forgot about this one

the wind blows hard while we wait

blows us into our winter hoods

you pass me by

you passed me by this time

and i just can't let it go again

the trees are bare and the fruit is dead

the violets in the window are the only signs of life

but it all comes back again

if you want to turn around it's a short rewind

and there's still time to return

the planks of the boat are dry

the fishing lines are hanging high

there's just you and I

everyone else has gone home for the summer

don't you want to go too

I do

yes I do

Off the T.V.

Off the whiskey

Off the caffeine

Off the evening news

There’s a baby on the way

Full in the belly

Full in the heart

Full in the question

Full in the breast

There’s a baby who needs a name

Busy in the bedroom

Busy in the kitchen

Busy in the nursery

Busy in the nest

There’s a baby needs a place to stay

To be continued dot dot dot

?

the girl you used to love has gone to idaho

eat your potatoes

and drink your beer

the branches by the river

rub together like bones

another bowl of soup

all alone

time passes in a fury

when hearts are racing to the finish

there are no short cuts

when it comes to love

you just lost sight of the present

let it melt away with the snow

the dogs are begging for you

to come on back home

who could have predicted

the way things would go

just about anyone

with two eyes and a head

just about anyone

that's who

just about anyone

but me and you

just about anyone

but me and you

something is sad ? I'm trying not to revert.

BUT, a cold front is pushing through my veins

crackle,static,always on alert

it's getting to be quite a long winter

balled up paper and ribbons on the floor

all the noisy guests are gone

all the gifts have been given except for one

and i wonder where you are

a tree branch scratches my window

the high pitch of the freezer hums

no t.v. and the music isn't on

asleep is not an easy thing

coca cola was my first addiction

i cut a paper heart and glue it to a can

string it from the ceiling with some twine

turn on the fan and watch it twirl

maybe i'm bored but this seems dreamy

cross my eyes and i think i see you

order seeds from every catalog

choose them by names like:

"Forget Me Not" and "Hydrangea's In Love"

looking forward to the sun

i'm looking forward,

looking forward to the sun

i extended sympathy

but you wouldn't receive

now i sleep uneasily

you didn't want it from me

i imagine purple flowers will grow

on the mound after the snow

but I wonder how long will it be

before you turn off the freeze

i'm not a perfect soul you know

i never wore silver wings

my hair is yellow

but my eyes are blue

bluer than they seem

my yellow comes from a box

i wasn't as sunny as you thought i was

so mixed up in the mix

not so long ago

i just want a little piece

of what started out to be...........

Some water spills

On to the ground around the well

Send that bucket down

Water Spills like blood

Blood from my heart

Seeps in to the roots

The roots of the rose bush

Smells so sweet

Can be sickening

I keep a good house

Put good food on the table

White lights in December

Fresh fruit from the garden

But our home was not enough

You wanted something sexy

Like red roses in the summer

A girl so sweet

Some secret adventure

I shut the door, door, door,

And I told you

to go fetch me some water

send that bucket down, down, down,

Spill it all, all, all

Let me be your bartender

Tell me all the things you

Don't want me to know, know, know

Sip this elixer

So sweet it can be sickening.

Now can you remember?

The roots of the rose bush?

Planted so long, long, ago?

Can you remember. . .