Where Have You Gone, Amelia Earhart?

Where have you gone, Amelia?

Where have the wild winds taken you?

The fates are crying gently

To see you sail into the blue.

You were the news we longed for

From dawn to setting sun.

The world is waiting, watching.

Amelia, where have you gone?

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Hustle * Bustle * Push * Pull

The ever changing skyline of the city by the bay

Is a fascinating creature and a challenge every day.

 

The people and the bustle and the hustle of the rush

In the ever moving, pulling, pushing, cramming, crazy crush.

 

It's enough to make you crazy; to push you to the brink.

It can grind your brain to sausage; Drive a sober man to drink.

 

But the millions seem to love it,

And they come back every day.

They swarm in from suburbia

Like sheep who’ve lost their way.

 

They do their little daily tasks

To serve their fellow man,

And when they're done they run for home

As quickly as they can.

 

But that's the way things happen;

The way it's always been.

The winners wind up losers.

The losers seldom win.

 

So, we feed the social creature

So as not to make us lazy,

And we come back to the city

For our daily dose of crazy.

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All Your Sweet Love

All your sweet love

You give to me.

Heart filled with passion

So heavenly.

Safe in your arms

I long to be.

Now and forever

You give to me

All you sweet love.

 

Two hearts together

Beating as one.

Arms to enfold me

Awaiting the dawn.

 

All your sweet love

You save for me.

We'll be together

Eternally.

Always your love

I vow to be.

Now and forever

You give to me

Your sweet love.

All your sweet love.

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ROADS

ROADS            BEFORE

 

   ME.

 

ROADS BEHIND

ME.

 

ROADS TRAVERSED.

 

ROADS UNTRAVELLED///////////

 

SO MANY PLACES TO GO>>>>>>

SO MANY WAYS TO TRAVEL ########

 

BUT THE ROAD THAT I FOUND LEADING TO YOUR HEART

 

IS THE MOST TREASURED

 

            PATHWAY

 

OF MY LIFE

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Isn't It?

Helping me

Helplessly.

Help, lest we fail.

 

Needing me

Needlessly.

Need we prevail?

 

Arrogance drives

While ignorance strives,

And love merely dies.

What a pity.

 

However we long

To never be wrong

And always be strong...

If not witty.

 

It must hold true.

We must carry through.

We need to have love...

We must have love!

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Autumn Leaves

The most beautiful sight this world will see

Is the autumn shades of a leafy tree.

Yellow, orange, red and gold;

Their colors stand out so gallant... So bold.

 

The autumn tree stands straight,

Stands tall...

Turns away none...

Offers shelter to all.

Until cruel winter winds,

The sleet, the snow

Make waste of the colors

That so brightly glow.

 

But I'm not downhearted, not filled with dismay,

When cold cruel winter chases autumn away.

I know the spring blossoms

And warm summer rain

Will bring autumn leaves

Back to me again.

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The Willows Again

I feel so lonely deep inside.

I want to see the willows again.

I used to wave as they waved back;

Or were they waving at the wind.

 

They were so graceful swaying there,

Bending down and sweeping low.

The gentle breezes in their hair...

They love the breeze you know.

 

I remember the day as I lay in her shade...

The sky was sinking ...red and gold.

When suddenly I turned my eye

In wonder to behold

A sight I'll not forget

If I lived a thousand years.

 

Silhouetted in the sky,

An eagle sweeping slowly 'round.

The beauty of that moment was

The greatest I have ever found.

 

The sky...

The eagle...

The willow...

And me.

 

Standing.

Flying.

Waiting.

Friends.

 

We captured that time and made it our own.

Oh! To see the willows again.

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The Long Way Around Is the Sweetest Way Home

The long way around is the sweetest way home,

Or so I've heard country folk say.

No matter how far you may wander or roam,

The long way around is the sweetest way home.

 

When I was much younger than I am today

My time was too precious to flitter away.

I rushed and I hurried at work and at play

Until one day I heard a friend of mine say,

"The long way around is the sweetest way home.

You see things much better that way."

No matter how far you may wander or roam,

The long way around is the sweetest way home.

 

We'll stop on the way

Just to savor the day,

And we'll watch and we'll listen

To what people say.

We'll smell all the roses

And not be alone.

The long way around is the sweetest way home.

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She

The world is wonderful today.

The sun is shining in the sky.

The clouds are few and fluffy white

And you are by my side.

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Merry-Go-Round

When you came into my life

I discovered how good life could be.

Before I never realized all the emptiness in me.

But now my life is a carousel

Made for just you and I,

And we will ride on our merry-go-round...

We'll never touch the ground...

Until it's time for us to say goodbye.

 

And I hope that goodbye never comes.

I'll pray 'til the day I die, goodbye never comes.

We'll never be lonely.

We'll never be blue.

We'll ride on our merry-go-round

'Til all our dreams come true.

 

Please, don't ever doubt me by asking me why.

But as long as our love is free, it never will die.

 

So, darling come to me now

And discover how good life can be.

There's no need for us to ask how.

It's easy to see

That our life is a merry-go-round

Made for just you and I.

And we will ride on our merry-go-round,

We'll never touch the ground,

Until it's time for us to say goodbye.

 

And I hope that goodbye never comes.

I'll pray 'til the day I die, goodbye never comes.

We'll never be lonely.

We'll never be blue.

We'll ride on our merry-go-round

'Til all our dreams come true.

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Seasons of Love

As the piper pipes...

And the songstress sweetly sings of love...

And the lilacs fragrantly bloom in springtime...

 

As the crooner croons...

And the lovers love in sweet loveliness...

And the summer breezes blow gently through her hair...

 

As the songbird sings...

And the jesters jest so jovially...

And autumn's myriad of colors glow in the sunlight...

 

As the strings play...

And the distant drums fade in the sunset...

And the gentle snow makes barren a host of color

And purifies the earth in a cloak of white...

 

As my love for you...

As I live for you...

As I long for you... My love.

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Star

A star sits up in the sky

Looking down at the universe

In awesome wonder.

It never says a word,

But peaks its head

Out of the dark shadows of nothingness,

And sits

Winking at the magnificent beauty of earth.

A star is a very peculiar thing...

Whereas we go to bed when the dark comes,

And wake with the light,

A star does just the opposite...

For it is very shy.

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Rain

The rain is coming down outside,

But I ain't gonna run and hide.

I'm standing in the pouring rain,

But if I really had a brain,

I'd turn and go inside.

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Limericks

Bingo is a game for fun.

Mingo was an Indian.

Hapless... Hopeless...

Smoking dope is stupid.

Eat a bun.

Fingers point. "Shame, shame" they say.

There's got to be a better way.

Be nice. Think twice.

The spice of life is

Making hay from day to day.

It's time we all got serious.

It tends to make me curious;

The way we waste

Our lives in haste

Just simply makes me furious.

So, eat a pickle, pucker lips.

Twist and shout and shake your hips.

But don't dismay,

Another day

Will come your way like passing ships.

We meet. We talk. We pass the day.

We try to find that golden bay

That lies serene

A golden dream

To come and sweep our hearts away.

If you don't find your dream today,

You simply choose another way.

You scratch and bite

With all your might

For what is right to do and say.

You keep your dream deep in your heart

To feed and nurture from the start.

You watch it grow

Until you know

You've made it. You're a part.

So, don't go giving up on schemes

Though disappointment sometimes seems

To come your way.

You'll find someday

You've realized your dreams.

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Someday I'll Write You a Poem

Someday I'm going to write you a poem.

You may not know it at the time.

It may not have a scheme or rhyme.

But nevertheless

I'll try my best,

And someday I'll write you a poem.

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Harvest of Stars

On a wondrously warm silent evening

With the galaxies flaunting their wares,

I stare at the diamond light beaming,

Forgetting all worries and cares.

 

And the starlight beams down to caress me,

And it cradles the world near and far;

Smiling sweetly and softly above me

As I reap a harvest of stars.

 

Hello, is there anyone out there?

Are you asking the same thing of me?

If so, are you wearing my blank stare?

If not, then the show is for free.

 

So, I'll stay here and gaze at the heavens,

And think about life up on mars.

I'll dream about going there someday

As I gather my harvest of stars.

 

My friends say that I 'm just a dreamer;

My eyes trained too much on the sky.

But my heavenly infatuation

Is a fact that I just can't deny.

 

So I'll stay here and gaze at the heavens,

And dream about life up on mars.

I'll dream about going there someday

As I gather my harvest of stars.

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Flower

             In the

Mist---------------------------------------

There

  grows a

Flower.............

That

Glistens

With the

Sparkle

Of dew drops

 

***a beacon***

In a world of

Darkness.       

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Light

Light!  Bright.

Light? Right.

Right bright

Is bright light.

Sun? Fun...

Funny sun

Is bright light.

Light? Good...

Good would be

Bright light.

Light? Right.

Keep your light.

Shine it bright...

It's all all right

In bright light.

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Make Me Laugh

I like to laugh...

Hate to cry.

Love to live...

Don't want to die.

Bless you, love you...

Love to think of you.

So, don't be shy. Don't make me cry.

I hate to cry...

Don't want to die.

So, please... Make me laugh.

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Such Is the Plight of Man

Flowers in spring prefer growing in crowds.

They seem a sociable cult.

But flowers can never grow on a cloud

With any successful result.

 

A cloud is unstable, acceptive to change.

They lose their bearing to the wind in exchange

For a free-born spirit to stroll 'cross the blue

To wherever the wind wants to carry them to.

 

But flowers are stable, their roots need the soil.

They reach for the sun. They labor and toil

To free their roots from the bonds that confine;

To rescue their souls, deliver their minds

So that they too may fly where the free wind may bid;

To see what's to see; to shout it out loud;

I'm free, I'm whole, my bloom is unhid."

...But a flower can't grow on a cloud.

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Patience Is a Virtue

@%#!*t5w

 

Blankety blank  blank

Dad-blame, carn-sarn

Heck and gosh almighty.

Blow you top and you'll feel better.

That for sure alrighty.

 

It makes no difference whose feelings you hurt...

Makes no difference who you treat like dirt.

Just stomp on your friends and your brother and all,

Or anyone else who stands too tall.

 

It's fine to stand up for what's right I should think.

It's fine, but no need to make such a stink.

Because patience is a virtue you can't overplay,

And something we all should practice each day.

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I Think I'll Live Forever

I think I'll live forever;

See no reason why I shouldn't.

I argued with a fellow once   

Who told me that I couldn't.

"You've got to die", he said to me.

"It's all a part of living".

It seemed to me a dumb remark,

But I can be forgiving.

No need to make a big "to do"

About a small request.

I'd like to live forever

And I plan to do my best

To make it just as far in life

As possibly I can.

If I don't make it,

I'll live 'til I die,

And take it like a man.

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Knowledge

Oh, you warbling warbler

Perched on my fencepost.

Warble your warble,

Cry your cry.

'Feed me. I'm hungry.

I'm always hungry.'

Feed me your birdseed,

Your bread crumbs, your worms.

I can't get enough.

I can't get too much.

Just keep it coming. Don't let it stop.

I won't get enough until I die.

I won't get too much if I live forever.

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Worry

Worry  worry

Hurry scurry,

Makes you seem

All in a flurry.

 

Makes you feel bad,

Wears you out.

Makes you almost want to shout.

 

We all have problems...

All worry some,

But worrying about things

Won't get them done.

So

Think out your worries.

Find out what's wrong.

You'll find that your worries

Will soon be gone.

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Fire

Sitting by the fireside...

Much too cold to go outside...

Watching the wind thrust forth and back...

Fighting the pine with a whip and a crack...

 

"Pop" the fire bursts onto the hearth.

The flame sings "crack" and "crackle" again.

The tall smoke rises into the skies

To be toppled by the wind.

 

But the fire is confined, its anger is stored

In the corner of light it supplies,

Until its anger consumes it in flame,

And thus in defiance, it dies.

 

But it sings in its anguish,

It longs to be free.

To those who confine it, it longs to decree

Its terrible force, its unleashed power,

The sorrow it leaves as it starts to cower.

 

And I think...

Is not this the story of men?

To live, to grow stronger, to fight to the end,

And on leaving leave sorrow

That grows less each tomorrow.

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Madness

A madness of perplexity

Is what this

World

Looks like to me.

Right and wrong

Are all the same;

Depending on who runs "the game".

 

Anarchy rules supreme in my mind***

Leaving

All

Sense

Of

Logic

Behind.

I become a giant.

Ibecomeanelf

I search and I search,

But I can't find myself.

I live and I learn...but get nowhere.........

But when I'm gone, will anyone care?

 

Will the world go on?

It survived before...

I'm sure when I leave

It

Will

Do

It

Once

More.

This "madness" is not an obsession with me

For these thoughts are only a

      

  drop in the sea.

 

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To Be a Man

The noise outside is silently growing

To fill the room with emptiness,

And the problems of the world

Ride through the air of time and mind

To rest on the shoulders of each and every man.

 

To take them seriously:

To make him thoughtful,

To make him concerned,

To make him forlorn,

To make him belong.

 

To take them lightly:

To make him thoughtless,

To make him discerned,

To make him cajoling,

To make him trivial.

 

To be a man; to be a part

He must lend a hand; must give his heart.

For he who is careless is nothing but wrong,

And he who is thoughtless can never belong.

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Think

That little thing inside a person...

Conflicting right and wrong...

Distinguishing good from evil...

Turning desire into achievement...

Transforming guilt into restitution...

 

A conscience.

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Peace of Mind

It's a long long time from now 'til then;

The time I will truly find

All the thought and creativity

That dwells within one mind.

With a gift of love  

A gift of song.

And all the things that must belong

Within a mind in which peace dwells.

I try to think but all thought fails

To bring to me and all mankind

The beauty that is peace of mind.

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