Adrift

Adrift out on the ocean 

Alone and out of sorts

Foggy skies are all around 

And I am far from port 

Looking for a lighthouse 

Searching for a trace 

For some type of safe haven

For any sheltered place 

Save me from this nightmare 

Soothe my furrowed brow 

Help me get to refuge 

Protect and shield me now 

No one there to hear me 

No help to be found 

Still adrift and lonely 

Far from any sounds 

And then you came to save me 

Strong arms to hold me tight 

My drifting days are over 

The foggy days are light

Ireland

I want to go to Ireland
Where all is cool and green
Shamrocks, castles, and family
That I have never seen

The music and the Irish brogue
The laughter and the dance
My Irish eyes are misting
I won’t give up this chance

In a very busy pub
I will have some ale
Talking to my countrymen
Let them spin their tales

Yes Ireland is just the place
I think that I will go
Enjoying all the history
And spending some euros

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stay

Wishing doesn’t make it so
Can’t make a thing come true
Can’t bypass any process
Can’t make broken renewed

Wishing doesn’t speed things up
Doesn’t fill the empty heart
Doesn’t make me feel any better
Doesn’t help me on my part

Wishing is a method
A plethora of ways
To make it seem quite possible
To will you here to stay

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not enough for me

a little bit of missing you goes a long, long way
a little bit of missing your kissing leaves me feeling gray
a little bit of wanting you makes me hungrier than you can perceive
just a little bit of you just isn't enough for me

can't imagine not always having your loving to make my day
can't imagine the way I ache when we are separated
can't imagine my heart breaking or all of those old cliches'
can't imagine how many times those loving moments replay

it's only been a few hours but it feels like days and days
it's too long to be without you, that's what my heart says
it's too long 'til I see you, though it's just a few minutes away
yeah, a little bit of missing you goes a long, long way

just a little bit of you, just isn't enough for me
no, just a little bit of you will never be enough for me

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connect the dots

you are in my heart 

constantly on my mind

everywhere ahead of me

as I leave the rest behind 

you're in every turn I take 

around each and every bend 

what I'm getting back from you 

is equal to what's put in 

there when I awake 

and each night when I dream 

as I tie every piece of you 

to every single piece of me 

so baby, connect the dots 

do it with indelible ink 

straight or crooked the lines you draw 

for all the world to see 

you are in my heart 

everywhere ahead of me 

around every corner 

right where I want you to be

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Nefarious

Is it the way you look at me 

that sets my soul afire? 

Or the way you lightly touch my thigh 

that fills me with desire? 

Is it the poetry that you write 

that fills my heart and soul? 

Capturing my essence

keeps me under your control 

You touch all parts of my being 

and I’m completely under your spell 

Are you nefarious by nature? 

Or not guilty for this sweet hell?

The Journey

Somewhere in the mountains 

Is the answer to a prayer 

Calmness and serenity 

To those who seek it there 

Solitude and loving 

Tranquility and peace 

Wonder and excitement 

Harmony and belief 

Green and majestic mountains 

Harbor he that seeks 

Protect you on your journey 

Until you reach the peak 

Lie down and rest your body 

The trek is very long 

But worth the effort you invest 

The righting of all wrongs 

 Another chance is given 

Just ask and you shall find 

The key to everlasting love 

Was here for you this whole time

Crossroad

Standing at a crossroad 

On unfamiliar turf 

Stranded and unaided 

Wanting from my thirst 

Taking all the chances 

Accruing all the risks

Carrying the burden 

Living all the twists 

Needing a strong shoulder 

Needing some respite 

Needing just to close my eyes 

Needing ease of mind 

No mercy from the burning sun 

No haven from drenching rain 

No solitude to sooth my soul 

No shelter from this pain 

If at last I close my eyes 

And try for fitful sleep 

Maybe all the pain will ebb 

And heal these scars so deep

But that would be too easy

For it to dissipate

Knowing that when I wake up

It did not abate

Bliss

Looking at the mountains 

With coverings of snow

Standing on my terrace 

No where I want to go 

Coming from behind me 

Your arms enfold me tight 

Leaning inward to your strength

Everything feels right 

We gaze in quite solitude

Locked in your embrace 

Holding to this moment 

Comfortable in this space 

When at last we do retreat 

And close the outside door 

Loving moments do ensue 

And fortify my core 

Life was made for moments 

Moments such as this 

Moments stretched to hours 

Hours of loving bliss

Slow Dance

We first began this slow dance 

A long, long time ago 

It brought us to this moment 

One which we both know 

Moving very slowly 

Holding each other tight 

Moving to the music 

Until it was daylight 

Promise of a future

Involving just us two 

Swaying with the rhythm

Through challenges anew 

Always moving to the tune 

Always kept in stride 

Always locked in your embrace 

Always followed your guide 

The future holds such promise 

Loving, tender and sure

Slow dance with me throughout this life 

Together we’ll endure

Birth

Meadows laying barren 

Trees without the leaves 

The outside world is solemn 

From cold with no reprieve 

Sometimes days of endless snow 

Sometimes days just cold 

Icy, freezing weather 

Winds that blow to bold 

When will it be springtime 

So leaves and flowers can bloom 

An end to dark and coldness 

A new birth from the womb

Vapor Trail (possible C&W lyrics)

Whoa, I can’t believe it 

How fast you did depart 

You left so fast there’s a vapor trail 

Stretched across my heart 

 Yes there is a vapor trail 

Make it go away 

Yes there is a vapor trail 

Someday it will fade 

You took almost everything 

When you cut and run 

I’ll probably see it on eBay 

And that leaves me undone 

Yes there is a vapor trail 

Make it go away 

Yes there is a vapor trail 

Someday it will fade 

You took all you could carry

 But you left my broken heart 

Thanks for nothin’ princess

You brutal little tart!! 

Yes there is a vapor trail 

Make it go away 

Yes there is a vapor trail 

Someday it will fade 

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Enchanted

In this magic moment 

When hearts become entwined 

A merging of emotions 

A meeting of two souls 

Connecting with each other 

Body, mind and essence 

Spirits flow together 

Like unspoken conversation

Enchanted time together 

A mystery resolved 

Hopeful everlasting 

When we first fall in love

say a prayer

bitter and cold as you step forth
strong wind blowing from the north
pull up the collar, plot your course
a storm is about to come

lightning and thunder around you now
as you make your break, make your vow
nothing this time will disallow
a storm is about to come

light a candle, say a prayer
don't stop now, you're almost there
freedom of spirit floats on sweet air
with the vanishing of the storm

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heart

you can't control it 

the heart wants, what the heart wants 

it thinks on its own 

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dead end

gonna drive this road
until it dead ends
look 'round every corner
see 'round every bend
find a way back
the fences I'll mend
drive this road
until it dead ends

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coffee

coffee tastes better 

blueberry muffins, sweeter 

when you start my day 

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requiem

silver fortress standing tall
golden secrets kept within
arid desert does surround
this perfect imperfection

treachery knocks upon the gate
armed with sweetest offerings
enters forth and loudly sings
a diabolical requiem

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crescent moon

as you come to grips
with what you're worth
rebuild the bridges
burnt by hurts
wishing upon
a millions stars
jotting it down

in your memoirs
across the galaxy

your love is strewn

up and over 

the crescent moon

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honey

you speak my name
honey from your lips
love in your heart
I taste in each kiss

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bleed

invisible lessons
no one can see
scars on the heart
from those we believed
truth is a bandage
that won't stop the flow
you still bleed out
you just bleed slow

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broken string

a pantomime of love
a song that doesn't play
a memory marked in time
a song from yesterday

guitar with a broken string
a chord you couldn't strum
no lyrics anyway
to this song that I now hum

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seaweed

a crimson line
drawn in the sand
a heart washed up
on a desolate strand

the tide flows in
with its endless reach
hope twisted in seaweed 
broken shells on the beach

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vortex

twisted, turning, spinning round
vortex, darkness as I drown
no light left to find my path
no way forward
no way back

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triple haiku

in your back pocket 

you put everything I give 

you sit on my heart

in your chest pocket 

you hold the one that you love 

guarding with your heart 

and still I remain 

like the fool that I am 

blindly goes your heart

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