500th post
The one with the poem
you'll love the most.
Wherever I may roam,
with my breakfast there is usually toast.
When you find yourself in Rome,
it is best not to boast.
Now that you have read this tome,
take a rest then eat a roast.

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Two Sides of a Soul (W.A.S.; February, 1996)

There is an emotional side to me
that wants to you hold you in my arms so tight,
make everything alright.
(Though that side is getting smaller.)
Because you look so sad.
Come on and tell me,
what was it that hurt you so bad?

There is an emotional side of me
that also wants to tell you
go to hell.
(And it's getting stronger.)
And on your way down,
I will sarcastically
wish you well.

There is the intellectual side in me
that tells me, walk away.
(And it's always speaking, always there.)
Just walk away from you.
Yet, if it's so damn logical,
then why is it so damn hard to do?

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"All Things End"

the nature of time...unavoidable
the creations of man...slowly fading to grey
the time once so long...so indestructible
is leaving this place...just a little more plain

what can we do?
where do we go from here?
all things end
and when they disappear

fade into endless night
crossover time and space
leaving behind the light
emptiness in it's place
hold on for kingdom come
stay around for the end of days
what has been done is done
in the ashes of what we made

2007 db michel

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All Good Things (W.A.S.; February, 1996)

We used to talk for hours.
You used to beg me to stay.
Now talking for a few minutes is supposed to be an honor.
What else am I to say?
We used to hold each other's hand.
You'd love to watch the waves of the sea.
Now I am missing making love to you on the beach in the sand,
holding you close to me.

And all ...
I ever wanted ...
was a friend.
And now ...
I am haunted ...
by this untimely end.
But I ...
I am undaunted ...
I never could pretend.
'Cause I ...
have always known ...
that all good things ...
must END.

We used to share our dreams.
You used to have a vision.
Now all the flights of fancy have faded, it seems,
lacking new revision.
We're going our own ways.
You have a long road ahead.
Now I turn and face into the wind - I'll see you, one of these days ...

Whatever else might be said ...
Everything I have ever had,
good or bad,
I can't pretend.
It all comes to an end.

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"The Sea and the Deep Blue Me"

when i think about the times i've failed
there's plenty to think of
there's so much in the emptiness
can't remember what it was

i tried to keep an even keel
be what i am...say what i feel
but now i know...that's not enough
you say goodbye...and that's too tough

but that's the way it goes
sailing on this lonely sea
i'll make my way alone
the shore is hard to see
there's nothing there for my eyes
just the sea and the deep blue me

when i think about the times i've tried
and how it all went wrong
now all have is promises
buried in a song

i tried to take the easy way
don't get too close...just push away
now here i am...lost in the smoke
you locked your door...now there's no hope

but that's the way it goes
sailing on this lonely sea
i'll make my way alone
the shore is hard to see
there's nothing there for my eyes
just the sea and the deep blue me
(2007 db michel)

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Wow. Good stuff.

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THE SON
Your mother prepared you for life and nourished you with love. Your country gave you skills.

THE MAN
The nation called you to to the great sacrifice.

THE SEAMAN
Amid turbulent seas and deafening explosions, through floating wrecks and mutilated bodies, your ship sinks into the darkness of the abyss... Your grasping thoughts reach out in desperation for some secure handhold, you cry out for your shipmates, and, with your last whispered breath ... MY GOD!!! ... then just dazzling white light.

Today, the rock that embraces this dependable anchor, symbol of fortitude and safety, represents your final hope: peace.

(On a stone book, by an anchor embedded into rock)

Anacapri, 2004 Sergio Rubino, traduzione/translation: Tom Watchel

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"All Things End"

the nature of time...unavoidable
the creations of man...slowly fading to grey
the time once so long...so indestructible
is leaving this place...just a little more plain

what can we do?
where do we go from here?
all things end
and when they disappear

fade into endless night
crossover time and space
leaving behind the light
emptiness in it's place
hold on for kingdom come
stay around for the end of days
what has been done is done
in the ashes of what we made

2007 db michel

niCe onE Dan - reminds mi of mi 'Turn the Page' . . .

ps - Thank You Sir

gefühle

verwirrend
irrational
aufbauend
verletzend
unnötig?
nötig!
...

unlogisch

(zwerg8, 2006)

Translation:

emotions

confusing
irrational
leveraging
hurting
unnecessary?
necessary!

inconsequential

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"Long Cold Day"

we separate and fall away
haven't had too many things to say...lately
and it's a sad sad thing to see
time has had it's way with us...with you and me
the toll that life has taken on us
heaped the burden weight upon us
we can't see the light...that brought us together

and it's a long cold day in the afternoon
i remember a summer day
but it's gone away...died too soon
it's a long long way from the summer nights
we thought it would be alright
but it's gone away...died too soon

we live another day goes by
passes into another night...are we still friends?
it's a sad sad thing to think
that we're just gonna let it be...and let it end
the things that we have seen go down
are dead and buried in the ground
we can't feel the warmth...that brought us together

and it's a long cold day in the afternoon
i remember a summer day
but it's gone away...died too soon
it's a long long way from the summer nights
we thought it would be alright
but it's gone away...died too soon

(2007 db michel)

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"If It's Over"

can't take another day
goin' on this way
tell me baby please
what's been goin' on
what can't i touch your heart
the way i used to do
without a single word
both of us just knew

(bridge)
don't want to think of life without you
but we can't keep on goin' on this way
used to be that nothin' came between us
i wish that i could say that we're okay

(chorus)
but it's the space that lies between us
when you're standing next to me
that makes me feel it's ending
that today could be the day
i don't wanna say goodbye
but there's nothin' left to say
if it's over, if it's over
i don't want to live without you
i don't want to be just friends
so why don't you just tell me
if you feel like it's the end
i don't wanna say goodbye
but there's nothin' left to day
if it's over

i don't wanna fight
on the phone tonight
listen baby please
you know i'm missin' you
but you don't hear me say
what i'm tryin' to say
i'm tryin' to understand
what you're goin' through

(bridge)
i don't want to think of life without you
but we can't keep on goin' on this way
uses to think that nothin' came between us
i wish that i could say that we're okay

but it's the space that lies between us
when you're standin' next to me
that makes me feel it's ending
that today could be the day
i don't wanna say goodbye
but there's nothin' left to say
if it's over, if it's over
i don't wanna live without you
i don't wanna be just friends
so why don't you just tell me
if you feel like it's the end
i don't wanna say goodbye
but there's nothin' left to say
if it's over, if it's over
okay
if it's over, if it's over
okay

(2007 db michel)

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I sorta' like this one that was co-written by Fuzzy and me today:

Babes and hunks
In bikinis and trunks.
Whales and sea otters,
Whistles and grunts.

It speaks to me on many levels.

I sorta' like this one that was co-written by Fuzzy and me today:

Babes and hunks
In bikinis and trunks.
Whales and sea otters,
Whistles and grunts.

It speaks to me on many levels.

ROTFLMAO I'm your muse. ;-D

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"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me

When all that is good

becomes evil

When all whome we trust

disappoint

when all around

threaten

when promises of fulfilment

remain empty

when

is enough?

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Just found while having stumbled across one of my old favorite books, Drachenkreuzer Ikaros (English title: Dragoncruiser Ikaros), by Michael Szameit:


Kälte

Deine Wärme ist mir Eis

Kann nur im Feuer leben

dränge mich an dich

und erfriere



Attempt of a translation:

cold

your heat is ice to me

can only live in fire

huddle against you

and freeze to death


Edit:
I just have seen on his homepage that Michael Szameit is also crunching for SETI@home!
Wow!

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Good one Thorin.

I like it.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Saying Goodbye

feeling like i overstayed my welcome
feeling not good enough
i feel so out of place
i talk but i can't feel you listening
i get more feedback from the stars in outer space

(chorus)
don't wanna have to say
but i really feel this way
i'm too sad to try
so i'm saying goodbye
i was there when things were new
i'll always be a friend to you
but time passes by
now i'm saying goodbye

feeling like a stranger lost in heaven
feeling like someone else
should be standing in my place
i pretend that nothing really bothers me
'cause the truth feels so close to a slap upside my face

(chorus)
don't wanna have to say
but i really feel this way
i'm too sad to try
so i'm saying goodbye
i was there when things were new
i'll always be a friend to you
but time passes by
now i'm saying goodbye

(bridge)
there ain't no way i'm comin' over
i gave the best of me
gotta save the rest of me

(chorus)
don't wanna have to say
but i really feel this way
i'm too sad to try
so i'm saying goodbye
i was there when things were new
i'll always be a friend to you
but time passes by
now i'm saying goodbye

(2007 db michel)

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Autumn Blues

satisfaction
just a word
happiness
an empty phrase

leaves are falling
winds are blowing
fall
It's getting cold

The world is dying

(11.11.2007)

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I'd guess this one would fit in the Politics forum too.
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“The Trees”

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.

But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.

There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."

Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.

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Sometimes
words fail.
Topics of the rhymes
growing stale.
And in spite
of all logic and tact,
you're not right,
despite all the facts.

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