Between Heaven & Earth

Between Heaven & Earth

Look down

Beneath the clouds

So many stars

All in galaxies across the land

Ships travel through paths of light

Red, yellow and green start flash

Keeping a perfect rhythm

Such beauty hidden from view

Yet it is there all around us

It is just sad that we can’t see it

Unless we are floating

High above the Earth

Still not yet in Heaven

Outback Sunset

Outback Sunset

Sitting under an old gum tree

The one down by the creek

Miles away from the road

My truck got me there

Just as if it had a heart of its own

The girl I love at my side

And a Mason Jar full of Aussie moonshine in my hand

Fog rolls in over the meadows

As the sun turns from white to a deep red

I am so happy to be here to experience it

To live to see the truest beauty of Heaven

Paradise couldn’t be any better than an Outback sunset

Lost Love

Lost Love

You have no idea how much I love you

I have dreamed of you

Wished for you on every star

I have seen your dreams

Felt your happiness

And your fears

It took so long to talk to you

Even longer to express my feelings

Now you are my life

You are my future and my past

You are my everything

Now you have gone

God has taken you from me

My dreams, wishes and life

They all went with you

And I am left alone

Beauty

Beauty

Do you know that you are beautiful

Has anyone told you so

Your body is not a size 3

Nor should it be

You are the perfect you

Diets and fads would ruin who you are

Your smile reflects your beauty

Your eyes show the fantastic soul you have

Do not pay attention to the ads

Do not compare yourself to a starving model

You are not what ignorant people see

You are the woman you should be

You are beautiful

The Story Writes Itself

The Story Writes Itself

If I am in my dark place

It is where I choose to be

Do not try to make me smile

I do not want to laugh

Just leave me alone

I want to experience it all

Soak in where my mind took me

Learn what the darkness teaches

I will bring it back with me

Share it with the pen

As I write the darkness will come out

The story will write itself

The words will appear on their own

And the story will be told

Indecision

Indecision

So many choices to make

My head aches

My heart pounds

My lips are so dry

Who decided to make it so hard

To allow us to choose

Trying to make up my mind

One is right

The other is wrong

It is up to me

Still they force me to decide

How am I to know

Do I listen to my heart

Are other people right

Hours pass as my mind falls apart

I have to choose

Which do I want

Coke or Pepsi

Neither actually

I think I’ll have a beer

Travels of My Mind

Travels of My Mind

My mind has travelled so far

It left my body behind

Doing what it desires

It wanders the universe

Collecting ideas from other lands

Alien to us mortals on Earth

Only it knows what it will see

What it has seen

It tells me in my dreams

Such wild vivid images

Colors and sounds that are new

Unknown by artists and musicians

Lands of fire and the darkest smoke

And others covered with ancient ice

Vegetative paradises

Alive with plants that touch the skies

Such strangely beautiful animals

Scents that drive my body to the edge

Trying to push it in a valley of ecstasy

This world where my body resides

The world of my home is so primitive

It cannot compare to what I have experienced

What my mind brings me as I sleep

I Am All

I Am All

You look at me

You think you know me

I have long hair

A greying moustache

And I wear old tee shirts

In your eyes I am a biker

Violent and hateful

Talk to me one time

Know me before you judge me

You will learn

I am white

I am black

I am red and yellow

I am brown

I am a man

I am a woman

I am a child

I am a Christian

I am a Jew

I am a Muslim

I am Buddhist and I am Hindi

I am a Pagan

I am every person you have ever met

Everyone you have judged

Everyone you have loved

Everyone you constantly hate

Yes, I am you

And I am me

I am a Human being

And that is all I want to be

He Lives Alone

He Lives Alone

The mystical stag

Raising from the thicket

Wandering the woods

Under the light of a waning moon

He walks with the gods

Nature’s mightiest warrior

Born with the ultimate swords

He defends his forests

The meadows where he roams

He is a supreme male

A king among God’s animals

Yet, he lives alone

The Old Man In the Mirror

The Old Man In the Mirror

I look at the mirror

The man I see looking back

He is not me

I do not have bags under my eyes

The wrinkles were never there before

I have always been a young man

I guess that was so long ago

Now my hair is greying

The hair that remains that is

The lines of age covers my face

How did I get so old

When did my youth fall away

I do not like the man I see in the mirror

He is not me

Faded Names

Faded Names

Walking quietly at sunset

Listening to the breeze

Moving through the trees

Crows scream at the new moon

Shadows of names

New and faded

Casts shadows into the stone

Who were those people

How did they live

So little information about their lives

Nowhere near enough to know them

The light fades

Darkness fills the area

Their names are gone

And once again

They are forgotten

Reality of My Mind

Reality of My Mind

So much I cannot understand

World upon world

Drifting through my mind

Are they all real?

Which ones are visions of infinity?

Who lives on them?

Do they know that I am watching?

There is so much in just one reality

Although I wish to understand it all

It is so hard and so painful

Too much for my feeble mind to absorb

Roads going everywhere and nowhere

Leading to differing places

Yet, I am afraid to travel them

Not knowing to what world they would lead

My thoughts have twisted the universe

Into something I can no longer trust

I cannot make it stop

I cannot turn everything normal again

My mind created the world

Made up the roads

That will have to be my reality

For a very long time to come

If Time Were To End

If Time Were To End

If time were to end

Even if nothing else existed

If all of reality disappeared in a flash

I know the my heart would keep beating

It would keep my memories alive

Showing the moments I spent with you

The moments of happiness

The moments where we cried in each other’s arms

And when a new reality emerged

It would know nothing of us who came before

Still my heart would be beating

My memories of you would remain

It would know of you

And how I loved you

The Ultimate Temptation

The Ultimate Temptation

The pit is so dark

So deep that it has no bottom

Still it has a beauty

The glow of volcanic embers

Turn the walls into flickering gold

Dragons float below

Brushing their wings against night blooming flowers

Black clouds drift in the heated breezes

Lightning flashes and thunder rolls

Echoing through the infinite space

So hard to stand at the edge

The temptation is to leap into the void

To see what the world is like at the bottom

Yet, it is a question that must not be answered

The answer is beyond human understanding

Something the gods wish kept secret

Still it is there before us

The ultimate temptation which will never be sedated

All we have to do is float with the dragons

Watch the lightning and hear the thunder

And listen to our hearts

If we do

If we can

We will know all when the time is right

All we have to do is believe

Too Drunk Too Call

Too Drunk To Call

Darlin’ I know it was a mistake

Going out least night

I had a few too many

Jack, Jim and Jose weren’t my friends

I shouldn’t have called you as the sun was coming up

I just wanted to tell you I love you

Let you know that I was thinking about you

Wishing you were in my arms

I knew I shouldn’t have gone to that saloon

I knew I should have only had a beer

I could hardly walk but I thought of you

God, why weren’t you here with me

Jack, Jim and Jose gave me the nerve

I was calling to ask you to be my wife

I had it rehearsed in my mind

My heart had written the words so long ago

Still I had a few too many

I shouldn’t have called you as the sun was coming up

I should have waited

I should have let some time pass

Then maybe you would have said yes

Maybe I would be able to love you for the rest of my life

Maybe…just maybe

I would be able to remember your name

Looking At Stars

Looking At Stars

A million billion spots of light

So far away

Still just beyond our reach

We pray to them

We make a wish on the first one we see

Yet we know that they are not magical

They cannot hear our prayers

They do not know what our wishes are

But they are there for us

To count on a cloudless night

To watch as they cross our skies

And even for us to wish upon

That will never change

And we would not want it to

The Golden Gate

The Golden Gate

What is behind that golden door

The one our parents didn’t want us to see

Saved for the old it remains locked

My mind wanders as I look at the girl across the room

What does the door hide

What could be behind it that I should never see

For years I wonder

My mind fantasizes dreams that could never be possible

One night there is a kiss from a special girl

A touch of our hands

A look into her eyes as the shine in the moonlight

The golden gates open and I learn the secret

The secret which was so long hidden from me

I learn the secret of being in love 

Woman of Gold

Woman of Gold

Are you a statue?

Or are you a goddess

Frozen in time

Such beauty for all to admire

Yet we know that there is more to you

Maybe a life of sadness

Maybe you lived in the purest joy

We can tell what your soul is like

Your eyes stare straight ahead

Looking at all of us

Maybe you are wondering what we think

As we pass by and look at you

Woman of gold

Although out heart goes out

We will always remember you

Although we may never know the real you

Our minds will give you life

Our thought will tell your story

And in our heart you will be alive

I Can't

I Can’t

Together forever

One night the wrong word was said

You left our house

You left our bed

You left my heart broken and dying

Never to come back

Still I see you in my life

The waitress at the diner

The barmaid at the saloon

And every girl walking down the street

They all have your face

The same glint I remember in your eyes

The same perfume you wore to bed

I cannot see the real world

Only the one where you were with me

No matter what I do

How much my mind tries to wander

Even the songs on the old country channel

They remind me of my time with you

I can’t get you out of my head

The Story

The Story

I look at my keyboard

What could I possibly say?

How could I tell the story I see?

The characters are so strong

The lines maybe say too much

I want them to be believed

Yet, I know that they will not

It is a story of a world I see

One of pure good

One of the purest evil

How can I write it?

How could anyone see what I see?

What words could speak my words?

My thoughts are so different

Never the same as everyone’s reality

This is a story that needs to be told

My fingers have to move

The keys have to click as I touch them

The story will flow onto the screen

The words will come

The story will be told

If I could just move my fingers

They Don't Care

They Don’t Care

Don’t pledge allegiance to the flag

I don’t want to hear your prayers

God and the country have turned their backs on us

How could they allow people to die on the streets?

Why do children go to bed with nothing to eat?

Seniors are forced to survive on cat food

Our young are sent to kill and be killed

This is no way for our lives to be

They control our lives

They make the choices for us

It is time for them to think

It is time for them to care

If they don’t

If they can’t

We will never survive

Then who will they control?

The Hippie Girl

The Hippie Girl

Look at that girl walking down the street

So far out of time

A denim maxi skirt

Long straight hair

Bracelets on both arms

And necklaces covering her chest

She is an angel from a forgotten time

Even after so many years

Her appearance means so much to so many people

Remembering a movement for peace in a time of war

Does she know that she celebrates love?

Don’t tell her what she means

Just let her walk in peace

Let her be who she is

Let her spread the message of peace and love

Even if she doesn’t know she’s doing it

The Last Wish

The Last Wish

Gravedigger do your job

Dig the hole deep and wide

I will be coming soon

You will need to be ready

There will be no mourners

You will be the only one

The only one to see me placed in the ground

Place a wooden cross at my head

No name or date

I do not want to be found

Please allow me to be alone

Let the demons of death have my soul

I want my body to fade into the earth

There is only one wish I wish to ask

Bury me face down

My face buried in the dirt

Leave me so I can tell the world

If they ever happen upon me

Long after my cross has turned to dust

I want to let them know when the dig me up

They can simply kiss my ass

Dead Man's Hand

Dead Man’s Hand

Should have never sat down

A backwoods country bar

Filled with redneck men

Beautiful country girls

And a Texas Hold’em game in the back

A few losing hands

Then came the black aces and black eights

The dead man’s hand

A stack of chips in the middle

Everyone went all in

Most lost and someone won

A Smith & Wesson came out

Bullets flew and a man fell dead

They learned that day that there is a time to fold

There is no winning with a dead man’s hand

Waves

Waves

Watching the water at the beach

Its glassy surface shines under the sun

Waves dance it a rhythm that only nature could write

Some small and so graceful and so petite

Others destroy ages old coastlines

They all live as Earth’s beauty

Where were they born?

How far have they traveled to reach this land?

Looking at a wave is to see grace, power and splendor

Yet it also has a sense of sadness as it reaches the land

Knowing that it traversed thousands of miles

Wandering half way around the world

Just to die before my eyes

Giving its life as it fades into the sand

So sad…so sad

Aboriginal Sweet Water

Aboriginal Sweet Water

This land as always been my home

More than two thousand generations

My people have shared this land

Living their lives and all they offered

Songs and stories filled the air

That was long ago when then sweet water flowed

Feeding the land and keeping us alive

Roos ran wild in our bush

Emus layed their eggs in plentiful nests

They fed our babies and gave us clothes

And we were a proud people

And the sweet water came at night

The water is now gone

Evaporated by the desert sun

The Roos and Emus have moved on

Nature and Australia have turned their backs on us

Our traditions are still among us

We are still a proud people

We can and will survive no matter what

The spirits will hear our prayers

They will grant our wishes

The sweet water will once again flow

We will once again be in paradise

And our songs can once again be heard

Another Earth

Another Earth

What if there was another Earth

Just the same as ours

With people, animals and plants

I wonder if I was ever born there

If I were what would I say to him?

What would he say to me?

Would he be rich and famous?

Or would he be just like me

Would he write stories and poems?

Maybe he would love only money

Would he have a family to love?

Or would he lonely and sad

What would it be to look into my eyes?

And see someone so like me looking back

Would it be strange realizing that I am not unique

Not one of a kind in the massive universe

In that moment when we first meet

When we first talk to each other

Neither of us would be alone

We would each have a brother

Someone to share stories with

Maybe someone with the same memories

Maybe we could become friends

Maybe

Night Sounds

Night Sounds

Laying in my bed

Listening to the tick tock of the clock

I hear a siren in the distance

A dog barking down the street

The people in the next apartment having sex

All are distracting yet relaxing

Waiting for my dreamtime to come

Thoughts cloud my mind

What could I have done differently?

Is there a plan for my tomorrow?

Too many thoughts to be able to sleep

Not tonight

I will just listen to the clock

The sirens

The dog

And the people having sex

Tomorrow will take care of itself

Fridays

Fridays

I took the day off from work

Told the boss I had the flu

A Mc Donalds lunch

A movie at the multiplex

I just thank God it’s Friday

The bar opened at five

Jim, Jack and Smirnoff were waiting for me

My friends are always there

I don’t plan on eating

Just listening to the music

Jamie Gordon singing lively country songs

Everyone clapping to the rhythm

Ginger Sue dances on the beer soaked floor

Swinging her ba donkey donk like it never swung before

She’s God’s masterpiece in Daisy Dukes

I only wish I could see her

My vision comes from the bottom of a beer glass

My head swims from my drinks

So many bottles and glasses on the bar

Each one a moment of pleasure

Each on a lost moment of time

My judgment dies along with my liver

Even the ugly girls start to look good

A case of beer and a bottle of whiskey

All gave their lives for me

I know I will not remember any of this

I will not know the girl I wake up next to

But I don’t care

I just thank God for one thing

Next Friday I can do it all over again

Look At The Roses Bleed

Look At The Roses Bleed

Look at the roses bleed

Given as a gift of love

They watched the love fade

First to indifference

Then into an unnecessary hate

They watched the kisses stop

Words of anger filled the air instead

The children watched their parents fight

Looked on as they were ignored

Ran when the anger turned toward them

Hiding from the people who loved them

Look at the roses bleed

Mourning over the sadness of a dead love

Hidden By The Light

Hidden By The Light

Look into the daylight

See the horrors that live there

Men killing men over land

Money, food and oil

Children molested, abused and neglected

Starving while others gorge themselves

Missiles that kill from a world away

Without ever seeing who they hit

Diseases come from making love

Long lingering pain and a slow death

All from being in love

Animals caged for our amusement

Hunted for sport or for trophy

The crystal blue sky turned grey

Poisoned by mans need to make money

The beauty of the world has been taken

Hidden by human’s warped values

Slaughters by those who should have known better

Give me the night when my eyes are closed

The demons, devils and serpents of the dark

At least there you know where evil hides

You know where the Hell begins and where it ends

You can see what is hidden by the light

And at least it is the truth

Dark Girl

Dark Girl

Where is the real you?

The girl behind your sweetness

The one who dreams of passion

Who wanders the world

Wondering what the darkside is like

That is the girl I want to know

The girl your parents told you not to be

The girl who knows that sinners are more fun than saints

I want you to be the girl you know you are

That is the one I want to love

The one hidden deep within your soul

Give yourself a chance to leave the light behind

Ignore all of the rules that run your life

Allow yourself to be free

To become the girl you want to

Only then we can love and live as one

I Do Not Want A Mirror

I Do Not Want A Mirror

I do not want a mirror

I do not want to see what you see

The sadness in my eyes

The pain the hides within

I do not want to see the ravages of time

How they have worn me down

The lines they have carved into my skin

I do not want to see that my life is fading

The fact that I only have a little time left

I want to think that I am still young

I do not want to see the truth

I want to live the lie of my mind

Do not ask me

I do not want a mirror

I want to be the me of my fantasy

And what’s wrong with that?

The Fires of Love

The Fires of Love

Smoke floats into the air

Coming from a heart that burns for you

Ignited when I first looked into your eyes

Stoked when we shared our first kiss

Even when the flames faded to embers

When words were spoken in anger

They grew again when my hand touched yours

They are all consuming

Burning my heart, my mind and my soul

The flames cannot be controlled

Nor should they ever be

Long after my body has gone from this world

The fires will burn far into the next world