many twisted years ago
river ran by out of sight
many twisted years ago.
there, a smile held a clue;
wandered to and fro.
rocked the boat, hid the oars;
hummed, row jimmy, row.
redwood halls held raven dawns;
caws fell misty echoed.
river ran right on by;
jade winks played shadows.
reflections framed in pebbled banks;
eddied mirrorlife as seasons flowed.
steelhead flashed, ran vast in wonder;
leapt lit ripples of broken glow.
river ran by out of sight
many twisted years ago.
slices of moon
a thought like a bullet
cross hairs on a heart
moving target in a hurricane
dodging cupids darts
racing through the years
stopping time in the tall trees
hopping memories like freight trains
earthquake drum rhythmed bloodstreams
past years pass by in minutes
deep sleep slips off of tumbling dreams
sand slips in the hourglass
and nothing's what it seems
we're all hoping for more
never settling for less
turning up the volume
to fill the air with a sound bet
wagering on each other to
win wings sometime soon
we reach for the stars
holding sharp slices of moon
once you've tasted
so many reasons and ways to go
those songs and all that musico
dancing dances 'til the dawn comes round
showing some stories 'til others are found
so many things and places to be
all baggage we carry drags 'til we set it free
skipping along from here to there
from stone to stone crossing rapids to somewhere
so many differences and similarities
all bridges connecting separate realities
picking vines crushing wines 'til the illusive is found
once you've tasted truth to yourself you're bound
then forever all the rest is cheap whiskey going down
