call me up baby

call me up please baby
you're the voice
I want to hear
mellifluous lyrics
bringing my dreams near
wish me a sweet goodnight
tuck me in via the phone
call me up please baby
I hate to sleep alone

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work-around

dreams that can't come true
never works out like you plan
everything you were sure of
slowly slips from your hands
I don't want to be just a lover
and I can't be just a friend
is it now coming full circle
with arcs that close the end

the flame that once burned high
and now it slowly descends
I say it'll all work out
how hard I do pretend
I tried to go the distance
just couldn't hang on that long
sometimes there's not a work-around
when it all goes wrong

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spell

I turned some heads 

when I walked in 

there you sat 

in the noisy dim 

you looked harmless 

and I sat down 

I found out later 

I was dead wrong 

we started to talk 

the time flew by 

my friends were late

but I didn't mind

the music started 

you asked me to dance 

that was the beginning 

of this one night romance 

the barkeep asks

if we would like another 

one for the road 

as we look at each other 

you take my hand

my, how this night has flown 

we kiss goodnight 

each going home alone 

once in awhile

that evening replays 

what we didn't finish 

with our dance that day

 it is not with sorrow 

but unfed wonder 

of that night we met 

and the spell we were under

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let's

let's share all that this love allows 

the minutes and hours, the here and the now 

without any secrets, without crossed-fingered vows 

let's share all that this love allows 

let's stay here longer, right in this spot 

let yesterday's problems, now be forgotten

the petals fall...loves me, loves me not 

let's stay here longer, right in this spot

let's not let the blue skies turn into storms 

keeping each other safe, loved and warm

from the darkness of night into each new dawn 

let's not let the blue skies turn into storms 

let's share all that this love allows 

the minutes and hours, the here and the now 

without any secrets, without crossed-fingered vows

let's share all that this love allows

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summer on the way

the wind blows hard 

and winter's turned cold 

I pulled up my collar 

against the driving snow 

the roads are slick 

and covered with thick ice 

I dream of warmer days 

and summer on the way 

my eyes are stinging 

watering with tears 

it hasn't been this way 

for oh, so many years

I'm chilled to the bone 

just longing to be back home 

I dream of warmer days 

and summer on the way 

out here in the heartland 

all the pipes are frozen up 

snow is piling in drifts 

there's way more than enough 

a snow day for the kids 

a skiers paradise 

I dream of warmer days 

and summer on the way

bring back all the heat 

days by the swimming pool 

days of shorts and flip-flops 

sweat with all I do 

I can adjust to anything 

I don't have to shovel 

I long for warmer days 

and summer on the way

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sediment

sometimes to hold it together
it's better to leave it alone
to forgive and forget the heartache
and learn from what is known
can you file it all away?
or hide it under a rug
pretend it doesn't really matter
cast off with another shrug

wasn't a love worth saving
the time a total waste
when the glass is finally empty
with a bitter aftertaste
what becomes of the sediment
when to the bottom it falls
only to be stirred up again
when these thoughts are recalled

I can live with all the doubt
I can live with what you missed
I can live without your love
and other things on the list
it changes my direction
a path you already took
you found what you were seeking
not so much as a second look

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New Year

this New Year will be different
I look forward to all things new
welcoming in a change
and that change will be you

we don't need to go out
fight traffic and the crowd
don't need to go dancing
where the music's way too loud

just you and I together
grill out and have some wine
your arms around me at midnight
as the folks sing Auld Lang Syne

this New Year will be different
I look forward to all things new
welcoming in a new year
a new year filled with you

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from the start

I thought I got away with it
now I know that it's not true
not taking more than I came with
not leaving with anything new

I thought I was so coy
didn't think you'd see the light
thought that love ran deeper
in the dark of night

I thought I got away with it
that I had stolen your heart
silly me it was all fantasy
from the very start

I think when you look back
when now is yesterday
I'll always be your one
your one that got away

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sure thing

no such thing as a sure thing
be thrown a curve everytime
when you think it's all figured out
you are wrong most of the time

you think it's all going smoothly
finally getting what you need
then you turn that corner
and things aren't what they seemed

you were that sure of me
you should have thought again
I'm stronger than you know
smarter than I was then

no such thing as a sure thing
be thrown a curve everytime
nothing in your back pocket
life spins on a dime

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rain

I can smell the sulphur
electricity in the air
rain rat-a-tats on my roof
a welcome sound to hear

we sit on the screened porch
as the raindrops trickle down
lightning across the sky
thunder crashes in the clouds

I love this time of year
the monsoons a soothing sound
saguaro drinking in moisture
plants happy in the ground

it will rain all night
a red dawn will appear
freshness in the morning
when the monsoon has disappeared

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love returns

candle glow
evening light
soft breeze
soft sigh
ardent kiss
heated touch
passion ignites
dreams come
love returns

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dream

the soft hum of the
ceiling fan
lulls me to sleep...

I dream of you
and the beach
moist sand and tides
a star filled sky
moonlight flooding
my night

I wake with a smile

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dis

dissipating hope
disappearing dreams
disenchanted heart
dissolving fantasy

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a million diamonds

the sea sparkles this morning 

a million diamonds floating 

a reflection of light from the warm southern sun 

each one a prayer for you and me 

for health and happiness 

atonement and well being 

peace and harmony 

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black cloud

a dark cloud hangs low
blocking the sun from my sky
my heart today, black

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living on passion

there wasn't much to leave behind 

nothing I couldn't do without 

it's all replaceable including me

a well full of nothing but doubt 

sorry 'bout the Chanel on the pillowcase

there's shoes on the closet floor 

keep that stuff or throw it all away 

my robe still hangs behind your door

like snow falling in El Paso 

it took me a while to see

that living just on passion 

would never be enough for me 

I know that you won't wonder 

what it is you could do 

when you find a piece of me 

it won't leave you blue 

I had no choice, none that I could tell

those feelings left me hard pressed

I took everything I could carry 

except that dark green dress 

like snow falling in El Paso 

it took me a while to see 

that living just on passion 

would never be enough for me

no, it wasn't enough for me 

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games

in my mind's recess
when all my thoughts are at play
you are always there

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dance

the music plays a slow, haunting number 

you hold me tight and we dance

barely moving 

feeling the notes

feeling the lyrics 

feeling the moment 

caught in time 

before the song changes 

and someone cuts in

never finishing the dance we started 

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going hunting

Will be gone till November 6th. Stay healthy my friends~

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You Are

You are the cooling rain 

After a long hot day 

You are my oasis In the desert 

You are my warmth 

From the cold 

You are my protection

From harm 

You are my shelter 

From the elements 

You are my lighthouse 

In the darkness of night 

You are the sun, moon and stars 

Of my universe 

You are! 

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Pandora's Box

the wrapping is pretty 

with an intricately tied bow 

paper in a beautiful hue 

it makes you excited to look at it

and you wonder 

about what is contained inside 

such a striking package

but be very careful 

like a perfect rose

there may be thorns

sometimes it is better just to look 

just to speculate 

just to be curious 

like Pandora’s box

although lovely to look at 

evil and pestilence was released 

when opened 

so think carefully 

before opening 

the package may contain the best imaginable gift 

or the wrath of God! 

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the key

when that door is closed 

and the key turned in the lock 

your future awaits

 

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take the time

take the time 

smell the flowers 

live each day as if it is your last

 hug your loved ones 

call your friends 

use good china 

wear your best 

 don’t save it all 

for a special day 

it may not come

then it was a waste

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when

when the dust has settled 

when the smoke has cleared 

when the page is written

when all has been revealed 

when the hurt and anger 

when the tears are dried 

when the sun is shining 

when the pain has died

when the past is filed away 

when fond memories return 

when all that’s felt is loving 

when I grow from what I learned 

when happiness is realized

when life continues on 

when the stars are glowing 

when the song is sung

 
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magic

a cloudy crystal ball

the future in a haze 

memories we’ve shared 

things we’ve done and said 

magic in the moments 

magician's sleight of hand 

disappearing questions 

that used to fill my head

matching souls and spirits 

a bond that’s growing strong

 teaching trust and faith 

lessons to be relearned 

a heart that was unused 

now prose and poetry 

symmetrical reflection 

with every thought of you 

 

as I drink my coffee

I think of each new step 

a trail that’s leading forward 

a future growing clear

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