The words you speak cut deep.
You may cut me with your eyes and kill me with your hatred, but I will always have my faith, for heaven's sake. But like the air, I still rise, but you have to stand on the other side. You can't take my pride away... – by A J C | 276 Views added 9 months ago
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The shadows I see.
It's a beautiful day as I walk through the town, stop by the old church, and look around. Gazing behind it, I discern an ordained shadow. The shadow points to an old graveyard with slate-smooth stones. There is a picture of a... – by A J C | 517 Views added 9 months ago
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The owl in the tree.
I sit and listen under the tree and see the moon light and smell the moonlight air, I can hear a howl from an owl from nobody knows where. He yells out his howl, but I'm the only one there. He sits up in the old oak tree... – by A J C | 438 Views added 9 months ago
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People on the street.
When I watch where people on the street meet, they stand in line, warm and breathing through the street. I lodged only for a little while. I give them a big smile. Then I climb to the top of a sand pile to get a bird's eye... – by A J C | 415 Views added 9 months ago
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I will never surrender.
I will never surrender. I am in love and will always be. I love you even more, no matter what faith has in store for me. I refuse to surrender; I won't go down with the ship. You might find yourself falling into his arms.... – by A J C | 350 Views added 10 months ago
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In the heap and stubble.
As I walk, I think it must be queer to stop without a farmhouse near. I can see the frozen lake. It was the darkest night of the year. So, I give myself a shake to get rid of the downy snowflakes. The woods are dark and... – by A J C | 432 Views added 10 months ago
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Just take my hand.
Your eyes have to be stars that fell from the sky. Your soft, sweet lips must have come from a tulip. Take my hand, and I will take you on a journey. Where there are bright lights and the moon shines bright and the scent of... – by A J C | 297 Views added 10 months ago
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The day I found you.
Nicole was mine from the first day I found her. Then Sue came along and loved me strong, I thought me and sue she died too. I need a girl who will stay and not run behind me. I had it up to here, where love is a small word... – by A J C | 737 Views added 10 months ago
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I have no reason.
I went to the mouth of a graveyard. I seen people all around with tears in their eyes. I seen a tiny white coffin with a baby inside. I seen death all around, with no place to hide. I looked into my dog's eyes, and she knew she... – by A J C | 364 Views added 10 months ago
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All I need to know.
I was your love for many years Your tears remind me of a cloud that holds a lot of rain, and your pain and sorrows fill many of my tomorrows. If I could borrow the stars in the sky and put them in your eyes, the moon would... – by A J C | 317 Views added 10 months ago
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The harvest moon.
I look out my window and can see a bright orange harvest moon. It indicates that I'll be seeing you soon. Your beauty is like the golden wheat in a cool summer breeze. I smell your scent on my sleeve. You are the wheat, and I am... – by A J C | 690 Views added 10 months ago
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The song you sing.
I can hear the song you sing, and I do understand. You hold the key to love and fear in the palm of your trembling hand. Just one key will unlock the door. It's there at your command. I won't make a stand. Because I know you... – by A J C | 432 Views added 10 months ago
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The ruby-red bird.
I looked and saw a ruby-red bird with a broken wing on the ground, but she would not sing. So I took her home and put a sling on her wing. A few days later, she was playing on her swing and singing. Then I looked down at my... – by A J C | 297 Views added 10 months ago
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Somewhere, someday, somehow.
There is a place where we can go for peace, quiet, and nice, clean air. It waits for me and you and I can take you there. It's time for a new way of living and a new way of forgiving. A time to spare, a time to... – by A J C | 851 Views added 10 months ago
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The 57 Chevy.
The moon rises and your eyelids get heavy, but you look great in the back seat of my 57 Chevy. I know the load you bear is heavy. But I will make it light, even if I have to fight. Because I love you, I will make it right.Every... – by A J C | 285 Views added 10 months ago
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The clouds get in my way.
Now the time has come and gone. To say I love you can't be wrong. But I'm weak, and you are strong. I can hear the storms far away, but it's the clouds in my mind that get in my way. They rain and snow on me every day. I... – by A J C | 417 Views added 10 months ago
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The leaves dropped their tears.
I love the woods; they are so dark and deep. But I do have one promise I will keep. I will try to make it before I go to sleep. The woods are chilly on my cheeks, and I love it when the leaves weep. I can hear the... – by A J C | 666 Views added 10 months ago
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Nothing lasts forever.
You used to cast a spell on any man with your beauty; and the sparkle in your eyes and ruby red lips and hair of silk they were at your command. They would stare and gaze whenever you come near, Now you're old, and like a... – by A J C | 322 Views added 10 months ago
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The lost car keys.
Part of losing is not hard to master, and filled with intent, that is no disaster. Well, the loss of your car keys hurt's but is an hour poorly spent. However, the time you put into losing them is not hard to master it gives me... – by A J C | 319 Views added 10 months ago
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The candle is lit.
The light of a candle glows. The cool summer breeze blows. The stream down below flows. The world turns slow. Will our love still grow and flow? The raindrops fall from the clouds, and when lightning strikes, it's so loud. But... – by A J C | 349 Views added 10 months ago
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The sea of people did come.
A pack of wolves surrounded me as I walked into the woods between the piles of stubble and rubble. They were not there to do me harm; they were there to keep me calm. They were there to protect me from the sea of... – by A J C | 746 Views added 10 months ago
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Castles in the sky.
Castles in the sky.
You construct your fortresses in the sky, but you refuse to allow anyone to come by I don't want them to I don't know why. But you don't mind splitting hairs; you would rather climb up the stairs. You... – by A J C | 418 Views added 10 months ago
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The girl in the window.
I looked up at the window. My disabled friend can't grab a clasp in her crooked hands. When she does they end up on the floor and makes me cry even more. As the sun goes down in her lonely land. I do understand. My hands... – by A J C | 683 Views added 10 months ago
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Feathers in the tree.
Hope is the thing with feathers—that purchase in the soul and it gives you a smile—and sings the tune without the words and never stops—at all, and sweetest—in the gale is heard—and sore must be the storm—that could abash... – by A J C | 806 Views added 10 months ago
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The string and the kite.
If I let the string go on my kite, it would blow in the wind day and night, wherever I should find it. The wind was there too, and I guess that's why I love you. I found you, too. I guess our love is like the wind;... – by A J C | 439 Views added 10 months ago
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The lady in the silk gown.
There you stand in the dark of night with your silk gown and your golden hair; it shines so bright. Your eyes are like neon lights. Your skin is like the finest ivory I have ever seen. You put your hand out to touch me.... – by A J C | 336 Views added 10 months ago
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My pains and sorrows.
If I do not dream and I do not sleep, then why do you sit here and weep for me? You'll hold all your dreams in like a cloud holds a lot of rain. But your sorrow and pain I can see you can't hide. Take my hand; so I may... – by A J C | 583 Views added 10 months ago
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The dreams of summer.
Nature's first green is gold, and her early leaves are a flower to hold. But only for an hour. Then the leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden sinks to grief, so don't go down today; no gold can... – by A J C | 451 Views added 10 months ago
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The mighty oak tree.
Even though you are old and have gray hair, you continue to turn me on and I don't care. My eyes may fade like the waves in the sea, but your beauty will always be there. I love you more than you can count the stars in the... – by A J C | 431 Views added 10 months ago
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The clock is ticking away.
Like clouds, they hold a lot of rain. Love holds a lot of pain. Your tomorrow's hold a lot of sorrows. And all your sorrows will still be here tomorrow. Yesterday holds a lot of two days, and today holds a lot of... – by A J C | 511 Views added 10 months ago
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