Through The Climb

Under the evening veil

A silver thread unspools

Two hearts in separate rooms

Still moving by the rules

The day comes in like a careful guest

Shoes on quiet, shoulders pressed

A kettle song in the hidden air

One small flame in the braid of care

Your name on the edge of a crowded thought

Like a seed that asks for a better plot

I send my pulse through a narrow gate

And the whole hard block starts changing shape

The road is full of borrowed faces

Different years, different paces

Some carry thunder in their coat

Some carry crumbs of hope by the throat

I keep a soft vow in the chest

Let the rough wind test the rest

If the world gets loud and the edges fray

We can still make a better day

Slow turn

Bright lines

Two lives

One sign

When the pressure starts to climb

We can turn it into rhyme

When the heavy hours descend

We can bend, we bend, we bend

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Sweet kind fire

Take your time

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Love is a guide

Through the climb

By midday, the tables lean

Faces sharpen, voices clean

Hands move fast through the daily storm

Trying hard to keep the center warm

Some wear worry like a tailored suit

Some hide storms in a polished boot

I’ve seen brave hearts lose their way

Then find a softer code to stay

At the workbench of another chance

Even the hard stones learn to dance

A patient pulse, a balanced call

Can unstack the weight and ease it all

And when the evening folds its wing

You and I can let the city sing

Not in gold, not in grand display

Just a lamp of breath in a gentle frame

Slow turn

Bright lines

Two lives

One sign

If the world keeps testing skin

We can let the warmth come in

If the noise tries taking ground

We can send a deeper sound

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Sweet kind fire

Take your time

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Love is a guide

Through the climb

Some days are a cracked old road

Some days bloom without a load

Some hearts close like a clenched-up gate

Some hearts open when they hesitate

I’ve seen grief wear a velvet crown

I’ve seen joy move town to town

Every age, every face, every street

Needs a pulse that keeps it sweet

So if the dark comes walking near

Let the soft truth bring it clear

We are built for the long repair

For the tender skill of being there

Ooh, keep it gentle

Ooh, keep it true

Ooh, all generations

Can pass through

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Sweet kind fire

Take your time

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Love is a guide

Through the climb

Stay in the light

Stay in the line

Let the whole wide world

Learn to shine

Under the evening veil

A silver thread remains

Through caution, romance, work, and prayer

We find our way again