Time is passing by

I couldn't stay away
Listened to your voice again
It pulled on my heart
As it always has
But this time it was with a twist
A reminder of time flying
A gentle push to a familiar face
Not yours but someone with greater power
A friend of long standing
Who's place has never wavered
But it was your voice
That reminded me
Of what I have.

Hamlet

A bittersweet memory connects me to the past
A constant crazy yearning to places that did not last
A fragile thread unspooling through the centuries
To times lost but not forgotten, emotions scattered in the breeze
One trip was clearly not enough to lay rest to what I know
The place is calling, calling to me, and I'll clearly have to go
Another time to search for the people once among my peers
Who were dragged from home and hearth amidst cruel and senseless jeers
Maybe it was the sunshine? Or even the smell of autumn in the air
That keeps me reminiscing of our glorious Sunday there

Je cogne des clous

I'm sitting here trying
My best to stay awake
Focused on what you're saying
As I know there's a lot at stake

That mid-afternoon slump
Is a very real thing for me
An embarrassing fact of life
That I hope you cannot see

My eyes are trying to close
So I'm striving with all my might
To appear alert and focused
But I fear I'm losing this ugly fight.

Smashing success

I just stepped back in time
To a song once always on my mind
Lost in that long-lost feeling
That rush that always left me reeling
Remembering fondly all that was
The glittering lights & constant buzz
Relishing the beauty of memory
Where you were bound and true to me

Gently

Let me down gently
Keep holding my hand
Until your fingers are icy
Yet I still won't understand

You've chosen this path
All this I know
But my heart won't accept
And just won't let go

Say my name one last time
As I soak in your voice
Please let me down gently
I know this is your choice

Don't let go

Don't let go.
How can you leave now?
When I've laid bare my soul
Grown before your eyes

You've changed me.
I cannot go back
Yet you won't be here
To cheer me on

You're in pain.
But is it still selfish?
I cannot judge
I'm too wrapped up in all that you are

Stay with me.
Physically... not just in my mind
Or plastered across my heart
Or seared into my soul


I love you.
And that will feed my pain
In the years to come
It will always be you

Blurred happiness haiku

Feeling happier

Than dew drops in the morning

My path is not clear

First meeting

I stepped into the sunshine
Of a friendly prairie dream
Where Willie's Roadhouse kept me company
Through the endless fields of cream
As I drove along this highway
Excitement cruising through my veins
Driving further from all cares
And all my worldly chains
Looking forward to a meeting
Of souls reuniting on this earth
Family growing and love expanding
Proving again what life is really worth
And all in anticipation
Of those first angelic smiles
From a brand new little niece
I have traveled miles and miles.

Friend or Foe?

I've seen the face of envy
Felt the bitterness flow in waves
It left me feeling sorry
For the friendship I couldn't save

No matter the rhyme or reason
Whether trust was earned or not
With the changing of each season
The bark slowly overspread with rot

Now in quiet reflection
Knowing that all is gone
Perhaps it was all just an illusion
Meant to steer me wrong.

Rushing forward

Life is changing quickly
No longer what it was
A maelstrom of emotion
Cascading with a buzz
Weeping all alone
For all that's yet to come
Knowing we're moving forward
With nowhere left to run
Gently now my angel
Let's not lose our way
We're more than half way there
So let's embrace this grey

Going

We're showing our colours now
Watch us fly
Don't hold us back
And don't ask why

We're blasting away all the old
We've found our groove
We will not fold

What it means

Can the mind be satisfied with triviality and drivel?
Can we see to the other side with a simple little swivel?

Can the heart by mollified simply with intentions?

Or must we cross the line to confirm our grander actions?

Lest we leave this sphere with unanswered, nagging questions
We must delve most fully or accept all good suggestions

Calling the surprise

I felt a happy little shiver
As the cold ran down my back
Despite my coat and scarf
The wind found an open track
Chilling me to the bone
Yet inside my soul was warm
As I knew my voice was heard
Through the preceding ugly storm
It's always been this way
From when I was a tot
And before that I always saw
My family calling for what it got
I know ingrained within my being
That if a need arises
As long as I believe and pray and hope
Life always has surprises. 

Balance: Reality vs Fantasy

I've found a balance
Between yesterday and now
A tiny little sliver
Of time beading on my brow

Running through the fated limits
Of love and lust and life
Understanding that delusion
Can be like sharp and curving knife

Plunging now and then
When life turns a dusty brown
To wash away the cobwebs
And chase away the frown

But linger in those waters
Is something I cannot do
For it leads just to discontent
So those hours are but few

Like sacred orbs of light
Refueling reality
I know indulgence must be limited
So the pleasure doesn't shatter me.

Bloodlines

We're all one and the same
Don't you see?
Despite our differences
We fell from the same tree

I am black but you are white
But it don't mean
I'm wrong
And your are right

In the end, we're all just souls
Finding our way
And hoping for a soapbox
To one day have our say

Davy Jones

You fluttered your eye and heaved a sigh
As your body said a last goodbye
And left this precious, dusty dream
To those who helped you soar & scheme

Your songs to sing to us no more
Except in mind and from distant shore
Where enthrall you will the Elven King
Who'll watch enchanted as you sing

Much as we did here on earth
Where a hundred fold-over you proved your worth
You're stardust now, floating free
Like golden droplets on the sea

And heavy-hearted we all stand
Knowing we experienced something grand
So thank you, Ziggy, for everything
For we were honored to hear you sing.