more java

the dog needs fed and laundry needs done
here I sit, updating my blog
a day off should be just that
I want to be a bump on a log

you're out there trying to hunt and gather
I'm at the ranch my tag won't matter
you understand my strong work ethic
one of many things I love about you

plan my day, with an early morning cup
the moon's still there when I get up
late to bed always early to rise
need more java to fully awake

I feel the surge, caffeine does its thing
the cans at the curb and the dog finally ate
it'll get done maybe today or tomorrow
so what if what's left has to wait

fitbit says I should walk or move
my legs are crossed I'm wiggling my shoe
I know it's cheating but I don't care
I'd get more done if there was less to do

need to shop cause we're out of food
lunch at Sam's seems to fit my mood
a hotdog is good any day or any hour
that's right folks, I am what I am

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blossom

love is like a flower

that blossoms with the sun 

closing tightly in the evening 

when the day is done

the petals soft and colorful 

the fragrance sweet and pure 

drawing close the humming bird 

with its strong allure 

pull me close, hold me tight 

pollinate my heart 

love me deep, love me true

love me when we're apart 

love me in the warm daylight 

underneath the moon and stars

love me with all of your heart 

don't let the blossom fall

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edge of reason

a rider on the mountaintop 

lightning illuminates

hat pulled low he spurs his horse 

and rides down to my valley 

water for the mount of roan 

a blanket for the cold 

the cowboy spins his story 

I listen as it unfolds 

enraptured and transfixed 

I am captured by every word 

before the night is over 

the edge of reason blurred 

dawn reaches out its nice warm rays

through heavy breaking clouds

and while I'm laying there asleep 

you ride out at sunrise

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this

this is my resistance 

this is my one response 

this was the way I say I love you 

this was my last chance 

this is my one romance

this was the crimson line 

this was the way I show you 

this was all there is 

this was the wall where I fall 

this was the path where I break

this was the song where it all went wrong

this was the final dance

this was the place where you draw the line 

this was where it all changes 

this is where my heart bleeds 

this is where the rending starts 

this is the way I've come to know

this is the winding road 

this is the narrow doorway 

this is the back I see

this is the door that is finally shut 

this is the window that is closed

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tlc

tender loving care 

hands strong and expertly skilled

all the stress relieved

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passport

my passport is laying dusty 

on the dresser in my room 

constantly, reminding me 

of my last trip to the sea 

I need to squeeze in one more trip 

to this place I love 

where serenity, engulfs me 

and the white noises leave quietly

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I wake

your arm across me 

while you sleep 

warm and safe

protected, sheltered

loved

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running back to you

dealing with too much worry
never any good news
I'm thinking of running away
running back to you

I need someone to hold me
a different point of view
I'm thinking of running away
running back to you

I need a tower of strength
from these times that leave me blue
I'm thinking of running away
running back to you

I need your love and passion
a heart to fall into
I'm thinking of running away
running back to you

I want to feel your shelter
a smile the sun shines through
I'll be there tomorrow
I'm running back to you

always running back to you

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kissed a lot of frogs

waiting for my prince 

you fell from heaven above

frogs a waste of time

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when you

when you can learn a lesson 

when you get a new perspective 

when you work through the pain 

and discover what remains 

when you take a giant step 

when you have a little help 

when you don't have a plan 

but it works itself out 

when you look inside 

when you chuck the pride 

when my heart finally accepts 

tears no longer wept

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norm

outside the norm 

but an inside part 

over their lines 

but inside my heart

not listening to others 

decide what's for me 

the books and tapes

discussing thoughts and feelings 

gonna live outside the rules 

of typical behavior 

an aggregate response 

a taste I'll savor 

outside the norm 

but an inside part 

crossing over their lines

but listening to my heart 

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piper's tune

I want to dance

to the piper's tune

I want to love you 

under a crescent moon 

you started a fire 

I still feel the heat

and what it brought 

was what I needed 

so dance with me baby 

to the piper's tune 

hold me tight, 

one more night 

under a crescent moon 

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a cappella

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brick upon brick

love that we build 

laying brick upon brick 

mortared with heart and hope 

a firm foundation 

that is holding fast

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you

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You Rock!

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contrast

once again I dream 

vivid visions that vary 

contrasts dark to light

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I'll take it

too long denying 

too hard trying

it is what it is 

I'll take it like this 

too many tears 

too many fears 

but you I always miss 

I'll take it just like this 

I pushed you away 

but want you here to stay 

let's seal it with a kiss 

and keep it just like this

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rescue

I don't need a hero 

I don't want to be saved 

you can come to my rescue 

with an invisible cape 

I jumped off the ledge

the feeling is not new 

a hero cannot save me 

from falling in love with you

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wizard of oz haiku

no thoughts like Scarecrow 

no heart to break like Tinman

no courage like Lion

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the sea

my house by the sea 

smelling the salty air 

as waves crash on the beach 

the sound of the waves 

as they cover the sand 

smoothing the beach once again 

erasing footsteps and castles 

under the moon’s soft light 

and the sea’s evening flow

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dreams haiku

when I close my eyes 

thoughts of us run through my mind

dreams of what could be

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storm

lightning flashes in the dark sky 

following by rolling thunder

vibrating deep inside my soul 

shaking everything that I know 

rain falls heavy, filling the wash

soaking unprotected life 

zero the visibility 

so many things that I don't see 

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all or part

all or part of what I give 

more than love this way of living 

more tomorrow than yesterday 

this is my gift to you 

all or part of every dream 

we piece it together with fantasies

more tomorrow than yesterday 

this is my gift to you 

all or part of what we are 

days of blue or thunderstorms 

more tomorrow than yesterday 

this is my gift to you

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us fools

what is it or was it I could have done? 

to bring this rain that blacks my sun 

you made all the rules 

I danced happily to your tune 

time doesn't change 

the way for us fools 

I love you now and all yesterdays 

paying the piper all of his wages 

I drank from the well 

till it all ran dry 

asking the questions, 

the what and the whys 

you know deep down I played my part 

walking away with this broken heart 

you made all the rules 

I danced happily to your tune 

time doesn't change

the way for us fools

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