winter

crimson curled leaves
buried under white snow
heavy clouds hang overhead
a freezing wind that blows

inside the fire crackles
a cozy  winter scene
lover's laying close
the picture of serenity

nothing like a winter's night
as I lay in your arms
listen to the wind howling
as you keep me safe and warm


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what?

what is it I give you?
what is it that you want?
do you even know?
search inside
find the answer
get back to me

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note

just a little note
written with your sure strokes
but the only words I read
was the ending "with love, Fred"


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Sunday morning

Saturday night with friends
paste the smile on at the door
dressed up to the nines
cover it up so it doesn't show
Sunday morning's coming round
Sunday morning's coming round

we hit the clubs and dance
they're searching for new romance
not me I've had enough
Saturday night alone is fine
cause Sunday morning's coming down
Sunday morning's coming down

maybe if I'm up all night
get in as the dawn's sun shines
I can escape the ritual
that happens when i wake
Sunday mornings bring me down
Sunday mornings bring me down

Sunday's spent with you
love outlasted by each new moon
stripped away each precious layer
to the core which was laid bare
now Sunday mornings bring me down
Sunday always brings me down


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before you go

looking out a frosted window
your coffee slowly drips
more snow and freezing cold
how many more winters
before you go

dreaming of the mountains
of saguaro and endless sun
a taste of dreams you know
how many more winters
before you go

you know her love is true
indiscretions painting yours
cold winds that will always blow
how many more winters
before you go

as you move away
closer to your fantasy
dreams that move too slow
how many more winters
before you go

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the point

it does all come down
it does come to a point
while you were searching for yours
I was searching for mine
that small little dot
holds a lot of meaning
maybe not written for me
but poignant just the same
it does leave a taste
a taste that's bittersweet
the fog rolled back in
when it all came down


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only a friend

only a friend would listen
when I try to sort it out
over-analytical puzzles
that fill me with such doubt
listening quietly to me
an overly familiar route

only a friend with wisdom
knows the words to say
to try to end this quandary
questions that still plague
to put this all behind us
keep it forever at bay

only a friend who cares
lives up to these needs
when I hit overload
my limit has been exceeded
puts me back on track
so the friendship can succeed
not always about you
sometimes it's about me

only a caring friend with wisdom
listens


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to know

to know
that I hold a special place
there in your heart

to know
that you hold a special place
here in mine

to know
what once was
what is


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full circle

we met in winter
winter returns once again
we've come full circle
once crossed boundaries
a friendship again on track


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buzz

just that little buzz
that comes in the afternoon
brightens up my day!

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long lost fantasy

I told the thoughts goodbye
and I put them all away
I won't go back and visit
that long lost fantasy


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complexities

it is not a simple bond
that connects
it is not an easy truth
that links
the place we are going
the future
it's a complex love
I'm feeling

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these days

it is on these days
much to do, not enough time
your love gets me through


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things

funny little texts
serious conversation
it's true, I  missed you


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