The Boy

He saw her picture the other day

He miss that smile 

So many words left to say 

It shook him to his soul 

Go back and shake that boy! 

And remove the fear 

You won't lose her, don't be coy

Get into the car

Life turns out well anyways 

Except the missing part

Thoughts want too much pay

The heart gives no price

Searching for a solution

Focus home 

Minimize the confusion 

Help the boy

But he's a man 

The Lowlands and the Heights

There's an animal within us 

Who has its wants and desires

It wants to raise a happy family 

Important things to acquire

We must stand behind the plow 

And push it through the mire 

Security is the dream

Time is sold as to a buyer

Toil away in the bottomland 

Hoping for a little rest 

Run away for a while 

Return when you're unstressed 

There's a delight above it all 

Higher heights that can be reached 

Inspiration makes its home there 

Things that man can never teach

Hold on tight to those who help you

Reach a place your heart can soar

Release the muse dwelling in you

Help your spirit to explore 

We dare not fear the soaring heights

A flower yearns to reach the sun

Wanting to display its beauty

With roots in earth where life begun. 

 

 

Open Sea

When we are young we're launched in a ship 

Brains full of facts; we can't wait to slip

But once we are out in the vast open sea 

Nothing makes sense though we're told to be free

If we happen upon another lost boat

We ask for direction looking for hope 

When I ran into you it caused a small leak

But I was so glad we got to meet 

 

Won't you come with me to see how this works 

We can learn from each other and share all the perks 

With you in my sight and the whispers I hear

This ocean we're on doesn't strike any fear 

We'll laugh at the storms, they're giving  us strength 

There isn't a wind that can make our ship sink 

Our feelings lie deeper than the water can go

And the heights that we reach the stars cannot know

The struggle gives way to a moon lit night

Our moods and reflections reach further than sight

Gulls sweep through the air skimming the waves 

Freedom is clear when your eyes meet my gaze 

Won't you come with me to see how this works 

We can learn from each other and share all the perks 

With you in my sight and the whispers I hear

This ocean we're on doesn't strike any fear 

Sense

The realization didn't come from sight 

I can't really point to a certain delight 

But we came from the same mould

The passing of time can't make it old 

We make perfect sense.  

Painting with Our Thoughts

When the rain stops falling, the earth will be refreshed

Cloudy days make beautiful sunsets

When snow stops blowing, it sparkles in the sun 

The things we dream have only just begun.  

It takes a little sweat to make a flower bloom

The toughest things give the deepest joy

To make a work of art, you can't be in a rush

We're painting with our thoughts and not a brush. 

When life gets hard, a heart will find a way

A mind can rest at ease with just a light

No need to be afraid,  We can always build 

Though efforts seem to fail, love never will. 

Meliae

While enjoying a walk in the woods

With a heart full of admiration 

A quick movement caught my eye

Some kind of aberration 

A voice then, echoed from the trees 

That kindled a strong passion

More than I had known before 

Deeper than I could fathom

I had to search and find the source 

My soul was so inspired

I ran blindly through the trees

Til too much time transpired 

She was sitting on a mossy limb 

A nymph of gorgeous form

Among daughters born of men 

The likes had not been born 

I found she was a Meliae  

Giving awe when men breath in

The beauty of earth's forests 

They travel on the wind

As we spent some time together 

A feeling filled our hearts

We'd fallen deep in love 

And couldn't bear to be apart

With every passing morning

We mused the time away

But the gods forbade our love

So we both began to pray

In the forest dark foreboding 

My little nymph was gone 

I lost all inspiration 

My heart did not belong 

Wandering through the darkness now

It'd never be the same

The woods turned cold and empty

Since we could not speak again 

Stopping at the water's edge

Where the sounds of waves inspire

A naiad said she had seen her
She had the same desires.  

That night I sought Asteria

The inspiration of the stars 

She vowed to share our feelings

To each other from afar 

Eternal

It lasts through centuries 

And legends form. 

Two lovers beat the odds 

Some make it through the storm 

We feel for these ghosts 

It lasts through time

How they tried to show their love

Though it caused a heinous crime

Hidden love is tragic

For memories

But when revealed to another

It continues, eternally