And the Darkness eats at the Light.
And the pillars crumble
the bird has young
but in an ocean of darkness
the Phoenix bursts into flames.
Tomorrow is yesterday
the ring is closed
there is no beginning
and there is no end
Death is Rebirth
there should be no sorrow
but joy
I throw myself into Darkness
to embrace the Light

CT (2011)

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Carola
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Nice one Carola:)

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Excellent thoughts, Carola.

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"The Writer"

they seek peace
said the writer
to no one i could see
i am bound
to seek knowledge
no hero stuff for me

and i await the dream that the writer said
would come to my rescue
ships of silver
ships of light
with a semi-solid crew

and shine down to me from the stars
come the angels from space
bring me up to your world
leave a question in my place
take me over where you go
let me be there so i know
it's true
what the writer knew

they want love
said the writer
it is that they do not know
what we have
has been denied them
that's what made them go

and i await the dream that the writer said
would come to my rescue
ships of silver
ships of light
with a semi-solid crew

and shine down to me from the stars
come the angels from space
bring me up to your world
leave a question in my place
take me over where you go
let me be there so i know
it's true
what the writer knew

(2010 db michel)

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"Old Masters"

it's comin' again
just like it did
you hear it again
ringin' in your ears
the summit awaits
that's what you wanted
and the spirit won't break
because it carries you

on the back
of the old masters
turning you on
faster and faster
the limit exceeded
no turning back
you remember the song
of the old masters

you turn on the light
and it's shinin' on
the spirit at night
it's what you're living on
the tower is there
where you remember it
the wind in your hair
is meant to cover you

on the back
of the old masters
turning you on
faster and faster
the limit exceeded
no turning back
you remember the song
of the old masters

you can't break the chain
because it's in your blood
it's burned in your soul
it's there to carry you

on the back
of the old masters
turning you on
faster and faster
the limit exceeded
no turning back
you remember the song
of the old masters

(2009 db michel)

This is about Heavy Metal Rock music...I had just heard a new band and thought of all the old ones that had paved the way.

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Great Dan.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

"Life is what happens while you are making other plans..."

But some of us never made any other plans.

We just drifted with the tide of friendship.
Whiskey..the happiness with the moment.
Cars, drugs, whatever came along...
We chose it.

The easy way, the loser's way.
But we were unable to oppose it.

And so it took us, year by year.
Long away from where we would have drove it.

And then we get to the end of the road.
And seek a sane way about.
We look to find a friend to help,
but hell, we had kicked them all out.

So we sit her mired in smoke and mud
wondering how in the 'F' I got here.
And then in a moment, it becomes quite so clear.
You got lost quite a bit ago on your way.

I know I have trouble, quite easy to see,
and for some to comment about.
They only know me for what I choose to let them see.
And the rest they could not even count.

I know I'm in trouble.....
I know it is sad
for the few left along on the ride.
But let me tell you that I still cling to you..
The last few left in the car on my ride.

I am swinging the wheel to the left and the right
trying to find the right path.
Crashed badly one weekend........
it has left quite a scar.
Some places I can never go back.

Seems that somebody I trusted betrayed me and then
the world came crashing throughout.
They hauled me off to the 4th floor and then
tried telling me what I was about.

Was locked in a bed with no chance of escape.
Saw doctors come in one by one.
And the f words exclaimed, as almost in glee
oh, we have another one.

The look in their eye was so sick'ning to see.
They all thought that they had me sussed.
'Kitties' says he?
Who does this man think he be?
He is lost, let us save him, we must.

I escaped with my sanity when a doc came along.
And listened to what I had to say.
He said.......
"It's not you who are lost, it't the cops
at your cost who put you, and should quite be here."

Moral of the story goes like this.........

Do not EVER get drunk and try to dial up somebody on a crisis intervention hotline to talk to somebody.
They are not there for conversation, have access to your phone number and address, and will with no delay at all, call the local gendarmes.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Don't reckon most folks will remember or regret
when the kittlyman leaves his last regrets.

Y'all been mighty helpful.....though the man, he does forget.

Ya see, I'm simple through and through......
If my words don't be your likin'
Well, let me tell ya, I can give ya more than you.

Done pissin' in the wind.....as my friends had told me true.
Done better than a .45, my aim is true......is you?

Got a lotta things to be thankful for......
and a lot that has yet come due.

Never killed a man........
But never gave the Devil his due.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Returning to our corner, I'd like to submit a well-known verse, from William
Blake's "Augeries of Innocence". Perhaps, it will soothe some hurt, which I
read in everyone's latest poems. . .


To see a world in a grain of sand

And a Heaven in a wild flower

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And Eternty in an hour.


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"Empty Is My World (Without You)"

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

somewhere in the stars
way out there past mars
there's a beacon in the sky
and it's callin'
sends it's best to you
all it says is true
when the time is right
they'll be comin'

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

tell it to your soul
the part of you that knows
that the voices in the sky
have been callin'
something we don't know
in the distant shadow glows
we are in their sights
they've been watchin'

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

(bridge)
in the silence of the night
when they reach out
gonna feel it in your bones
getting closer every day
without a doubt
hope is movin' in
will we be foe or friend?

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

(2008 db michel)

Btw...For those who may be curious...This was written as a take on what a friendly message from an extra-terrestrial intelligence might be like if decoded...And human reflection on what such an experience might be like...The friendly and rather lonely alien message...Empty is my world...without you...

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Beautiful Dan :)

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"That's So Beautiful"

walkin' through a garden
runnin' in the park
chowin' on too much food
then dancing in the dark
how could it get better
when i've already seen the best
when i look at you
forget about the rest

(chorus)
that's so beautiful
(when i'm with you)
that's so wonderful
(don't need a thing)
when you call my name
like you do
like you do
(repeat)

makin' fun out of nothin'
just bein' where you are
stayin' out way too late
just cruisin' in my car
you make me feel so lucky
like the world unfolds for me
when i look at you
that's what i wanna see

(2004 db michel)

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Thats great one Dan.
I like it very much.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Where you see a mountain
I see an eagle
Where you see a lake
I see a duck
Where you see trees
I see a monkey
Where you see a desert
I see life

CT (2011)

I walked beyond the horizon
I flew beyond the sky
I climbed beyond the stars
I sailed beyond all time

CT (2011)

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Carola
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Where you see a mountain
I see an eagle
Where you see a lake
I see a duck
Where you see trees
I see a monkey
Where you see a desert
I see life

CT (2011)

I walked beyond the horizon
I flew beyond the sky
I climbed beyond the stars
I sailed beyond all time

CT (2011)

Superb Carola!

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Nice one Carola:)

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Where you see a mountain
I see an eagle
Where you see a lake
I see a duck
Where you see trees
I see a monkey
Where you see a desert
I see life

CT (2011)

I walked beyond the horizon
I flew beyond the sky
I climbed beyond the stars
I sailed beyond all time

CT (2011)

very nice Carola! thank you sharing.

Thank you all :)

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Carola
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"Social Undertow"

you don't have to tell me...i know my place
there's a kind of cool that i'll never know
swim as fast as i can...still i lose the race
caught up in the social undertow
there's a place in the sky...only stars can shine
i can watch them look down on me
i'm stuck on the ground...'cause the dreams not mine
so i can't be where i wanna be

(2011 db michel)

Typo in original post...Corrected it here.

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Nice one Dan:)

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