THE SONG IN MY EYES

The Song In My Eyes

The violin cries

And I catch each tearful note

In my outstretched listening hands

There they lay, sparkling like diamonds

Dazzling like dewdrops, sharp as swords

And healing like the potion of a medicine man.

I drink in the music

And let it fill me, overfill me, drown me

In it's beauty and heartbreak

A tidal wave of motion and emotion

That sweeps me clean of pain and sand

And deposits joy there on my empty shore.

The musician pauses, bow in midair

And I voicelessly scream "No!"

And will him to continue playing until I am spent

Dissolved in tears and filled once more with hope.

Hope that only beauty discovers

And beauty fills

The violin cries and the song in my eyes

Is composed, is played, is shared, is done.

by Voo

Copyright ©2007 

THE ONLY THING MISSING

The Only Thing Missing

Hard park bench setting there

On the banks of the lake

Under the trees

Leaves hanging like jewels

With tiny breezes arranging them

Ever so lovingly with their little wind fingers

Not a cloud in the sky

Not a sound except for bird song

Not a footstep or a sigh

Not a hint of humankind

Not a scent of rain nor tear

Pristine and perfect

I sit and take in the scene

Silently and with reverence

That bench is where we met

Where we fell in love

Where we touched hands in wonder

Of love and were awed by the fear of it

That bench is sacred to me

Those trees are like palace guards

Those birds are like songwriters of my heart

That breeze is like the touch of your caress

That lake is like a silver mirror

Reflecting me and the bench and the trees

And the jewel-like leaves
 Now hanging there like teardrops

The only thing missing is you.

©by Voo

Feb 19, 2005

 5:30 p.m.

NOBODY'S VALENTINE

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody's love

No cards cut in heart shapes

With a big snowy dove.

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody's girl

Just a tear stained little sad face

Looking out at the world.

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody's wish

Nobody's candy

And nobody's kiss.

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody's dream

Watching ads and those movies

Till I thought I would scream.

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody was here

To tell me they loved me

You know, just like last year.

Nobody's nobody

That's how I felt

Playing my Solitaire

With the hands I was dealt.

Nobody's Valentine

Remembering the past

Thinking red hearts and chocolates

Would make our love last.

Nobody's Valentine

Nobody's Cupid

Just another fake holiday

To make me feel stupid.

©by Voo

Just now 

spur of the moment

Feb 23, 13