Monday, August 31, 2015

Windows Of My Heart




I try to keep my heart in check
when ever you're around
I wanna tell you how I feel
so many fears abound...

I know that you can see inside
the windows of my heart
Every time you look at me
the curtains pull apart...


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Music-Journey to the Heart by Bernward Koch

Crippled up Inside




Sitting near your resting place
a garden filled with tears
You've been asleep so very long
alone for many years...

A lifetime filled with loneliness
so crippled up inside
The flame that burned within my heart
extinguished when you died...


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Music-Simply Great by Bernward Koch

My Princess



Waves of lovely golden hair
her blue eyes pierce my soul
Her smile ignites a raging fire
that quickly takes control...

A touch of sweet Moroccan oil
upon her skin so fair
A pleasant scent that captivates
and gently fills the air...

The princess I've been waiting for
I'm powerless to fight
Everything within me yearns
to be with her tonight...


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Music-Reminiscence of a Motion Picture by Bernward Koch





A Moment To Reflect



A quiet day in introspect
so much is on my mind
Sorting through the daily mail
and trying to unwind...

A glass of wine to smooth the edge
a walk out on the deck
Relaxing in my favorite chair
a moment to reflect...


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Music-Close Your Eyes by Bernward Koch

Endless Maze



Treading water day and night
and feeling so alone
Walking in an endless maze
within my comfort zone...

Holding onto memories
and living in the past
It's time to open up my heart
and free myself at last...


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Music-Back to Myself by Bernward Koch


Love of My Life




I think about what might have been
and where we both are now
The memories of those glory days
live on with me somehow...

You always were my miracle
could always make things right
The rose that blossomed in the Spring
the star that shone so bright...

You'll always be a part of me
no one can take your place
Your name is carved upon my heart
and cannot be erased...


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Music-The New Day by Bernward Koch

Decisions




Your name is whispered in the wind
my tears fall in the rain
The memories of what used to be
still fill my heart with pain...

It's all so hard to understand
what tore us both apart
Our dreams were right in front of us
and love was in our heart...

We never should have walked away
I should have made you stay
Decisions that were made in haste
we can't undo today...

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Music-Poignant Memory by Bernward Koch

Moving On



I'm letting go and moving on
it's time to make a change
Been stagnant in my universe
so much to rearrange...

I never should have stayed so long
my focus is a mess
The hasty choices that I made
were poor I must confess...

I'm hoping there's still time for me
to find my paradise
To wipe away the bitter tears
that often fill my eyes...

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Music-Touched by Love by Bernward Koch


Thursday, August 27, 2015

Secret Hideaway


It's nestled in a pleasant cove
my secret hideaway
A place where I can be alone
and contemplate the days...

A haven from a reckless world
brings solace to my mind
My getaway from city life
where friends are hard to find...

The water in the clear blue lake
reflects the giant trees
The mountain just behind the house
it blocks the winter breeze...

As years go by I realize
how precious life can be
A simpler way with peace of mind
the perfect choice for me...

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Music-Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton



Eleanor



The ocean waves are calm tonight
they gently brush the shore
The breeze now constant in my face
I here sweet Eleanor...

My troubled mind it finds a friend
in rhythmic ocean sounds
The moon is watching over me
as darkness now surrounds...

The walk along the beach at night
brings healing to my soul
It helps me set priorities
some things I can't control...

Each night I come to share with you
the details of my life
I wish that I could hold you love
I miss you my sweet wife...

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Music-Can't Stop Loving You by Phil Collins

Baby Please Come Home


Drifting out upon the sea
no rudder or a sail
A broken compass in my heart
as all my efforts fail...

So far from where we first embraced
I never wanted this
It seems like only yesterday
so many nights of bliss...

I'm lost without you in my life
can't bare to be alone
Let's try to make this all work out 
oh baby please come home...

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Music-In Too Deep by Genesis

A Fantasy


I'm captured in a fantasy
a prison so it seems
A never ending search for you
each night within my dreams...

I can't escape the way I feel
no matter how I try
This longing deep within my soul
sometimes I sit and cry...

Please come and take me in your arms
and hold me all night long
Whisper words I long to hear
and stay where you belong...

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Music-One More Night by Phil Collins

How Beautiful



How beautiful she looks tonight
as slumber holds her close
Her spirit off in dreams somewhere
oh what a lovely pose...

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Music-Against All Odds by Phil Collins

Another Day



Consuming heartache never ends
as years go passing by
A wounded spirit cannot thrive
no matter how they try...

When tethered soulmates rip apart
they're like the walking dead
A mask is worn for all to see
pretense displayed instead...

Sometimes the hurting is so bad
the angels start to cry
The overwhelming emptiness
another day I die...



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Music-In The Arms of an Angel by Sarah McLacklan

I Love You Still So Much



The memories still come back to me
though faded by the years
Sometimes I see you in my dreams
and then for days the tears...

My mind accepts reality
but deep within my soul
A longing to transcend this world
and hold what darkness stole,,,

At times I know you reach for me
can feel your gentle touch
My darling I am missing you
I love you still so much... 


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Music-I Dont Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith

You and Me Babe



We're sailing on a moonlit night
upon a sea of glass
A gentle breeze caressing us
we're all alone at last...

The stars have all come out to see
what love is all about
A hundred thousand points of light
approve without a doubt...

We'll sail to shores we've never seen
the compass in our heart
It's you and me forever babe
right here is where we start...


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Music-Take my Breath Away by Berlin

Good Bye


For days on end I’ve thought of you
while searching deep within
These feelings for you haven’t changed
but sorrow now begins...

What started out so innocent
now covered up with lies
We've both been risking everything
our friendship a disguise...

We said we’d never go this far
we broke all of the rules
So now we have to make a change
or else we all will lose...

            I can't believe how much this hurts           
to have to say good bye
My heart is aching deep within
please go, before I cry...


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Music-When a Man Loves a Woman by Michael Bolton

Baby Please



It seems so very clear to me
that you've been moving on
You’re distant even when you’re here
and not where you belong

I just can't reach you anymore
no matter how I try
And even when we’re all alone
a sadness in your eye

I’m begging Baby please go on 
can’t take this anymore
I hope that somewhere you will find
what you've been looking for

Just close the door as you walk out
no need to say goodbye
I beg you please don’t turn around
can't let you' see me cry....


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Music-How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Michael Bolton

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Seeing You Again




I never thought we'd meet again
our ships passed in the night
The passion that once smiled on us
the timing wasn't right...

Seeing you again tonight
a quiet moonlit stroll
Your words spoke gently to my heart
and touched my lonely soul...


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Music-Dream of Flying by Brian Crain

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Home



It's nestled in a mountain range
and far from city lights
A place of gentle solitude
my little paradise...

The giant pine trees touch the sky
and mountains topped with snow
The forest hides it's treasure trove
at night, the afterglow...

Oasis from another life
where time slows down it's pace
A haven from insanity
the madness of the race...

A simple place I now call home
surrounded by a stream
Moonbeams grace the sky at night
and laughter fills my dreams...



Music-Do You Remember by Phil Collins


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The Struggle



Oh the thoughts that come again
some are villains some are friends
Who will win the war this time?
Oh the battle in my mind....

Strong convictions make a stand
Deep desires countermand
Only one will win today
One must go and one will stay...


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Music- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Joe Cocker


The Rain



The rain is gently falling now
a pause to this long day
Hypnotic sounds are luring me
 to places far away...

A healing balm for this ole soul
and soon I start to yawn
It's power now embraces me
to slumber I am drawn...


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Music-Every Time It Rains by Joe Cocker


Another Chance



A letter from a long lost love
my heart was beating fast
For just a moment time stood still
and I was in my past...

I felt my spirit young again
my thoughts were strong and clear
The pains and struggles that I know
I felt them disappear...

The words spoke softly to my heart
and tears began to fall
The issues that divided us 
weren't mentioned there at all...

I feel the embers of a fire
that burned so long ago
Oh can there be another chance
to bask within it's glow?...


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Music-Whiskey Lullabies by Janet Devlin


The Mask



My life a living paradox
a face for all to see
A total fabrication of 
who lives inside of me...

An image crafted carefully
perfected over time
A stealthy preservation for
this tender heart of mine...

This dreadful insecurity
a mask that hides my fears
I've juggled two identities
for far too many years...

It's time for me to walk out from
behind the hidden veil
To let them see just who I am
and hope that I prevail.


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Music-Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Restless


Oh restless night
please let me go
My deepest thoughts
within you know...

My struggles bare
before your eyes
Your grip so cruel
my soul it cries...

Mistakes I've made
you now replay
Your heavy hand
leaves me dismayed...

Oh go away 
and let me be
I've paid enough
please set me free...


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Music-You and I by Yes


A Diamond Shining Bright


The rain is gently falling now 
the world is sound asleep
I'm laying here and wide awake
emotions running deep...

I close my eyes and think of you
so lonely in this place
The racing thoughts within my mind
replay our last embrace...

My world is such a mess right now
an aching deep within
I wish that I could turn back time
and bring you back again...

So brilliant you were you in my life
a diamond shining bright
I never thought it'd end this way
I'm missing you tonight...


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Music- Let Her Go by Passenger

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Coming Home



I'm coming home to yesterday
I've been away too long
Forgive me please I beg of you
I'm not where I belong...

Somehow I drifted from my dreams
got swept far out to sea
Lost focus of important things
and what they meant to me...

I used to laugh and sing my songs
somewhere the music stopped
I compromised too many times
It's not how I was taught...

Please welcome me with open arms
my old familiar friend
Repair the damage to my soul
so I can live again...

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Music-There Comes a Time by Celine Dion



In Vain



Sometimes I have to still myself
and find a quiet place
An avalanche of memories fall
your sweet and lovely face...

Sometimes the moments stagger me
and pull me back in time
Emotions bottled up inside
are played out in my mind...

Sometimes I see you in my dreams
I hear you call my name
I reach to hold you in my arms
my efforts all in vain...

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Music-Be The Man by Celine Dion

In Love



I try to keep my heart in check
whenever you're around
I long to tell you how I feel
but many fears abound...

I know that you can see inside
the windows of my heart
Every time you look at me
the curtains pull apart...


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Music-Seduces Me by Celine Dion



Desire




Your spirit draws me ever close
I feel your gentle touch
A fire kindled in my soul
and wanting you so much...

A force that I cannot resist
has captured me somehow
There is no turning back
I'm way beyond that now...


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Music-Alone by Heart


Wounded Spirit


Oh what forces we unleash
in times of great despair
Damage to a tender heart
we sometimes can't repair...

Altered courses made in haste
by words that pierce the soul
Unrelenting diatribes
exact a heavy toll...

Years of deep profound regret
no balm to ease the pain
A wounded spirit walks away
and never comes again...


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Music-Just the Way You Arno by Bruno Mars

Wind Chimes


A gentle breeze caresses me
the wind chimes gently play
A soothing little melody
that takes me far away...

Hypnotic sounds that captivate
and lead me down a path
To memories from another time
a mental photograph...

For just a moment time stands still
the curtains draw apart
You walk out from the other side
and touch my lonely heart...


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Music-Missing You by Steve Perry




Walk Away




Sometimes you have to walk away
and leave your heart behind
To close the door and not look back
and still the troubled mind...

Sometimes the window closes fast
the timing's just not right
Perhaps another path you'll take
will make your burden light...

Sometimes there is no right or wrong
you do what must be done
You close the chapter in the book
and start another one...


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Music-Faithfully by Journey

Sadness



It seems a thousand years have passed
since last I saw your face
I've thought about you many times
the last time we embraced...

Sometimes a whisper of your name
will fall from off my lips
A sadness then comes over me
and oh how hard it grips...


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Music-Send Me An Angel by The Scorpians

A Friend



A friend will love you till the end
your heart is joined to theirs
They'll stand beside you in the storm
when no one else will care...

A friend will feel your broken heart
it hurts inside theirs too
They'll run to hold you in their arms
and help to see you through...

A friend will laugh and shout for joy
when good things come your way
They'll celebrate your victories
rejoicing in the day...

A friend will share your hopes and dreams
and pray they all come true
They'll help you reach the mountain top
and share with you the view...

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Music-Wind of Change by The Scorpions

The Voice



I know that change is coming soon
been knowing for a while
The journey to another life
brings sadness and a smile...

My mentors rode towards the sun
their journey far away
The counsel they provided me 
sustains me to this day...

I hear the voice that spoke to them
it whispers to my ear
This chapter in the book will close
another will appear...


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Music-Dust In The Wind by Kansas

One More Time


So many years have slipped away
since you and I were here
I've thought about you all my life
the memories, still are clear...

The old oak tree still bears the scars
from when we carved our names
We made so many promises
they all went up in flames...

I had to come back one more time
to sit and bare my soul
To speak about my deep regrets
and hope to be consoled...


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Music-A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum

At Last



I watched you from across the room
and couldn't turn away
Everything within my heart
demanded that I stay...

I tried so hard to catch your eye
but others took your hand
My chances seemed to slip away
I had to take a stand...

I walked up to you with a smile
my heart was beating fast
I asked if you would dance with me
and make this moment last...

You took me gently in your arms
and whispered in my ear
I've watched you from across the room
at last you're standing here...


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Music-Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart



I Still Remember You



Even after all these years
I still remember you
I've thought of you a thousand times
and where you've traveled to...

Sometimes the memories take my hand
and bring me straight to you
I find myself in love again
and everything is new...


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Music-Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Rod Stewart

Angelina


Subtle moments here and there
a million dollar smile
So absolutely beautiful
we gambled for a while...

The many nights I spent with you
were precious to my soul
Got caught up in the ecstasy
and soon I lost control...

Got swept away on tidal waves
and soon far out to sea
A broken compass in my heart
and no one there with me...

In time I found my way back home
but not without the scars
I swore I'd never love again
nor look up at the stars...


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Music- Hard To Say I'm Sorry by Chicago

Fantasize


So many times I think of you
and whisper out your name
Regrets have often punished me
while taunting I'm to blame...

So bruised and battered in my soul
the heartache never ends
I try to make the best of things
sometimes I just pretend...

I'm clinging to a ray of hope
our paths will cross once more
Sometimes I even fantasize
you walking through my door...


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Music- Just When I Needed You Most by Randy Vanwarmer

The Fork



I'm standing at the fork again
another choice to make
So much in the balance now
not sure which path to take...

A part of me says turn around
go back to where you were
Forget about what might have been
don't let these passions stir...

But yet I hear another voice
that cries within my soul
You'll never know unless you try
don't let your fears control...


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Music- Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill

Winds Of Change



Winds of change are blowing now
my constants turn away
The dreams I hoped to realize
not sure of that today

Looking for alternatives
solutions I might find
Fear about the great unknown
preoccupy my mind....

Searching deep within my soul
I hear a still small voice
Everything will be all right
what comes a better choice...


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Music-Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers

Sometimes



Sometimes life can be so hard
yes disappointments come
Heartache touches everyone
somethings you can't outrun...

Dreams are sometimes pushed aside
when life gets in the way
Things you thought would never come
arrive and plan to stay...

Hope is sometimes hard to find
when so much has been lost
Courage sometimes slips away
when looking at the cost...

Sometimes every now and then
I rise above my fears
I climb up to the mountain top
and there I leave my tears...



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Music- I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

Loneliness



Sometimes the loneliness is hard
a desperate restlessness
An overwhelming sense of loss
I try to then suppress...

A longing deep within my soul
that can't be satisfied
A wounded spirit all alone
a love that never died...

I try to reach you with my thoughts
to touch you from afar
Somehow I hope with all my heart
you'll hear them where you are...


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Music-Hello by Lionel Richie


Overwhelmed



So overwhelmed and unprepared
our paths, they cross again
So awkward are my measured words
and where do I begin?

I can't believe you're standing there
I'm lost for words to say
I never thought we'd meet again
but here you are today...

An avalanche of memories fall
and taken by surprise
Those feelings I had locked away
you see them in my eyes...

I'm caught between two paradigms
and don't know what to do
The words are welling up inside
I'm still in love with you...


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Music- You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker

Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Whisper of the Winds



The leaves they dance, the leaves they fall
the whisper of the winds
One more season, one more year
the change, it now begins...

For many years, your presence felt
the trees prepare to sleep
A heightened sense within the air
that makes my spirit leap...

The trees they bow as you approach
your power now displayed
I close my eyes and drift away
my thoughts of her replayed...

Breaking through the whistling winds
another I do hear
A voice I knew from long ago
whose memories I hold dear...

It's me my love, I heard your thoughts
I sought and found a way
I couldn't wait a moment more
to be with you today...

I rode the winds to come to you
to see you one more time
To let you know it's all ok
that everything is fine...

The winds they blow, I must now leave
but hear these words I say
Enjoy your life, do all you can
for each and every day...

The leaves they dance, The leaves they fall
the whisper of the winds
One more season, one more year
the change, it now begins

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Music-Nostalgia by Paul Cardall

Too Long



I lingered near the edge too long
I couldn't let you go
I waited til there was no hope
the painful process slow...

The emptiness within my heart
a void too deep to fill
There's nothing left to hold on to
my spirit cold and still...

The darkness overshadows me
and light now slips away
The angels weep beside my bed
they'll carry me today...


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Music-Looking Glass by Paul Cardall

To Be With Her Tonight



Waves of lovely golden hair
her blue eyes pierce my soul
Her smile ignites a raging fire
that quickly takes control...

A touch of sweet Moroccan oil
upon her skin so fair
The fragrance from a far off land
that gently fills the air...

A princess from another world
I'm powerless to fight
Everything within me yearns
to be with her tonight...


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Music- Kiss of The Sunlight by Paul Cardall



Will You



Will you come and be with me
when flowers bloom in Spring?
We'll bask within our glory days
and love songs we will sing...

Will you still be here with me
when Summer comes our way?
We'll hold onto each other close
when troubles make us pray...

Will you still be here with me
when dog days turn to Fall?
We'll talk about the good ole days
somethings we won't recall...

Will you still be here with me
when Winter makes us weep?
We'll love each other to the end
and then we too must sleep...


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Music-New Life by Paul Cardall