Sunday, January 24, 2021

For MDW

Once there was a princess 
Funny, pert and small 
She would play at dressing up 
When she did come to call 
With her tiny features 
Captivating from the start 
She would catch you unaware 
and capture all the hearts 
You do not know your magic 
You do not know your charm 
You do not know the hearts you’ll break 
Without intentional harm 
Be small as long as possible 
My petite little daisy flower 
all sweetness and all innocence 
But growing by the hour

For JJW

When you came into my life 
I had hit new lows 
Didn’t know which end was up 
Which way that I should go 
You were so demanding 
And needed lots of time 
It's what I had the most of
So giving it was fine 
You wrapped me round your finger 
You made my loving grow 
You saved my life, my little one 
More than you’ll ever know

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Angel

An angel came to visit me 
Sent from up above 
Saw I was having trouble 
And fretting over love 
This is what the angel said 
My feelings she portrayed 
“You seem to be too serious 
With those who come your way” 
“Why not take it slower
 “Relax and you’ll be fine” 
I think this angel’s crazy 
She must be out of her mind 
How can I not be serious 
I have a lot at stake 
My heart can not be trifled with 
I don’t want it to break 
 The angel smiled softly 
And whispered in my ear 
“use your heart or lose it, 
what have you got to fear”
 “How could I not have seen this”
I said before her flight 
A heart is always best when used 
The angel, of course, was right

Wishing

When I was a little girl 
I used to wish a lot 
Wanting dolls and ponies 
Back then I was a tot 

 And then as I grew older, 
It was in my teens 
I wished for more important things
Like dates and new blue jeans 

Early in my twenties 
The wishes grew extreme 
Just let me land this great new job
It’s one of my dreams 

Now that I am older 
I know a wish won’t do 
I find that I am yearning more 
To make my dreams come true

Friday, January 22, 2021

once again

once again the wind will blow cold 
the ice will come with months of snow 
that restless feeling fills your soul 
where is that place you need to go? 

dreams that wrap around your mind 
of mountains and starry summer nights 
those days of wandering partially blind 
don't keep you warm at all tonight 

that temptation to just break away 
the piper gone now that he's been paid 
as you climbed the steepest grade 
the shadows that you try to persuade 

you once revealed it all to me 
the list you needed to set you free
after days and months of disbelief 
on some things we will never agree 

I read your mind but not your heart
after all of my tries, the stops and starts 
the passion that played the biggest part 
innuendo spoken in our remarks 

I couldn't pass your litmus test 
never the one that you loved best 
like History that gets laid to rest 
you begin again, just one more quest 

once again the wind will blow cold
the ice will come with months of snow 
that restless feeling recaptures your soul 
where is that place you long to go? 

Roulette

I can see with just one look 
That things are not the same 
The way that they were yesterday 
But now I’m being held at bay 

I gave you lots of latitude 
I gave you breathing space 
I guess it wasn’t enough for you 
And loneliness will soon ensue 

Trying always trying 
Trying to get it right 
How many chances will I get 
To keep on playing love roulette

Thursday, January 21, 2021

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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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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

Monday, January 18, 2021

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

Saturday, January 16, 2021

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

Friday, January 15, 2021

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

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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 

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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 

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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