The Universe within

Universe inside a universe
World inside a world
City inside a city
Soul inside a body
the ghost in a machine
Moments inside a moment
All under a microscope
The universe within
All things being equal
everything has it's place,
it's role to play
Linked in the chain of survival
Friends, Enemies, parasites
Dischords and harmony
Understanding and not knowing
that the wheels keep turning
and wait for nothing
no days, nights
no wrong nor rights
Ticking like an expensive time piece
Triggering a series of events
which began long before our time
and continue long after.
But a moment stops in time
a sun is shining
there's the flowers,
the rain clouds
the birds finding their way
Peace of Mind...
And inside that moment a sun is shining
The seeds have grown new flowers
The rain has filled the rivers
and a new season has come to play

Les Paul

Picked up the guitar
Picked out a tune or two
To see if I could still play
Still got it?
Did I ever have it?!
Fingers a little clumsy,
a little slower,
a few less brain cells,
a snapped tendon,
a paper cut,
old strings,
and older mind,
the time
the inclination
inspiration and dedication
and excuses...

Waiting for that song to appear
That familiar maj7 chord
Waiting for that song to appear
add another Asus4
Waiting for that song to appear
Created and not learnt
Sidetracked by the signs of rust on the humbuckers
They are barely even earnt
but it adds character - or so they say
Gently put back in it's case
maybe on another day...

Chloe and Daddy Day

Tomorrow I'll be waiting
for another chance
to be at home
to forget the worries,
remembering the moments that we'll never get back
sharing such a blessed time together
and then you will be all grown up.
I think about you when you're asleep
and wonder if we are in your dreams
I pray you'll sleep softly and still
and that you will always be well
and that all of our dreams for you come true
because you are such a special little girl
the reason Mummy and I came into this world
so you can be...
and yesterday meant nothing
all forgotten,
as if it was a blink of an eye
The first time we saw you we knew it was all worth it
Everything grew colours and became clear
The start of the most amazing years
and we couldn't ask for more.
Wrapped around my finger?
Maybe, but why not?
I try my best
but I know I won't get it always right
but you know I will protect you with all of my might
even when things to you won't seem black and white,
I'm always there.
And I'll look back fondly
And always have these memories
you holding my hand
and feeding the ducks
all the new words
more and more each day
the songs and dance
Your cheeky smile
and contagious laugh
Your ringlets of hair
and most of all -
the love that you and I share
In this special time of your life...

Spellbound

Make the notes appear from my mind
the sound in my ears - all in time
and the words will almost rhyme
from another space
falls into place
and everything will work out just fine

Twisted into shape
Moulded to take form
isolated, fabricated
a moment is born
another page torn

It's your trick
the one you perfected
you showed me years ago
but never gave it a thought
I didn't realise
I watched and learned
was spellbound
until the tide turned

Dreams became dreams
Reality became life
Life left it all behind
and never asked any questions
nor gave any answers

Enjoy the ride

Determination
The will to be better and faster
than the next person
the next generation
than yourself
It keeps you guessing
but you never really understood
the things from your childhood
the instincts we never really put a name to
but they played their part in who we are today
who we will be tomorrow
and what they will write when we are gone
A ripple in the pond
now riding on a wave we can't get off
sometimes crystal clear
sometimes the rapids
sometimes you just close your eyes
and feel the wind in your face
and you don't know which way your going
and you open your eyes
and you've been here before
but you don't know how you got here
but you can't help but smile

In the key of... See?

The day starts like any other
Look into the mirror
Wave goodbye
and don't give it a thought
Just part of a wheel in motion
going around and around
check the mail = another bill
another satisfied customer
another finger in the pie
a meaningless glance
a daydream
a roll of the dice
it's pure chance
Problems solved
solutions proven false
a deep breath, sigh, relief
but we scratch our heads again
thinking about not thinking
zoning out, escape
but the eyes are still staring
waiting for the answers
relying on you
baited breath
to take and not to give
to fake and not to live
playing a game with only one winner
the saint or sinner?
A bit of both maybe the secret to unfold
- or so I'm told

Then the band kicks into second gear
and the after a while the choir joins in
The violins climb the treble cleff
and gaze over the smog of the city
across the fields and valleys
the endless blue sky blends into the deep blue waters
The brass section announces it's time
It's time
time to make our way down to the bottom frets
and the tempo drops to a heart beat
Can you feel my heart beat?
Is it in time with yours?
or is it just my imagination?
Let the symphony play on...

Destiny?

Turning left into right
Day into night
Breaking down
Cracking up
Before and after
Now and then
back to the beginning
once again

It'll will happen
one day
when the time is right
when the stars line up
They always promised you it would
and it will
what you deserve?
I don't doubt.
and the mystery leaves us asking???
What if they lined up differently?
What if we moved them into place?
What if we had the choice?

everything has it's reasons
every reason has it's worth
maybe not meant to be known
or answered in the seasons here on earth