NECESSARY

there’s so much in the world that’s depressing that’s depressing there’s so much we hear that’s disappointing that’s disappointing trying to recapture make do for the future there’s so much that’s necessary that’s necessary.

DRUM SONG

yesterday was here now today it’s gone ya see tomorrow’s round the bend before we know for you and me and then will come the spring from now til then most anything that’s how it’s gonna be so who’s to say there’s any way to stop the hands of time? from moving forward can’t ya … Continue reading →

THE NOW

grounded in the here and now the future, past it didn’t last and rooted in the present tense the present moment a component not from then nor what will be i’m standing here the now is clear.

STAND

I said what I’ve said And I’ve done what I’ve done Today I’ve decided To just let it stand Let it stand Let it stand There’s no turning back Why fret or regret When you can just let it stand? The past is the past And it’s gone now for good Today is the present … Continue reading →

ONUS

Let bygones be bygones the past be the past today is the moment your future gets cast no time like the present no time like today to blow out the cobwebs chase storm clouds away it’s easy to say but much harder to do up high is a rainbow on the onus is you.

PLANE HEADING WEST

i slept like a log no a brick no a dead man i dreamt of a time when a much younger man on a plane heading west at least younger than today i casually leafed through a new york daily news i sat like a stone no a stiff no a sentry i pictured a … Continue reading →

WHITE SPACE

don’t read my words you don’t anyway read between them between each sentence above and below them side-to-side the looking is better the white space is where like here the before and after the pauses and clauses and phrases that stick out too like a sore thumb for some reason and don’t belong there they’re … Continue reading →

BIG VALLEY

i’m on the cusp of a brand new beginning the unexpected is waiting for me i’m on the peak of the highest mountain the big valley is all i can see it’s the land where adventure does happen i’ll find out when i get where i’ll be the big valley is where i’ll be walking … Continue reading →

IT’S TODAY THAT I’M LIVING

don’t ask about tomorrow or what i did yesterday i can’t predict the future and the past has gone away don’t suggest that i worry or agonize please it’s today that i’m living and today i’m at ease i don’t know what’s in store when it gets here we’ll see the future will tell me … Continue reading →

STAND

I’ve said what I’ve said And I’ve done what I’ve done Today I’ve decided To just let it stand Let it stand Let it stand There’s no turning back Why fret or regret When you can just let it stand? The past is the past And it’s gone now for good Today is the present … Continue reading →