Poems

The Writer Writes In Vain
The writer writes in vain to change the times
And fills the page with thoughts matured like wine

The sailor looks for clues to know the sea
Yet finds the sky no longer holds the key

The gipsy looks into her misted globe
And feels no flames of future burn her hold

The pontiff looks for answers in his rage
And finds that doubt has singed each bible page

The soldier points his gun across the sand
But feels no wind of justice guide his hand

Still writers write in vain to change the times
And fill their page with thoughts matured like wine

For those who need to take heed of the signs
Do not take time to read between the lines

I am the Bird
I am the bird that loses faith mid-flight
That stops in thought and flaps its wings no more
Then plunging headlong from the dizzy heights
Far down to doubts dark dungeon fast she falls

And falling cracks her wings on each frail twig
That points its wicked laugh at every joy
All her fervent hopes seem far too big
When heckled by the harsh and mocking noise

She casts her farewells to the parting sky
To climb back up would she but dare to try
Each time the same no worthy reason why
Some humble logic jolts her from up high

And doomed she seems to spin her life in thirds
To fall, to land, to soar – I am the bird.

Songs

Save me
Lost my love down a dead end street
Not far from where we first did meet
Where we bowed under the weight of love
Such a feeling like it came from above

one more time, oh one more time

When the wind blew and the rains came down
We had wings to lift us off the ground
Now the wind just chills to me to the bone
Shakes the windows of my empty home

Chorus: One more time, oh one more time
One more time oh show me the way
One more time, oh one more time
One more time oh save me

Oh these streets that now seem so bare
Full of memories that we used to share
Where we whispered in lover’s speak
Hear the doubts howl round these hollow streets

Everyday I see something we loved
Something we shared and we understood
And though I am accustomed to grief
This dark, dark feeling is beyond my belief

(chorus)

Now our love wanes like a flickering light
Slowly giving up the will to fight
I just wish I’d had the gift of sight
Now that I’m blinded by the wrongs and the rights

I am an island
Another story, story of love
Can it be over
Can it be true?

All the words you said to me
Ring round my head like poetry
Everything you did for me
Like gold dust in my memory

But I am real, I’m alive
Yes I know how to survive
To be in love is divine
To be alone, well that’s just fine

Because I am an island
I am an island

There’ll be another story
Another story soon
Basking in the glory
Of a new moon

Must I live without you now
There is a way, I know how
To shelter from the winter storm
To protect myself from harm

Because love is bigger than today
Love has but a shallow grave
Love is bold, love is shy
Love is great and love is high

And I am an island
I am an island

Lakes Below
I won’t let you go down
No I won’t let you fall
Take the hand to pull you back
Right where you where before

See the autumn leaves fall in the wind
See them growing back again in Spring
With your hand on your heart
Tell me you still believe

There’s a better place to be
There’s a part in it for me

I won’t let you go down
No I won’t let you fall
Breathe deep remember when
You walked so brave and tall

Take away my dreams
Would I be me
When I hear the words that make me weep
With my mind under siege
Will I still believe

There’s a better place to be
There’s a part in it for me

You took a journey down to where the spirits meet
To the lakes below where the tears seep
In the mists of ages took your seat
See the water’s rising in the heat
And you are coming back to me

See the lion lick its wounds and roar
We’ve been down a million times before
With our bodies broken
We have walked
To a better place
To be

Peace of mind
We met through chance and situation
Merging paths one weary day
Love came quickly to the rescue
And carried us on open sail

But now the leaves of doubt are falling
And the path is hard to find
Hey I don’t really want to ask you
But I must have peace of mind

Could it be that time is passing
Pulling us in different ways?
Could it be that you are changing
Or have you something to hide?

Could it be imagination
Or could it be my tired eyes?
Hey I don’t really want to ask you
But I must have peace of mind

Many roads there are behind us
And many more I’m sure to come
But even when you are beside me
Still I have no peace of mind

Yearn
They say that life is like a journey
They say you reap what you sow
I’ve been doing all the right things
But I’m going nowhere real slow

They say save up for the future
They don’t know what it’s like today
They can sell you something to believe in
But they don’t give you time to pray

The more I live the more I learn
The more I see the more I yearn
I take the apple bite it hard
And hold the future in my heart

From inside their corporations
They decide the price of life
You must have heard all the excuses
The lies that lie inside the lies

But there’s no price tag on my conscience
‘Cos I was born into these times
They tell me that I should be sorry
But I’m not ashamed to be alive

The more I live the more I learn
The more I see the more I yearn
I take the apple bite it hard
And hold the future in my heart

The papers tell us all the meaning
Of being born into this land
But the sand runs through our fingers
When we hold out our caring hand

So take a look at the position
From inside these ivory towers
Cos there’s no logic in the order
And there’s no justice in their power

The more I live the more I learn
The more I see the more I yearn
I take the apple bite it hard
And hold the future in my heart

Peace of mind
We met through chance and situation
Merging paths one weary day
Love came quickly to the rescue
And carried us on open sail

But now the leaves of doubt are falling
And the path is hard to find
Hey I don’t really want to ask you
But I must have peace of mind

Could it be that time is passing
Pulling us in different ways?
Could it be that you are changing
Or have you something to hide?

Could it be imagination
Or could it be my tired eyes?
Hey I don’t really want to ask you
But I must have peace of mind

Many roads there are behind us
And many more I’m sure to come
But even when you are beside me
Still I have no peace of mind