made…