long may she run

you tell me that I need blue jeans

cause the tailpipe gets so hot 

you say I need leather boots 

in case we should go down 

you slather me with sunscreen 

to protect from wind and sun 

you tighten the strap on my helmet

to make sure it stays on 

all you do to keep me safe 

makes me feel so loved

I climb on up 

away we go 

long may the Victory run

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spark

that spark that you started 

is now an electrical current 

every capillary charged 

every vein engorged 

as it flows straight to my heart

dizzy I rise

grabbing hold of you

I can't steady my body

when I have already fallen

head over heals

in love

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the eyes have it

blue eyes see deeply

into my heart and my soul 

love reflects in green eyes 

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beautiful

you tell me I am beautiful... 

don't you know...

can you not see... 

it is a reflection... 

of what I feel... 

an inner glow... 

that seeps through every pore... 

no longer able to be contained... 

in the chambers of an over-flowing heart...

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you are

you are everywhere I want to be

in the breeze that blows down from the mountains 

in the long shadows cast by the mesquite trees 

in the light of the moon 

in the glow of the stars 

you are everywhere I want to be

you are every song I want to sing 

every note set to a score 

every beat of my heart 

every line of every love song 

every tempo that we dance slowly to 

you are every song I want to sing 

you are everything I want to feel

the tenderness of your kiss 

the heat of your passion 

the pounding of your heart 

the strength of your love 

you are everything I want to feel 

you are all of these things and more 

you are....

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Work Haiku

work was a real bitch! 

fires doused like a ranger 

cocktails now for me

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Freedom?

Pushing all my buttons 

You try to anger me 

I can see it coming 

And will not disagree 

We’ve played this game too many times 

I will not be engaged 

You can do this by yourself 

I refuse to be enraged 

More and more this is the theme 

You wound and then step back 

I know where this is going

I’m wise to these attacks

 

Do you want to be with me 

Or is freedom what you seek? 

I will grant you either one 

But this I do not need 

Think it over, contemplate 

Then get back to me 

Do you want a future 

Or want to be set free?

Canyon

roaming the mountains and the desert floor 

sun high over head, I've been here before 

seeking the answers to the quandaries that plague 

no solutions forth coming-- my resolve diminishing 

and i shout in the canyon the question "WHY" 

and the echo returns  "the promises were lies" 

things that you did and things that you said 

keep ricocheting around inside of my head 

my steps are unsteady did I stray from the path?

thirsting for answers before I can go back 

and i shout in the canyon the question "WHY" 

and the echo returns "the promises were lies" 

the weariness is coming, I stumble and fall 

nothing to grab hold of, there's no help at all  

my direction now falters; which way should I go?

praying for guidance and praying to know 

and I shout in the canyon the question "WHY" 

the echo that returns "the promises were lies" 

heaven betrayed me hell opens it's door 

redemption can't find me on this desert floor 

I've burned all my bridges, hell's flames scorch at me 

there's just no way back--none that I'll ever see

and i shout in the canyon the question "WHY" 

the echo that returns "the promises were lies"

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Withdrawal Haiku

No Mexico for years 

seems I am in withdrawal 

Do not approach me! 

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Promises Fulfilled Haiku

The day was cold with rain 

promise held in many ways 

Promises fulfilled

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Say The Words

Say the words 

Once more  

Incase there aren't more moments 

Incase I never see you again 

Say the words 

So I can keep them in my memory 

Incase the world spins out of control 

And all is lost 

Say the words 

So I can lock them in my heart

Remember you were here

a long time ago  

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The Doorway (JPB)

I stand in the doorway 

seeing things I don’t want to see 

Events that will take you from me 

I stand in the doorway  

Knowing I can do nothing

My power diminished 

I stand in the doorway 

Alone, unsheltered, anguished 

Willing a change of events 

I stand in the doorway 

Watching and waiting 

Hoping for intervention

I stand in the doorway 

And watch you leave 

For the last time 

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Casa By The Sea

In this casa on the beach 

A calm and rolling sea 

Sitting alone on the terrace 

Enjoying the peace it brings 

A perfect cup of coffee 

Alone, safe and secure

It is very early 

The sand is undisturbed 

Best time of the morning 

Contemplating life

No pulls, no tugs, no stressors 

Escape from all the strife 

Pull myself together 

Relax and just kick back 

The time I have here is too short 

But puts me back on track 

The peace I take when time to leave 

Doesn’t last that long 

But life here at the casa 

Though short, helps me stay strong

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Radar Haiku

You fall off radar 

Are you in the Twilight Zone? 

Here's a life jacket

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Work Haiku (Part Deux)

The moon rises full 

People are crazier then! 

Monday is a bitch 

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air

oxygen and carbon dioxide 

breathe it in 

inhale the smell of passion 

let your senses overload 

drink me in 

 let the air go to your head 

close your eyes 

for one last taste lick 

your lips taste me there

breathe me in don't exhale

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fear to tread

in my heart 

where love has fled 

a hedged bet 

with no point spread 

a hole that's deep 

a heart that bled 

a place where angels fear to tread 

in my heart 

that once knew love 

a full moon and stars above 

memories are displaced

without a love to grace 

a penciled note that's been erased

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earthquake

you rocked my world

the aftershocks, tremendous 

tremors still felt

in my heart and soul

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a

a simple game 

a lover's lair 

a cold spring day 

a love affair

a first hug 

a first kiss 

 a memory made 

a time of bliss

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Heaven

would taste like your lips 

nirvana, the way I feel 

when I am with you

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sand

sand in my hair 

and swimsuit seat 

but nothing here, 

can irritate me 

take a shower, 

wash it out 

I wish that worked 

with some of these doubts 

my hair streaks light 

from the salt and sun 

days end quick 

before they've begun

the moon glows bright 

in the evening sky 

hours always 

in short supply

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easy to see

easy to see 

hard to believe?

it was always there 

worn on my sleeve

take it all 

it's not far to fall 

easy to see 

not hard to believe 

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new look

I'm stripping it down 

to its raw beauty

 keeping what I like 

sanding off the rest 

applying a fresh coat 

refurbished love

refinished failures

shellacked  

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duel

I'm calling you out 

a duel of sorts 

draw your weapon 

prepare your shot 

take careful aim 

cause I will too

 get ready, cowboy 

I'm gunning for you

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yesterday's news

all the headlines 

such a bore 

yesterday's news 

always the same 

war, pestilence 

earthquake and fire 

a baby is born 

someone expires 

coffee cup in hand 

I bring the paper in 

wet, from morning rain

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