Dried Flowers

The only flowers I have seen lately are the ones around my open casket Visitation invitation only Hope is found in wishes, toss your coin in the water Maybe the ground is softer here The wind is cold The night is long And I don't have the strength to write another song But grace is standing next to me Hope is overtaking me There, right there do you see it Your eyes won't let you believe it There is life here In the middle of winter Do you think that dried flowers Could drink again water of life Could they come back to life In the middle of winter Bouquet on the table, I feel you smiling at me Winter has lost its hold on my heart Something has awoken, you have stirred me up Tilling up the fallow ground Until there is no more broken ground The wind is cold The night is long And I don't have the strength to write another song But grace is standing next to me Hope is overtaking me There, right there do you see it Your eyes won't let you believe it There is life here In the middle of winter Do you think that dried flowers Could drink again water of life Could they come back to life In the middle of winter I let seeds fall on good soil today Dear beloved I let you have all of me I give myself to springtime Dear beloved I let you have all of me I see new growth Springing up from the ground You're not done here I see new life Flowing out of my heart You're not done here You're not done here