Stretching Glass
shabara’s bride
dancing the moon
rain
kamar
black butterfly
when the trumpet sounds
stretching glass
blood and bone
hollow tree
love’s lightning
what’s my name
anton
447
heyoka
when the trumpet sounds
Newer
cactus wine
gorgeous
pearls in the wine
made by loving
starlight
what’s my name?
anton
Cactus Wine
you had me out
like a bathtub on the breakers
and here i am
admiral to the forgotten
with stars of lead
a plunger to the heavens
a sacrifice
it’s swallowed all the laughter
i’m hollowed out
sickened by tomorrow
so infinite
infinite and crawling
with crushing tides
and alabaster moonfire
an alibi
a stand-in for the victory
cactus wine
it numbs the lips and the body
heart’s gone dry
my thumbs like flags to starboard
you had it right
our paths were crossed by devils
with flashing knives
they’re forged to slice the tethers
of a tapestry
who’s threads had grown entangled
and you were right
our spirits have been strangled
cactus wine
it numbs the lips and the body
hear’s gone dry
my thumbs like flags to starboard
cactus wine
as sweet as lotus blossoms
my heart resides
now sound the bells of mourning
Gorgeous
you’re gorgeous in the morning light
your hair is wrapped around your neck
i lost my tender heart to you that night
now I have this gorgeous wreck
but I let you bring me gently down
into the softness of your chest
as I wipe the wrinkles from your frown
as we lay our arms to rest
you are beautiful to me
as the rocks reach out to touch the sea
perfect in your broken heart
captain of this sinking ark
though your body lies across the waves
your tears collected in their wake
and though you slumber in a burning bed
i am perfectly awake
be my compass when the winds are rough
be the mermaid on my bow
i’ll be the waves that crash against your bluffs
i’ll wash the saltstains from your brow
i see you dancing by the water’s edge
your eyes reflected in the sea
my broken body lying in your arms
like the branches of a tree
your beauty is the air that fills my lungs
and pumps the water from my chest
my blood will beat the rhythm of your love
until my anchor comes to rest
Hollow Tree
open to the world
drinking from the sea
nothing to forget
no memory
and every day is the same as the last
as the future rolls into the past
sunlight on my arms
sweet soil on my feet
nothing to regret
nothing incomplete
and both the sun and the moon pass me by
as i stand with my head in the sky
sometimes my mind weighs me down
sometimes i wear a beggar’s crown
i want to learn how to
let go an be
free
i just want to live
like a hollow tree
midnight in the stars
morning on the hill
never going far
always keeping still
every time i stand in the light
i know everything is alright
i just want to live
like a hollow tree
Made by loving
come, take my hand
i see something in your eyes that looks like hope
o and these
calloused hands
they will bind you like a rope
ooh lay with me ’cause i’ve got half an hour to kill
ooh and stay with me ’cause i’ve got half a heart to fill
it is the hole made by loving that will never ever fill
lalala lalala lalala lalalala
four months later
you were closer than a man could ever want
look at me, non the wiser
but it is my bed you haunt
be my friend, be my lover
hold me when my boards are loose
kiss my face, kiss my fingers
bring me hair to make my noose
oh my eyes, they were made
to hold the vision of your body so it won’t fade
and memories are full of holes
so dance me through the darkness so i won’t get
no i won’t get cold
Love’s lightning
mountain, so high
won’t you take me to the sky
break right through to the other side
it’s an open road, so let me drive
sea at night, sky at dawn
it breaks my heart when i see you gone
call my name when i sing this song
and i will be there for you
and everywhere i look, i see you face
the softness of your touch as i fall from grace
the lazy way the time passes by
as i swim in your eyes
love’s lightning hits me in the heart
and it’s tearing my
little world apart
a flashing diamond in the dark
and it’s tearing my
little world apart
silver sky, sunset
the splash of my feet when the street is wet
the shine on my face when i face the sun
it’s in all the world, in everyone
it’s a magic wand, a diamond ring
the hat of the fool on the head of a king
call my name every time i sing
and i will be there for you
Pearls in the Wine
the taste of love, and emptiness
as you hold the viper to your chest
tiny spine and gaping mouth
salty water flowing south
a pillar of stone comes grinding down hard
on the sands of time, on the gates of the heart
each tiny grain, each whisper, each sorrow
the feast of today is the ghost of tomorrow
golden hair and wrinkled brow
hearts are broken to the plow
product of your vanity
empire crumbles to the sea
palaces of serpentine
pearls are cast into the wine
poison of a broken heart
love will tear your world apart
When the Trumpet Sounds
My sweet angel, fallen to the ground
What will you do when the trumpet sounds
The gates are open open, the sleepers are awake
And who will remember when the temples shake
And all the world is born
With open eyes, their destinies torn
Between the earth and the sky
And as you raise your voice out to cry
Seeking shelter in the ashes of the day
As the silver skyline turns to grey
Turning inwards as the spirit takes to wings
And who will remember all the simple things
And all the world is born…
I will build a bridge for you
Of all the things you know are true
When you have gone beyond the blue
I will build a bridge for you
Cross the River
cross the river, take my hand
and i will bring you home
come with me and understand
you never have to be alone
you know the river’s not so deep
but it always feels that way
and i’ll be with you while you sleep
and all throughout the day
and i breathe life into you
and you breathe love into me
and i breathe love into you
and you breathe life into me
and together we surrender
reaching out into the night
you fall into my arms
the grass is green the earth is wet
the calm before the storm
and as the darkness turns to light
and night receives the day
you can choose to run or fight
or you can choose to stay
the river turns back to the sea
as it flow from you to me
running water underground
learning to be free
and as we start to find our way
and as we learn to swim
where we wash the fear away
the beauty from within
Starlight
A flower for your grave
the wind the makes it wave
in colors black and grey
a flower for your day
i asked the sky to write
the answer in the ink of the night
the answer is we’re made of
starlight…
and i’ve been bleeding light
yes i’ve been bleeding light
this empty shell can’t tell
the wishing well
from the pot of gold at the gates of hell
a mirror to your face
a time without a place
the touch of pearls and lace
the vision of your face
Dancing the Moon
in the first part of the evening
we wandered the shadows
admiring the perfume of roses
in the mingling of the breezes
the moontide descended
bathing our bodies in opal
and hand in hand, we greeted the spirit
of the land
in the ever changing light
we followed
our hearts’ command
my love is dancing the moon to sleep
and brining the child of the morning
my love is dancing the moon to sleep
and brining the child of the day
like sand through our fingers
the kisses that lingered
fluttered like doves from the garden
with trees as our pillars
we lay down in the temple
and prayed to the gods of the morning
in the hours past midnight
from twilight to daylight
we hovered like mist in the garden
with velvet carresses and wishes
and guesses
we parted like fish in the water
Blood and Bone
won’t you take me in you arms
your breath to heal my wounds
your mortal coil, your dark embrace
that makes the flowers bloom
rise from ashes, rise to flame
rise to take my life
and won’t you cut away the shame
with wisdom’s flashing knife
and it’s a long way down
up from the underground
crossing the sky without knowing the way
and having no memory
blood and bone, blood and bone
in your eyes, in your eyes
blood and bone, blood and bone
in your eyes, i am home
Shabara’s Bride
i still remember
running through the trees
my breath in the leaves
child of the valley
from the wild and the green
bring me a flower
as i leave this world behind
daybreak awakens
as the morning arrives
the valley comes alive
the grass and the leaves
like fingers on my skin
my hair in the wind
as i leave this world behind
i love these moments alone
(these moments alone with shabarah’s bride)
i love these moments alone
and alone i’ll find my way
back home again
i still remember
dancing in the sun
shadows on the run
song of the valley
as she comes to my side
i’m lost in her eyes
as i leave this world behind
Kamar
your love is like a planet
filling up my eyes
and all the stars live inside you
as your arms surround the sky
and brighter than the heart of the sun
with wings that know to fly
such a beautiful moon, such a beautiful moon
to be living by
your heart is like a mountain
rising high and wide
with peaks of love and wisdom
and hope and joy inside
and stronger than a castle of stone
with dreams that never die
such a beautiful moon…
your love is like a comet
burning through the night
glowing through the heavens
with a pure and lasting light
and brighter than the heart of the sun
with wings that know to fly
such a beautiful moon…
Stretching Glass
stretching glass to fit the frame
to try and beat the devil’s game
to wrap up life with a silver chain
one more kiss and then she’s gone
beauty must move on
stretching glass to carry on
stretching glass
the compass turns the candle burns
and here we are again
a life begins, another ends
you try to fight the pull of time
you hold on tight as the thread unwinds
you’re holding on, but you’re caught up in the twine
a crack in the window, let’s in the light
nothing is broken, words are unspoken
the sweeping of the minute hand
the passing of a grain of sand
a leaf has fallen but where will it land
Heyoka
you don’t fit in
you never did
and what could be wrong
with the way that you live
two steps backwards
and a step to the side
in the mirror of your eyes
the dancing has died
awake from dreaming
or dreaming awake
and what could be wrong
with the choices you make
the sound of the rattle
on the back of the drum
around the fire
around the sun
o, i’ve been waiting for you
but it seems i’ve been waiting for most of my life
yeah, and we’re never alone
with the lovers and the fighters united tonight
your truth, my lies
when did the darkness turn into the light
and our lives are as countless
as the stars in the sky
visions of lightning
as the storm clouds laugh
and what could be wrong
with choosing this path
dancing circles
against the grain
in spite of the world
in spite of the pain
What’s my name?
by the light of a candle i saw him
quick and wrapped in a shadow of dreaming
he wore leaves of willow and oak
wrapped tight to the green of his cloak
and i knew not his name
he said “make me a promise and i’ll take you away
to the place in the woods where your heart went astray.”
“never forget when i tell you your name.”
what’s my name? what’s my name
and he danced as her ran through the branches and hollows
and the fire in his eyes made me follow
deeper still through the mazes of the trees
where the scent of the soil
is rich in the breeze
well i knew by the cloak and i knew by the horns
the wild man had brought me to the place i was born
i had forgotten, forsaken and buried with shame
in the weight of the world i’d forgotten my name
but now i know my name
Anton
alive in your mother’s arms
a new voice has come to be hear
speaking so quietly
waiting to choose
his first words
and did you come because you were called upon
or like a traveller in the night?
and did you come to learn about the world
or as a teacher of life?
in every moment
an new world is unfolding
so full of wonder
your eyes are beholding
and did you come…
welcome to life, welcome to love
so full of life, so full of love
alive in your mother’s arms…
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