"REMEMBER ME"
          With love from dad, Sean, Scott, Sarah

  I go outside to the things I'll see,
  A life of pain, not simple or free.

 I walk and wonder of what I'll be,
 If I get old as the sea.

 There was a time I was just a seed,
  I grew and grew to become me.

 The day will come when It's all done,
  I'll leave behind a daughter, a son, and a son.

  I will laugh, you'll hear no cry,
 There Is no time to sit and die.

 What will they think of, my children, these 
 Three, That I love them all, one, two, three.

 I have a girl, a boy, and a boy,
  Every day they bring me joy.

 There was a time, I was all alone,
 No daughter or sons,' to call my own.

 Each day you live, remember me,
  I'll always love you, yes! you three.

  Look to the sun, the stars, and the moon,
  We shared all the Summer's, they started In June.

  When we take walks together, to all kinds of places,
  In all sorts of weather, we see all the faces.

  We play at the park, you laugh at each other,
  I've been your father, but also your mother.

  I've walked you to school, year after year,
  And given a hug, when you show a tear.

 Sometimes you don't like me, I make you mad,
  For the decisions I make, just call me dad.

 As you grow up, you will understand,
  I walked with you all, and you all held my hand.

 We all start out small, and grow to be tall,
 As children we believe In magic you see,
  Life wakes us up to reality.

                           "WITHIN THESE WALLS' "


  I'll let you In, If a friend you are known to me,


  These built for me walls' of height, are a comfort.


  Climb over you will not, the top Is not recognized,


  There Is no door to be removed or forced, no key.


  Within these walls,' lie sanctuary for a searching man,


  Living here Is all for a man to dream, I feel the sunrise.


  All my wants' are at my fingertips' of touch, Imagined,


  I build and I take down, a new level appears' In an 
  Instance.

  To walk out of here, I will need to make a door, walls'
  ,Nomore

 There's a fear with the chances taken, stronger we grow.


  Within these walls,' I hide,within these walls,' I cry,


  Strength and wisdom exist within these walls'.


                               Keith Garrett              

                          INTO THE WOODS


  Leave behind the concrete jungle and every day 
  Expectations,

  Step out of your work shoes and Into another frame 
  Of mind.

  Away from the pain and sorrow of what a love 
  Destroys,

  Your heart and mind, leave far behind.


  Walk your feet Into a world of darkness,


  Hearing only the crunch of what's beneath you.


  No stress or the fast pace of It all,


  Only trees that watch as you pass by them all.

  
  Where all is quiet except creatures that stir,


   This Is a different world where you will not be heard.


   No worries or crying over what's out there,


  Into the woods, alone I am there.


                                 Keith Garrett  

                                    WINCHESTER ROUND TABLE,

                                      KNIGHTS OF TWENTY FIVE

 Times of old, in a land where stories are told, men of an,
  Oath.
  A place, old England where Kings and Queens ruled the 
  Land.
 There was, there existed those of a round table who would 
 Give their lives,
 They were knights of twenty five, the winchester round 
  Tableof long ago.
  Men of honor were these warriors of the day, heroes they
  May have been,
  Rescuing damsels in distress, fighting off those whom would 
  Be evil men.
  They to never do outrage nor murder, always to flee treason,
  Men such as a King known as Arthur, Sir Galahad, or Sir 
  Lancelot.
  To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who 
  for mercy,
  To always do ladies, gentlewomen, and widows succor, to 
  God be gallant.
  Knights with names of Sir Gawain, Sir Percivale, and Sir Lionell,
  To never force ladies, gentlewomen, or widows, not to take 
  Up battles
 
 In wrongful quarrels for love or worldly goods.



  Men of the past, Sir Tristram De Lyones, Sir Gareth, and Sir
  Bedivere,
  To never lay down arms, to seek after wonders, too help 
  the powerless.
  Sir Bleoberis, Sir La Cote Maletaile, and Sir Lucan were of 
  The faithful,
  When called upon to defend the rights of the weak with all 
  One's strength.
  Sir Palomedes, Sir Lamorak, also Sir Bors De Ganis were 
  Noble,
  To injure no one, not to attack one another, too be a 
  Gentleman.
  There were others who rode together many moons ago, 
  knights  Of England,
  Sir Safer, Sir Pelleas, and Sir Kay, they would serve a
  King  Back in the day.
  To fight for the safety of ones country, to give one's life 
  For One's country,
  Sir Ector De Maris, Sir Dagonet, and Sir Degore were 
  Of the Dedicated.
  To seek nothing before honour, never to break faith for 
  Any reason,
  They are of the round table, they are a court of men of 
  Principles.
  Men such as Sir Brunor Le, Noir, Sir Le, Bel Desconneu, 
  And Sir Alymere.
  To practice religion most diligently, too grant hospitality 
  To anyone.
   Each according to his ability, they were men like no other,
  Knights.
  Sir Mordred was also one of these men who once rode the
  Land,
  Whether in honour or disgrace, to make a report with the 
  Greatest
  Fidelity to truth to those whom keep the annals, Knights 
  Twenty five.
  These were the men who'd lived many centuries ago in 
   Times so different.
  They fought to protect the weak and to rid the land of 
  Rvil forces.
  They were men of King Arthurs court, Knights of twenty 
  five.
  They were the Knights of the Winchester round table.

               Keith Garrett

                              BEACHES AND OCEANS


  To love the beach, walking along the sand so warm,


  Looking ahead of me at the pier in the distance.


  The feel of the wind as i'm walking along the wet, 
  Sandy shore,

  The sun shining in the sky, seagulls flying in search 
  For food.

  My thoughts are of many things as I dream of lifes 
  Pleasures,

 At peace am i strolling along listening, always 
  Listening.

 The waves are a beautiful sight, musical tunes crashing 
  Upon the shore,

 The horizon seems like forever as I stare in silence at 
  Its mystery.

  Shadows from clouds darken the ocean but only a touch,


 The wonders of life that live beneath the waters, are seen 
  From within.

  Beaches and oceans have been forever, 


 There's a great love for me as they go on together.


                                       Keith Garrett 

                   STRANDED ON THE MOON


  Left here for a while, what is needed lay 
  At my side,

  There is no air but the gift of breath is with me now.


  From this place, It is that the universe Is alive,


  In all directions, everything created is before 
  These eyes.

  Comets zoom by with the greatest of speed,


  Stars are bright, every day appears as night.


  Asteroids are somewhere out there, everywhere,


  I sit here stranded on the moon among the cosmos.


  The sun is so bright with fire, burning in the dark,


  The only thing I can not see is heaven, where are you.


  The earth is spinning faster than i have ever imagined 
  It too,

  Like a dream to see the oceans and a world not so 
  Big compared

  To what is seen from here.


                                               Keith Garrett   

                         "BOOK OF FAITH"

  I'd like to read to you a story, sit back and listen 
  Dear friend,
  This Is about a man who has lost and found things 
  Of happiness.
  He Is not a wise man although at times he knows 
  Of wisdom,
  He Is not an angry man but anger lives within his 
  Spirit.
  This man walks a road, of at times, fear and 
  Confidence lost,
  Happiness Is that which he so much wants to hold 
  Onto, but there
  Are those moments when to be happy can be a 
  Struggle, a search.
  He Is a man of Inner strength, he possesses no 
  Surrender, will not give up,
          
  There are those times when weakness attacks and 
  The battle rages.
  He holds In him close to his heart, faith that all will 
  be as it should,
 That things will turn out, God willing, the way he 
  Intended.
 This man has much love In him as he did and still 

  Loves but will  Again love,

 To live on his own, too live his life and again share 
  His time with another.
                
  This Is my story, this Is my book of faith told only to 
  You dear friend,
                  
  Keep It with you always, may the Lord bless and 
  Watch over you,
  As your road Is traveled each and every day Into 
  the rest of your life.
                            Love always,       Keith Garrett

                                      HEY THERE, MOM!


  I saw the lightly, snow covered, mountains today,


  Did you see the mountains from a different view,


  Did you see me as I walked today, I thought of you.


  I felt the wind, the trees swayed with an echoing sound,


  Were you in the trees, were you part of the cool breeze?


  Mom, I was wondering if you know that we are all here,


  Do you see us each day as we live and try to find our way?


  When the rain falls are you part of that which brings life,


  Do you remember rainy days when as children we were 
  By your side.

  Hey there, mom! you are thought of many times before the 
  Sun goes down,

  Did you see the sun today, mom, it still sets as once we 
  Watched together.
                         Keith Garrett

                                   It's been almost four years, mom

                                      I

  I who you don't understand,



  Once was small, use to sit In the sand.



  Sometimes so hard, In my heart It seems',



  To show what Is I, the reality not the dreams'.



  At a distance you're kept from what Is me,



  One who likes music, and writes words' of dreams'.



  Yes! I am afraid to show,



  A much easier portrait for those to know.



  I wear a mask for most to see,



  Few only know that It Is me.



  This Is a person you've just met,



   Don't know why but It Is I.


                                       Keith Garrett                  

                                IF NO SIGHT HAD I


  Suddenly, so suddenly, my eyes, they could no 
  Longer see,

  Where did everything go, what am I to become, 
  I'm blind.

  Darkness, only darkness can be my world now, 
  To be afraid,

  Never again a sunny day, the night visits' me 
  Repeatedly.

  If no sight had I, there would be many new 
  Thoughts And adventures,

  The wind I would hear as I did before, my
  Imagination would create,
                                
  Pictured scenes of what It was doing.


  Music would still be heard, although my mind 
  Could see the story,

  A song might tell with Its' words.


  A television show now only to be heard, no 
, Picture book to go with,

 A kiss could still be placed upon her lips', no 
 Sight or sound do I need.

  Feelings' here are what will be needed, and a 
  Little sense of touch,

  If no sight had I, life would be just fine.


                           Keith Garrett