If I Had To Choose One Favorite Song.....this would probably have to be it

Make A Smile For Me 

by Bill Withers

I grew up listening to this song over and over

and still do. Put it on loop and let the words

and music carry you away. Peace

Little Drummer Boy

Little Drummer Boy

There he sits in the background, as usual

In the dark, behind the stars

 

He waits for his solo

Patiently, but not always

Sometimes, he has to play

To let go of the rage

To get all the pain gone

And beat the hell out of the demons

When he gets like that

The other members turn to look

Stand to the side

And let him have the floor

Play, little drummer boy, they chant

And the audience stops in their tracks

It's those times he lives for

Those moments he shines like the star he is

You can hear the drum beat in heaven

You can feel the roll in hell

The room races with the rhythm

And his heart comes alive with the beat of percussion

Play, little drummer boy, play, I say softly

As I watch him from my corner

And as he plays and marches to his own beat

I feel the earth move under my feet

I feel my pain shatter like glass

And fall away like rain gone dry

On and on he pounds those drums

Softly now, wilder now, wilder now

And the cymbals crash in silence

As the crescendo peaks and falls

We catch our breath

And hold it, afraid to exhale

The moment is magic

It's healing, it's deliverance in a drum

The crowd goes wild

And for a moment, the spotlight holds him prisoner

Then it's over

And the stars begin to sing again

The people rush to the dance floor

Full of energy, full of renewed release

And in the background

The little drummer boy sits in the dark

Tears fill his eyes, he is alone

His hands hurt, his fingers tingle

But the anger is gone now

The rage subsided, the demons quieted

He has played his heart out once more

And nothing else matters to him for awhile

And he is at peace

©by Voo

Dec 1, 08

7 p.m.

For Todd

Take Me Back To The Night We Met

 

Falling Off A Cliff

 

Falling Off A Cliff

Falling off a cliff

Is easier than falling out of love with you

'Cause you don't have a lot to grab hold of

While falling into a valley below

But oh, so much to hold onto

When you're trying to let love go.

Falling through the ice

Is easier than falling out of love with you

'Cause underneath that icy prison

You can't breathe anything

And trying to inhale in this world of woe

Is like breathing frozen air.

Falling into insanity

Is easier than falling out of love with you

'Cause insanity distorts your every thought

And you can't think with rational mind

But love's insanity amplifies

Each pain for all of time.

Falling into that love

Was easier than falling out of love with you

'Cause our love was a gift from the heights of heaven

And this is a bottomless well

That my heart fell into when yours let it go

And reaches still to that heaven that's turned now to hell.

❤

©by Voo Shining Stone

Sept 27, 2020

Mountains Of The Moon

A Little Bit Yours