Monday, January 3, 2022

:)

an easy goodbye 
you leave me in a good place 
a smile on my lips

Sunday, January 2, 2022

moving on

moving on as it plays out
another tear jerking country song
lyrics unwind 
and the tempo is strong
about how it starts
and then goes wrong
while one feels the pain
as the other moves on
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love

on a lazy Sunday
with not much to do
played a couple of games
now that is all through
you put on some music
and I grab your hand
fast or slow tempo
we begin to dance

turn the lights down
while you hold me close
moving to the rhythm
of the songs we love
you start to whisper
sweet things in my ear
drowns out the lyrics but
it's what I want to hear

a lazy afternoon
is meant just for this
dancing close to you
and your amorous kiss
the music still plays
but the dancing is through
and in the dim light
I'm loving you
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I wish

I wish you love 
without the pain 
I wish you success
with all you gain 
I wish you sunsets 
a sky of red 
I wish you the stars 
twinkling overhead 
I wish you a moon 
that you can reach 
I wish you all 
a parting gift from me

Friday, December 31, 2021

debris

and it all runs off
like a desert wash
after the monsoon rain
debris left in dry arroyos
hazard signs to remind
remnants of the storm
it all runs off
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what is real

what is real is
you laying next to me
breathing softly
lost in your dreams

what is real is
me waking next to you
wrapped in your arms
that look in your eye

what is real is
what I won't trade
let old memories fade
I'll stay with what is real
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breeze

it echoes in the mountains
whispers softly in a breeze
ruffling my hair a bit
but not stirring the trees
cool breath upon moist skin
my heart is now set free
the wonder of this love we share
and all you give to me
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

I still dream about you

I still dream about the ocean 
tides washing on the empty beach 
I still dream about warm summer nights 
glowing stars and the moon's light
I still dream about you 

I still dream about building castles 
crossing the border without any hassles 
walking barefoot in the sand 
strolling with you hand in hand 
I still dream about you

I still dream of your sweet kiss 
emptiness and the things I miss 
ocean breezes, wind in palm trees 
a heart that had too many needs
I still dream about you

every moment and thought

I tried to fight this feeling 
that burns inside of my soul 
occupying every moment 
and trying to take control 
overwhelming me at times 
constant thoughts inside my mind 
coursing, weaving its design 

if I falter, let it take over
if I succumb to every feeling 
will it take me down the endless path 
the one that needed ceaseless weeding 
or will it make me glad I followed 
light my life with endless glow 
to my heart will your love flow?

you are

you are the last thought of my night 
my very first in the dawn's light 
every thought that's in-between 
yet you say it's all about me 

you are wrong...it's all about us 
how is it that I was so blessed 
after all the frogs I've kissed 
love does shine now in the midst 

you are the last thought of my night 
my very first in the dawn's light
every thought that's in between 
every single thought in between

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

overload

once again I drew a line
you stepped over every time
this time thick indelible ink
so much stronger than you might think

not to wander to the past
there was none when I look back
you thought that I would hang around
hovering ever in your background

I tried to make it perfectly clear
but you heard what you wanted to hear
thinking this is all about you
another time of making me blue

you are wrong, it's all about me
finely getting the things I need
not put last or a sideline query
all those things that made me weary

you go your way, I'll go mine
and yes each passage needs to rhyme
it's not a song, more of an ode
from a mind on overload
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all over again

I didn't want to rush headlong 
into this love that I now feel
I wasn't gonna make mistakes 
the ones that always left me reeling 
I didn't think that I was ready 
wanted to just go slow and steady 
but baby, you put me in a serious spin 
now I'm falling and loving all over again 
( wasn't gonna play the fool 
I was gonna deal this hand 
I wasn't going to up my ante 
I would, this time, keep hold my sanity
but that wasn't part of your plan 
when I look into your eyes 
and I see there is no disguise 
you make me see all we could be
I'm giving back all you're giving me 
I didn't think that I was ready 
wanted to just go slow and steady 
but baby, you put me in a serious spin 
and I'm falling and loving 
all over again

Monday, December 27, 2021

intensity

the passion burns
the fire glows
a burning intensity
we both show
white hot heat
the embers blow
igniting, exciting,
every fiber we know
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storm

I can feel the thunder
see the lightning in your eyes
as this storm is raging
riding passion in the night
like a candle burning 
strike a match the sulfur ignites
smell the heat
taste the honey
as it burns into the light
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there is a reason

there is a reason
the sky is blue
the sun is warm
why I met you

there is a reason
for the cleansing rain
each silvery drop
erasing the pain

there is a reason
that the stars glow
lighting the way back
for the you I know
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Sunday, December 26, 2021

the plot

the plot was thick in the cloudless sky
all seemed great for a short time
wandering down the same old road
it was my fault if the truth be told

lies laced sweet with sugar cane
washing it down with lemonade
bitter was that aftertaste
I was getting nowhere fast

a test run like a cool new ride
miles sped quick, I bided my time
knowing I would have to go
you took leaving way too slow

one year fades into the next
no more calls or funny text
my life good here on the range
when I look back that time was strange

you got what you needed with a wink and smile
heaping sorrows into a neat pile
I didn't have time to slow my pace
I gave much more than I could take
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happiness equals 20 pounds

happiness equals 20 pounds
this added weight is getting me down
once stick thin but alas, no more
putting it on was an easy chore

don't get me wrong, I'm not bitching
but for younger days, I am wishing
way back then I was much leaner
now flab is part of my demeanor

around my tummy, hips and rear
time to get my act in gear
going to boot camp, eating low carb
so I can wear a lot less garb

the older I get, the harder it seems
to shed these pounds is not a dream
working hard, making calories count
it will fall off I have no doubt

up and down the spinner goes
maybe the scale is a lie, who knows
but I'll get fit and stay that way
and still keep happiness in each day
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negotiater

I'm a problem solver
a negotiator too
offering advice, and
what you need to do
changing the minds
of the many strong willed
most situations
require so much skill

I'm a middle child
sometimes overlooked
sitting in the corner
just reading my books
studying hard
and much I did learn
not giving the folks
much of any concern

wanting us all 
to just get along
trying not to  stay
where I don't belong
leaving my mark
wherever I go
JoJo was here
they'll already know
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Friday, December 24, 2021

start again

as the old year ends
as the new one will begin
time to start again
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reflection

the afternoon is gone
drifting into night
moon shines on the water
stars glow in the sky

the only light I see
reflecting in your eyes
love that glistens there
warm and so inviting

your love flows through me
surrounds me, grounds me

all is right around me
as we lay down side by side
whispers of tomorrow
on hold for a short time
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Thursday, December 23, 2021

bubble wrap

memories in bubble wrap
carefully put away
bring them out and look at them
on a rainy day

some are happy, some are sad
I look at some and smile
wondering why I saved all this
as it is all  refiled
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another Christmas

the mountain snow that fell last night
melting quick in morning light
the wind blows hard and is so cold
desert winters like this we know

another Christmas put away
empty boxes left at bay
another New Year rolls around
with Champagne pops and tooting sounds

what's in store for me next year
I hope all good with nothing to fear
what comes to me I know I'll handle
I may have to light a vigil candle
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there your heart

where you find pleasure
there your treasure
where the treasure
there your heart
where the heart
there your happiness
where the happiness
there your soul
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

"uncle"

I want to wrap your heart around my little finger 
give you more than you ever thought possible 
make you cry "uncle" from too much love 
give you the feeling, you can't get enough

I want to make you breakfast while the world is asleep 
have coffee with you and watch the sun break 
go back to bed; pick up where we left off 
make you cry "uncle" from too much love

a new phase

I'm sweeping it away, all that is left 
getting rid of the dust and old cobwebs 
I'm airing it out, making' a new start 
there's only room for you in my heart

I'm deleting the past and all of the pain 
the text on my phone is all that remains 
it never does ring, that cute tone is gone 
I'm changing the sound to a happier song 

putting away the umbrella so now it won't rain 
I'm drinking in the sun that shines through my panes 
I'm waiting for the moon to move into a new phase 
making room for you and your love that's amazing