it is a shell game

your heart hidden and shuffled
as the shells are switched
expert sleight of hand
moving you away from me


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there for me

you're always there
yeah, always there for me
not close in distance
but close to my heart
there for a laugh
and there for support
lending a shoulder
or lending an ear
you're always there
yeah, always there for me


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mediator 2

sit down was hopeless
volatile and frustrating
no headway was made
too much bitterness
no battles or wars were won


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back to you

there is a path leading forward
my mind wanders
always back to you

stop looking back
stop over thinking
stop second guessing

take me for what I am
take me for what is here
take all that I offer

is it enough?
as the vine grows
wrapping around my heart

lead me forward
give me your truth
give me all you have

I’m always coming back
giving it all back
always back to you


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imprints

the stars glow
reflecting the calm sea
beach swept smooth
by the evening tide

I walk your beach
footsteps in the cool sand
solitary imprints left
under the lunar glow

no thoughts of yesterday
of what is to be
basking in the serenity
spirit high, soul peaceful

Mexico waits
the beach house I love
contentment and solitude
the comfort I need

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I know

I know that look
the one just for me
the one that says
I was missed

I know that smile
the one just for me
the one that says
I was thought about

I know that hug
the one just for me
long and tight
with feeling and love

I know that kiss
the one just for me
that warms my heart
and says it’s meant to be


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let's do lunch

can you pick me up?
always fun when I see you
a friendship that thrives


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new start

go with the feeling
take it slow
forget the past
let this grow
open your heart
let love in
a new start
a fresh beginning
feel the warmth
like the sun
feel it all
where there was none
but take it slow
open your heart
one more time
a new start


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aim

I shoot and I score
direct hit, dead on center
aim is everything!


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beginnings

take my hand and walk with me
don’t lead me or follow behind
walk beside me

talk with me
don’t put words in my mouth, or
thoughts in my head

feel what I feel
tranquility and warmth
passion and love

treasure my gift
this heart you now hold
a beginning


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words

just saying the words
does not make it true or real
I need to feel it


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starbucks

it gives me a boost
it gives me a jolt
it wakes me up
and gets me rollin
it makes me happy
it starts my day
stop at Starbucks
it’s on my way!


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think

I think in Haiku
five, seven, five..it's a curse
my blog is happy


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special ellipse

for too long, fragmented arcs
not fitting together, broken
until you, now it is as if
a compass has drawn the
perfect circumference
tangent touching
your radius, straight to my heart
reflection symmetry
the arcs now fitting together
enclosing the circle
completing me


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tempest

need to take on more ballast
to fight this raging storm
my vessel too light to continue
red flags are giving warning

the sun completely blotted
the clouds are dark and threatening
wasn’t like this when I started
will I ever learn my lesson

the waves are high, the wind is cold
my sail is now in tatters
getting back to an even keel
is all that really matters

no one to bail the water
pouring over the side
only me here at the helm
a course I must decide

I think I am too far from shore
further out than I first thought
my compass just keeps spinning
and I am overwrought

no buoys here to guide me
no lighthouse beacon shines
on these angry seas that taunt me
and promise a quick demise

holding to Saint Christopher
praying to all above
see me through this tempest
protect and guide me home


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if into each life

a little rain falls
why is my life a monsoon
with all paths flooded


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look

the look that you give
eyes reflect promise and more
mirrored in my own


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evidence gathered

the Miranda right
the right to remain silent
I recommend it
for now anyway
it can be used against you


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DIVORCE

Devastated spirit
Immeasurable pain
Voiceless feelings
Open wounds
Removed trust
Closed heart
Endless guilt


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I write

I write my feelings
I write my thoughts
I write to project
I write to express
I write to relax
I write to withdraw
I write to entertain
I write to think
I write to laugh
I write to cry
I write memories
I write to unwind
I write my soul
I write my spirit
I write my love

I write


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starry night

a dark starry night
full moon and cool desert breeze
I love the southwest!


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to sleep

maybe even dream
dream of what it all might mean
meaning clear at dawn


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grateful

a cool mountain breeze
as we finish our hike
a tall glass of water
to quench my thirst
a monsoon rain to
heal the desert cracks
a night full of stars
that leaves me in awe
a career move that
turns out right
a friend like you
in times of despair
a tight family bond
cemented with love
help from Above with
the choices I make
starting something new
which is just what I need
a list going for miles
with just a few above
these are some of the things
I am grateful for


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half way

if you meet me half way
we can talk this through
leaving out confusion
and the times you left me blue

let’s meet up half way
alleviate the doubts
burying the anger
find an alternative route

can you come half way?
with a plan that we can use
write it out on paper
so we don’t get confused

will you come half way?
say you will meet me there
no divided median
without any barriers


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thoughts

when you lay it all down
put it on paper for all to see
when you analyze the words
and still can’t find meaning

when you can’t understand
what you just wrote down
it could be in hieroglyphics
thoughts are all confounded

the truth has got to be there
just not plain to see
hiding behind dotted i’s
and all of the crossed t’s

keep reading, keep writing
it will all become clear
as your thoughts tumble out
filling each sheet of paper


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