My First Time On Earth


this is my first time on earth

and i give praise

for every different life form who is at home here today

there are as many reasons as craters on earth’s moon

to know this is the place to be this afternoon

there’s no juniper on jupiter... no san francisco bay

i’m still working with these languages... so its difficult to say

but i made a list of things to do... with only one thing on it

to tell you “i love you”

this is my first time on earth

and i am blessed that you are here with me


i tried to write down every word i read

to record every bird i heard to play it back again

but i don’t know how many nights there are

and i just want to appreciate this new view of the stars

someone once said "this whole life is just a dream"

i wrote that part down... but it’s also in my memory

now i don’t know for sure what is dream and what is real

but i’m certain it has meaning if it’s something i can feel

so i made a list of things to do... with only one thing on it

to tell you “i love you”

this is my first time on earth

and i am blessed that you are here with me



Words by David Delmar. ©2002



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