Heartstrings: January 2016

Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Plan

Sometimes regrets are pushed aside

when God reveals the plan

A path prepared to bring me home

I now can understand...

Years of wandering all alone

the journey much delayed

If only I had stayed the course

been faithful and had prayed...

In spite of failures in my past

He still believes in me

His mercy leads me by the hand

my eyes, they now can see...

Thursday, January 28, 2016

We Stumble Over Yesterdays

Another night we sleep apart

an aching in my soul

We can't keep living life like this

it's all out of control...

I'm terrified of losing you

How do we make this work?

We always seem to circle round

the place where demons lurk...

We stumble over yesterdays

unable to move on

Keep saying that we're still in love

I fear you'll soon be gone..

For now I cling to threads of hope

each day I feel the pain...

Afraid that you will walk away

and won't come back again...

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Emotions

Sometimes I sit alone and cry

when no one else can see

Emotions bottled up inside

I have to set them free...

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Wanting You

Your spirit draws me ever close

I feel your gentle touch

A fire kindled in my soul

and wanting you so much…

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Hoarded Memories

I've reached the point of no return

it's time to walk away

No sense in even looking back

I'm sure of that today...

I lingered near the edge too long

just couldn't let you go

Had hoped that we'd find love again

but now I really know...

The hoarded memories from the past

deceived my broken heart

And in the end they laughed at me

and ripped my soul apart...

Friday, January 22, 2016

Still

How is it that you still appear

and touch me like you do?

I can't outrun the way I feel

I'm still in love with you...

Music by George Skaroulis

Paradise

The passion that we shared last night

the morning afterglow...

It's me and you forever Babe

to Shangri-La we go...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

When We

I saw your face within my mind

my spirit leaped inside

A memory from our glory days

when we walked side by side...

A Walk

A walk along the beach tonight

a brush of ocean spray

A gentle breeze upon my face

as troubles fade away...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Troubles

We never see it when we're there

our heart gets in the way

It's only after many years

when trouble comes to stay...

Former Things

We weep and mourn for former tings

they still get in the way...

So hard to move on with our lives

they haunt us day by day...

Waiting

I used to walk you home from school

we'd hold each other's hands

Was certain that I'd marry you

but fate had other plans...

I wish we could have had our time

we always had to wait

And when at last you called for me

your offer much too late...

I've thought about you all my life

your sweet and lovely face

While I was waiting for you love

another took your place...

Music by George Skaroulis

Monday, January 18, 2016

You and Me

A rose for you

a glass of wine

A fire burning bright...

At last my dear

we're all alone

It's you and me tonight...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Marry Me

Marry me...my dearest friend

you're all my dreams come true

The moment that I saw your face

I fell in love with you...

For Just a Moment

I wish we could have had our time

but now we'll never know

For just a moment we were there

and then you had to go...

Fallacy

Sometimes things work our for the best

I tell myself it's true

The problem with this fallacy

I'm still in love with you...

I wish we could have had our time
we always had to wait
When we both tried to work it out
was always much too late...

I used to walk you home from school
we'd hold each other's hands
I thought one day I'd marry you
but fate had other plans...

Monday, January 11, 2016

Ocean Sounds

A walk along the beach at night

a healing remedy

Sometimes the troubles of this world

they get the best of me...

The ocean always calms the war

a peaceful interlude

A chance to think of better things

that brighten up my mood...

Sometimes perspectives change for me

I see things differently

The sound of water soothes my soul

and sets my spirit free...

Music by George Skaroulis

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Love and Purpose

Amazing how we live our lives

the things we hold on to

The time we waste and cant get back

what we put others through...

We get caught up in vanity

stay blind for many years

The things we do come back to us

and bring us many tears...

We only have a little while

to do all we must do

To learn what life is all about

find love and purpose too...

A Change

Awakened to so many thoughts

a change from yesterday

Another chapter in the book

as old things pass away...

To Fly

I'll always think about you Love

you made me laugh and cry

You took me to the mountain top

and helped me learn to fly...

Friday, January 8, 2016

The Old Oak Tree

The old oak tree is fast asleep

its branches cold and bare

Not long ago the tree was green

and leaves were everywhere...

My Dreams

I'll see you in my dreams tonight

will hold you in my arms

I'll whisper words I long to say

delight in all your charms...

Thursday, January 7, 2016

My Cry

Does your spirit hear my cry?

I often call your name...

A thousand times I've thought of you

and reached for you in vain...

Music Dentro

Goodbye

Was really hard to say goodbye

and leave my heart behind

I waited for you all day long

a war within my mind...

I turned to see if you were there

before I walked away

Had hoped that you'd come after me

or ask that I would stay...

My hands are trembling from the pain

my spirit weeps inside

I know I'll never be the same

a part of me just died...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The Poet

A piece of paper and a pen

a poet's broken heart

Waiting for the the avalanche

that surely soon will start....

Tears begin to fall like rain

they splash upon the page

The search for meaning and the path

a prophet and a sage...

Words begin to form at last

they surface to the light

It's time to bare the soul again

the poet starts to write...

Monday, January 4, 2016

Peace of Mind

Some things are better left unsaid

they'll only cause you pain

When all that's ever said and done

there's nothing you will gain...

Some times it pays to walk away

to leave it all behind

To close the door and not look back

and hope for peace of mind...

Saturday, January 2, 2016

I Pray

I think of you so many times
and wonder where you are
I try to reach you with my thoughts
to touch you from afar...

Sometimes at night I'll call your name
then listen for your voice
I pray one day you'll come for me
and make my heart rejoice...

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Music by Paul Cardall