don't

don't wait
it's not to late
don't stop
I'm spinnin like a top
don't tarry
your arms can carry
please linger
I'm wrapped around your finger


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I'm

a convenience
you always get what you need
with no thoughts of mine


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serenity

the dolphins appear
jumping, playing in the surf
carefree, like my days here
the sun, beach and sea
a part of my soul
as I packup for
the long drive back
I know that what I leave behind
is the most important thing
the thing I came for
the serenity and peace that
makes me love this place
so much and for which I
keep returning
again and again


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circle back

there's a lightning flash
as you turn your back
walking away from me
cause I'm not on your path
I knew it would be like this
from the initial electrical crack

you never promised me
that you were here to stay
no obligations from you
from the very first day
said you'd stay awhile
till you have to go away

always trying my best
to give what you need
a competitive spirit
that could not succeed
all that's remaing now
is a soul that's depleted

I hope you get it all
all you're searching for
you may be circling back
and returning for more
I may not be able to
reopen that closed door


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this place

I step out into the
cool air
a million stars
on a clear night
the moon reflecting
on the sea
the tide neeps
a soothing sound
I want to show this
to you
I want to feel this
with you
this place I love
Mexico


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the sea

I drive to the beach house
sunroof open, cd playing
a warm fall day
the sea beacons
one week in paradise


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lattes

lattes at Starbucks
on Sunday mornings with you
as we plan our week


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unscathed

your hands touch me
my skin warm
from your touch
my heart
not left
unscathed


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intertwined

I wake in your arms
your love intertwined with mine
as the morning dawns


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friend

what can I bring you
what is it that you need most
I give all I have


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karmann ghia

the top down
you pick me up
in your karmann ghia
the wind in my hair
as we drive the desert
looking for adventure
not a futile escapade
what we find
is a lot more
than we searched for


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yoyo

you toyed with my heart
like a yoyo on a string
a frayed string that broke


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sabbatical

taking a one week sabbatical
going to rest my soul and mind
going to put it all behind me
going to get away from the grind

Mexico is waiting
the peace and quite I need
that resurrects my spirit
that reinforces me

no cell phone connection
no landline to be reached
disconnect from everything
while I lay on the beach

I’ll come back reinvented
a soul that’s been restored
lucky if it lasts one day
a very short reward


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be my love

come stay with me by the ocean
sit with me on the terrace where
we will share our lives
as the day fades and night looms
our histories shared

come walk with me on the beach
a gentle breeze blowing my hair
the sun warming our skin
bare feet leaving traces
imprints of love left in the sand

come lay with me by the sea
on the cool sand while the tide
rises and flows
the moon bathing us in light
stars shining above

come and be my love


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brushfire

your words a brushfire
desire sweeping over me
my passion ignites


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buffalo

buffalo roaming
wild and free in the midwest
history repeats


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whispered silence

it’s been awhile
since I touched your face
memories linger
from you embrace

it’s been awhile
since we last kissed
no trace of you
left on my lips

it’s been awhile
since you said my name
whispered silence
now remains

it’s been awhile
since I held your heart
all evidence removed
with your departure


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euphony

the song that I hear
striking the chords of my heart
euphony of love


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collaboration

let's put our heads together
and see what we can do
write the perfect sonnet
or a love song that is true
we can write the words
the chords supplied by you
a collaboration of heart and mind
better than Hallmark could construe

let's put our heads together


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dreams

go to sleep and dream
of desert nights full of stars
a reality


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that look

when you give me that look
the one that tells it all
saying everything I want
all that’s in your heart

eyes that are unveiled
holding truth and love
no words that you could say
could tell me more than this

let them speak to me
and tell me all there is
give me one more look
let your eyes capture my heart


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milestone

as I watch the pouring rain
pondering questions
that that still remain
trying to figure it all out
intangible aspects of the past

maybe I just think too much
reality that I couldn't touch
there was nothing there for me

a future together as dense as fog
I'm frames way ahead
and not where you are
different versions of the same reel
mine unedited and yours spliced

maybe I just think too much
reality that I can't touch
could there be something there for me?

envisioning what could never be
a heart that's torn
and now released
a milestone of the past
and when I was with you

maybe I just think too much
reality that I couldn't touch
was there something there for me?

maybe I gave up too fast
relinquished a hold
that I didn't have
left it all behind
when I closed the book

maybe I just think too much
reality that I couldn't touch
made it happen for you and me


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what more

a friend when in need
always watching out for me
what more do I need?


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