the sound of a voice
far and yet near
whispered words
and thoughts I hear
hold me close
till you appear
love holds fast
and is revered
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Monday, December 13, 2021
Fantasy
Fragrant memories in an
Abstract frame
Nourishing pleasures and
Tastes of yesterday
Amber glow of candles lit
Shadow play on moistened skin
Yearning to begin again
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Abstract frame
Nourishing pleasures and
Tastes of yesterday
Amber glow of candles lit
Shadow play on moistened skin
Yearning to begin again
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Saturday, December 11, 2021
truth of love
the clouds disappear
the sun now shines
I hear your voice
I hear a promise
of what can be
nothing but the truth
the truth of love
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the sun now shines
I hear your voice
I hear a promise
of what can be
nothing but the truth
the truth of love
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plenty of time
late in the evening
in the glow of the moon
as we lay our love down
hearts once in tune
we locked it away
there was plenty of time
to get what we wanted
that future that shines
somehow we missed it
the flags and the signs
now boards on that window
it unraveled like twine
now each with another
as it fell to the side
the "what could have been"
dissolves in our pride
those hopes for the future
now dreams of yesterday
the "what should have been"
a fantasy decayed
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in the glow of the moon
as we lay our love down
hearts once in tune
we locked it away
there was plenty of time
to get what we wanted
that future that shines
somehow we missed it
the flags and the signs
now boards on that window
it unraveled like twine
now each with another
as it fell to the side
the "what could have been"
dissolves in our pride
those hopes for the future
now dreams of yesterday
the "what should have been"
a fantasy decayed
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deja vu
it's not deja vu
though I've been here before
this is new
this time I go slowly
this time I will look
this time I will know
the walls come down
no longer needs fencing
my feet on the ground
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though I've been here before
this is new
this time I go slowly
this time I will look
this time I will know
the walls come down
no longer needs fencing
my feet on the ground
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Friday, December 10, 2021
teach me
teach me how to feel
teach me the secret of hope
teach me how you love
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teach me the secret of hope
teach me how you love
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tell me
a bedtime story
a story about your love
so my dreams are sweet
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a story about your love
so my dreams are sweet
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a
a cowboy's wild dreams
a sophisticated mind in a poet's heart
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for keeps
what you have given me
something I can hold on to
a dream I can keep
a love I can look back on
it belonged to you
for a short while
now moving away
as life gets in the way
savoring in my heart
what could have been
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something I can hold on to
a dream I can keep
a love I can look back on
it belonged to you
for a short while
now moving away
as life gets in the way
savoring in my heart
what could have been
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
the jury still out
a future alone
or a future together
only time will tell
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or a future together
only time will tell
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a year
almost a year
since we connected
matched wit and will
were implicated
several times
almost disconnected
changed direction
and communicated
sometimes was
really complicated
ups and downs
friendship perfected
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the way
I follow your lead
always behind
trail unfamiliar
path obscured
road blocked
wait for me
take my hand
show me the way
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always behind
trail unfamiliar
path obscured
road blocked
wait for me
take my hand
show me the way
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
dreams on water
hiding behind trees at the lake
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leaves falling in full moon light
trading all we had for something new
moonbeams glistening like diamonds
sparkling dreams on rippling water
over pebbles straight to the ocean
night birds call, gliding, ascending
around the corner where the river is bending
down the timeless banks of change
where sleeplessness awaits
searching for a friend
to see me through
the darkest of nights
but I am lost in rock formation
blades of grass bent by howling winds
sparkling iridescent in shallow light
I know I won't be staying here
living on my hopes and prayers
just another line
as my watch clicks the minutes by
I'll know when my time has come
to get what's mine
to give the truth
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Prayer
my spirit grows tired
my soul getting weak
the sustenance I'm getting
is not what I need
can You shed some truth
on this weary being
spotlight the things
that leave me bleeding
show Yourself please
reach out Your hand
help me to know
and to understand
the path that I travel
the forks in the road
show me the reason
for this shouldered load
can You hear the prayers?
these words that I utter
I say my Amen's
but maybe I stutter
show me Your way
Your truth...don't hold back
please, take my hand
put my feet on Your path
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holding fast
Cupid's arrow split apart
the rib cage that protects my heart
making room for you to fit
perfectly inside of it
stretching out, you make your home
scratching surface, bending bone
making sure that love gets in
holding fast through thick or thin
erasing memory, the brain's hard drive
deleting all that use to thrive
in the gray recesses there
inserted hope to answered prayer
the rib cage that protects my heart
making room for you to fit
perfectly inside of it
stretching out, you make your home
scratching surface, bending bone
making sure that love gets in
holding fast through thick or thin
erasing memory, the brain's hard drive
deleting all that use to thrive
in the gray recesses there
inserted hope to answered prayer
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every
every minute of every hour
every heartbeat, every thought
every dawn that reaches across
every cloud in this blue sky
every night, every star that glows
every quarter of every moon
every ocean, every tide
every whisper, every sigh
every feeling ever known
every single evening prayer
every dream is always you
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every heartbeat, every thought
every dawn that reaches across
every cloud in this blue sky
every night, every star that glows
every quarter of every moon
every ocean, every tide
every whisper, every sigh
every feeling ever known
every single evening prayer
every dream is always you
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Sunday, December 5, 2021
stardust
in a darkened sky
my angel sees me sleep
'neath galaxies of stars
watching ever over me
sprinkling sweet stardust
to bless me as I dream
of you, of tides, of beaches
of memories that I keep
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my angel sees me sleep
'neath galaxies of stars
watching ever over me
sprinkling sweet stardust
to bless me as I dream
of you, of tides, of beaches
of memories that I keep
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rewind
I rewind the song
memorizing the lyrics
hold them in my heart
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memorizing the lyrics
hold them in my heart
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the truth
the truth is what you find
if that is what you seek
the moment of clarity comes
early morning when I'm most weak
thoughts that weighed too heavy
whenever my mind would stray
seeping from every pore
no longer held at bay
didn't want to see it
subliminal signs were there
rising to my heart's surface
laying it stripped bare
gonna follow it this time
to see where it all leads
if it is everlasting
or a flash that will recede
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if that is what you seek
the moment of clarity comes
early morning when I'm most weak
thoughts that weighed too heavy
whenever my mind would stray
seeping from every pore
no longer held at bay
didn't want to see it
subliminal signs were there
rising to my heart's surface
laying it stripped bare
gonna follow it this time
to see where it all leads
if it is everlasting
or a flash that will recede
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dancing with you
baby would you take me dancing,
just like we used to do
let's not stay home this evening
let's go and have some fun
I'll put on my little black dress
the one you really like
let's go find some music
and dance late into night
it has been such a long time
since you've spun me around
baby will you take me dancing?
I do love dancing with you
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let's not stay home this evening
let's go and have some fun
I'll put on my little black dress
the one you really like
let's go find some music
and dance late into night
it has been such a long time
since you've spun me around
baby will you take me dancing?
I do love dancing with you
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Friday, December 3, 2021
fields of clover
you saddled the moon
so we could ride
in fields of clover
and crimson tides
you played the chords
so we could dance
close together
one more chance
you sang the lyrics
I wanted to hear
each beat of you heart
that kept me near
you wrote the words
the meaning clear
thought it was a dream
till you appeared
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so we could ride
in fields of clover
and crimson tides
you played the chords
so we could dance
close together
one more chance
you sang the lyrics
I wanted to hear
each beat of you heart
that kept me near
you wrote the words
the meaning clear
thought it was a dream
till you appeared
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mirage
somewhere in the sunset
hidden pleasures lie
washed with golden sunbeams
invisible to the eye
once I almost saw it
I got so very close
but it was a mirage
just yearning I suppose
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hidden pleasures lie
washed with golden sunbeams
invisible to the eye
once I almost saw it
I got so very close
but it was a mirage
just yearning I suppose
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boundaries
are there for reasons
sometimes you can make it back
sometimes you can not
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breeze
the mountain breeze softly wafts
like the breath of a lover
blowing my hair
kissing my face
I close my eyes
and remember dreams
as fantasy returns
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like the breath of a lover
blowing my hair
kissing my face
I close my eyes
and remember dreams
as fantasy returns
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Someone I'm Not
There’s a lot of places
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To be someone I’m not
A façade that I am holding
Hoping I never get caught
Acting always acting
like I have got it straight
If they knew what’s underneath
It wouldn't be that great
Strong, is all they'll ever see
No one gets beneath
Keeping up appearances
A mirror of what they see
Keeping up this misthrow
Keeping up the inner hell
How long can I do this?
Only time will tell
If only I can fool them all
Yeah, that’s the what I think
But I am only fooling myself
Bordering on the brink
It’s me that’s got the answers
To the questions that they ask
Pretending I am something
While hiding behind this mask
But I will keep on holding fast
To this pretentious veneer
Till all in side me crumbles
And implodes all hiding here
The racket will be heard for miles
As all inside me rots
Never letting them see at all
I’m something that I'm not
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