ALL SHE'D EVER NEED

ALL SHE'D EVER NEED

The rain beat down on the roof
Of the tin ceiling in the barn
The horse snored as he slept
'Twas soft hay all around;
She found a stream of sunlight
So she could rest & read
From her book named Heidi
All she'd ever need.

Her daddy sat her on his knee
As stories he did tell
And the snow fell from Heaven
Until the dinner bell;
She sat high on her red stool
As her hungry mouth she'd feed
And felt the love surround her
All she'd ever need.

Her choir gown fit just right
She sang aloud the words
And saw outside the windows
All the springtime birds;
Her mother played the organ
God's word they did heed
Her father rang the church bell
All she'd ever need.

But Heidi was just fiction
And horses don't live long
Choir, church, family
Life was just a song;
But dreams don't really happen
They wither & they bleed
At the time her dreams were
All she'd ever need.