mountains, blocked by clouds
winter monsoons now return
a green desert spring
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
rock and roll
rock and roll beat
our stockinged feet
slipping on the kitchen tile
moving to the rhythm
sometimes we miss the spin
join hands as we try again
just like I imagined it would be
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our stockinged feet
slipping on the kitchen tile
moving to the rhythm
sometimes we miss the spin
join hands as we try again
just like I imagined it would be
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
one hundred miles
just north, one hundred miles
mountains await
you can't wait
to purge the weight
of your love
emptying your soul
with your song
just south, one hundred miles
a valley verde
the echo strains
and what I hear
resonating here
your love always
one hundred miles
north
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mountains await
you can't wait
to purge the weight
of your love
emptying your soul
with your song
just south, one hundred miles
a valley verde
the echo strains
and what I hear
resonating here
your love always
one hundred miles
north
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love for me
I take all you give
locking it inside my heart
once a vacuous chamber
empty echoing
now resounding
my heart abounding
with the song you sing
a song of love
love for me
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locking it inside my heart
once a vacuous chamber
empty echoing
now resounding
my heart abounding
with the song you sing
a song of love
love for me
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
one
one kiss
and it all changes
one hug
and I'm back
back where I was before
one heart
not believing
one love
not for me
and I'm not going back
back where I was before
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and it all changes
one hug
and I'm back
back where I was before
one heart
not believing
one love
not for me
and I'm not going back
back where I was before
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all I give
all I give
what I show
all the rest
hidden below
is just a guess
I think you know
all I want is you
all I want is you
when I sleep
what I dream about
a kind of love
don't want to be without
your kind of love
without a doubt
all I want is you
all I want is you
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what I show
all the rest
hidden below
is just a guess
I think you know
all I want is you
all I want is you
when I sleep
what I dream about
a kind of love
don't want to be without
your kind of love
without a doubt
all I want is you
all I want is you
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
chalk
there on the wall
chalked for you to see
three words remain
posted there in vein
"I love you"
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chalked for you to see
three words remain
posted there in vein
"I love you"
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Friday, January 8, 2010
scrabble
we can dabble in scrabble
relax and just kick back
pack light, weather's perfect
we're again on track
no heavy confrontations
just joking, laughing too
sharing conversation
a new point of view
happily looking forward
as that day gets near
hoping these hours go quickly
I'll see you when you get here
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relax and just kick back
pack light, weather's perfect
we're again on track
no heavy confrontations
just joking, laughing too
sharing conversation
a new point of view
happily looking forward
as that day gets near
hoping these hours go quickly
I'll see you when you get here
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open door
love, an open door
a yearning we long for
no one could give you more
I showed you this before
it's really not that hard
to sweep away the shards
my key opens the bars
and heals all the old scars
truth a flame that burns
as you heart it turns
each time a lesson learned
as love slowly returns
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a yearning we long for
no one could give you more
I showed you this before
it's really not that hard
to sweep away the shards
my key opens the bars
and heals all the old scars
truth a flame that burns
as you heart it turns
each time a lesson learned
as love slowly returns
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confessed
purging, a confession
written for all to read
scrawled in arial type
giving up past deeds
it's what you do with this
that will help to you succeed
comprehending truth from
those you put to test
what is she to do
to finally give you rest
she's a believer in you
what stays hidden is best
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written for all to read
scrawled in arial type
giving up past deeds
it's what you do with this
that will help to you succeed
comprehending truth from
those you put to test
what is she to do
to finally give you rest
she's a believer in you
what stays hidden is best
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one year
when the dust has settled
and we're still standing here
in the mountain shadows
breathing desert air
finally reached the summit
not without some despair
so far we've weathered storms
and the weather has turned fair
a year has come and gone
and it really flew
sharing things in common
and different points of view
no one I would rather
tell my secrets to
looking forward to spending
many more with a friend like you
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and we're still standing here
in the mountain shadows
breathing desert air
finally reached the summit
not without some despair
so far we've weathered storms
and the weather has turned fair
a year has come and gone
and it really flew
sharing things in common
and different points of view
no one I would rather
tell my secrets to
looking forward to spending
many more with a friend like you
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
broken dreams
put away the past
and your broken dreams
winter is fading quickly
now comes your spring
open up your heart
to the happiness it brings
wants of yesterday
were not all they seemed
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and your broken dreams
winter is fading quickly
now comes your spring
open up your heart
to the happiness it brings
wants of yesterday
were not all they seemed
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each mile
the hours fly by
but the days go slow
crazy times at work
thoughts interrupting flow
and while I'm here
you're in a car
driving hard to get to
where the mountains are
each marker passed
a component part
each mile bringing you
closer to your heart
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but the days go slow
crazy times at work
thoughts interrupting flow
and while I'm here
you're in a car
driving hard to get to
where the mountains are
each marker passed
a component part
each mile bringing you
closer to your heart
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
our start
you know the song in my heart
you knew it from the very start
music by angels' lyre played
strings of gold, love portrayed
you know the song in my heart
you put it there from the start
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you knew it from the very start
music by angels' lyre played
strings of gold, love portrayed
you know the song in my heart
you put it there from the start
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
first kiss
from the very first kiss
I knew it was meant
to always be like this
you take my breath away
no, not a pain I feel
don't get me wrong
it's something deeper still
you take my breath away
from the very first kiss
I always wanted it
to be just like this
you take my breath away
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I knew it was meant
to always be like this
you take my breath away
no, not a pain I feel
don't get me wrong
it's something deeper still
you take my breath away
from the very first kiss
I always wanted it
to be just like this
you take my breath away
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Monday, January 4, 2010
all that's real
sheltered and concealed
I can't see all that's real
thoughts turn in my mind
of you and another time
I need to see the truth
the other side of you
you turn your face away
love slips again from grace
I give it my best shot
pulling on thoughts forgot
doing all I can do
to give it all back to you
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I can't see all that's real
thoughts turn in my mind
of you and another time
I need to see the truth
the other side of you
you turn your face away
love slips again from grace
I give it my best shot
pulling on thoughts forgot
doing all I can do
to give it all back to you
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further away
we keep talking
but we get further away
let's just go back
start from yesterday
can't get any closer
if we don't meet halfway
can't we just go back
start from yesterday
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but we get further away
let's just go back
start from yesterday
can't get any closer
if we don't meet halfway
can't we just go back
start from yesterday
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baby, let's dance
I know every note
every chord to every line
I know the lyrics
of every verse you write
baby, let's dance
I know the way
that this love should feel
I know your kiss
and what you don't reveal
baby, let's dance
I know the time
that I spend with you
I know it's too short
nothing we can do
baby, let's dance
I know goodbye
is about to come
I know heartache
what was not begun
you are here now
let's watch the rising sun
baby, let's dance
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every chord to every line
I know the lyrics
of every verse you write
baby, let's dance
I know the way
that this love should feel
I know your kiss
and what you don't reveal
baby, let's dance
I know the time
that I spend with you
I know it's too short
nothing we can do
baby, let's dance
I know goodbye
is about to come
I know heartache
what was not begun
you are here now
let's watch the rising sun
baby, let's dance
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
a place
there's a place I look for
the only shadows from trees
open windows and doors
you on the other side
there's a place I look for
where the sun is your smile
the stars are your eyes
the sky the limits of your love
there's a place I look for
a place in your thoughts
a place in your soul
a place in your heart
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the only shadows from trees
open windows and doors
you on the other side
there's a place I look for
where the sun is your smile
the stars are your eyes
the sky the limits of your love
there's a place I look for
a place in your thoughts
a place in your soul
a place in your heart
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blue moon
once in a blue moon
it all falls into place
everything perfect
the right notes played
an exact aria
the only beat missed
that of my heart
once in a blue moon
it all falls into place
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it all falls into place
everything perfect
the right notes played
an exact aria
the only beat missed
that of my heart
once in a blue moon
it all falls into place
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
dance
arm tight around my waist
as the music starts to play
not an unfamiliar stance
again we start this dance
this time no partner cuts
the ending not abrupt
we complete the dance begun
it doesn't all come undone
we finally get it right
we dance into the night
the steps perfected, not new
my last dance with you
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as the music starts to play
not an unfamiliar stance
again we start this dance
this time no partner cuts
the ending not abrupt
we complete the dance begun
it doesn't all come undone
we finally get it right
we dance into the night
the steps perfected, not new
my last dance with you
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lipstick
across the blue sky
I display my love for you
in crimson lipstick
blowing clouds away
and signing it with my kiss
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I display my love for you
in crimson lipstick
blowing clouds away
and signing it with my kiss
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Friday, January 1, 2010
midnight
a quiet eve
dinner by candlelight
a fragrant red
and you
at midnight
a new year
a blue moon
a toast to us
consummated
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dinner by candlelight
a fragrant red
and you
at midnight
a new year
a blue moon
a toast to us
consummated
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New Year toast
a toast....
may your fantasies become fact
may all your dreams be realized
may all your hopes come true
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may your fantasies become fact
may all your dreams be realized
may all your hopes come true
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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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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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