As A Pirate Of Life

Have the beer by your side,
As a pirate of life.

Johnny said I’ll have me
Another cigarette..

If I find the light..

The guitar by his side

Johnny says the light..

Johnny saw the light!

Johnny saw the light,
Coming from his cigarette,
While he liberated
The smoke of the world.

Antarctica was safe,
The Sun was there..

DJ'16

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Where Am I?


I'm not in Oregon.
I'm not in Hamilton.
I'm not in state of Maine,
Nor islands in the sun.

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I'll keep you guessing,
since you care.
My life's no blessing --
it's laid bare.

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I want to trust.
I want to care.


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jm
10 Aug. 2016

Georgia

Got Georgia on my mind,
Georgia's Indian Summer,
Where the last sunrays
Are taking it easy.

They are ready to give
The trees colourful delight.

Yellow and red is the land
That is saying goodbye
To the warm sunset
That is giving rise
To the Blue Moon.

Got Georgia on my mind,
Georgia, sweet Georgia,
Who sends me a kiss
From the skies,
All orange and pink,
Who stays by my side
In those cold nights.

I don't wanna lose you, Georgia,
With your sweet voice, telling me
Everything will be alright.

Oh my sweet Georgia

Tell the Stars they are safe with you.
Tell the Moon how much I miss you.
Tell the Sun I'll be there.

Got Georgia on my mind,
With its still waters
In which I throw a stone
To see if you'd catch it.

If you did, my sweet Georgia,
You'd have my message of Love
And the blessing of true soul intertwinment.

Wondering where you are, 'ol blue Georgia..

Shall the morning bring you Love anew?
Shall the day give us peace?
Shall the night show me the morning?
Shall the morning bring you Love anew?

Got my sweet Georgia on my mind,
With its soft words, whispering in my ear.

Oh Georgia, you're my sweet Georgia..

I'll keep you locked in my lonesome heart
And carry you through the day.

Oh oooh oh oh
My sweet Georgia.

DJ'16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ2R1FmbkVI

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You're My Light

You're my freedom,
My drawing in the dark
Shades of the night.

I'll call you Louis,
My dearest friend,
And I will hold you,
Locked in the ink
Of my pen.

I travel through
Space and Time,
However,
With you.

You were quiet last night,
As if you did not want
To disturb me
In my thoughts.

You are as the light,
Coming from the words
In my book, that guide me
To the next page,
Our story..

DJ'16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg33-GVp-wc

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Your Song


Another song, for you, I'll play,
to help you see, beyond today.

The melody that's sent to you --
is yours, to sing, to break the rules. . .

The rules that seek to hold you fast --
withholding chance, to say, "At last."

Your voice shall swell, and stir us all,
from gentle heart, that us enthrall.


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jm
5 Sept. 16

Sacrifice


At times, I think,
I should stand between
the warring sides
and offer myself
as a sacrificial barrier.

A problem remains:

How can I stand between
the lady I love,
and myself?


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jm
6 Sept. 2016

The Air Takes Them

Blocked memory
Blocked mind

I've been thinking too much

I love my children

The air floated through
And shone a light on
The matter to shed

Not a soul knows
What is hidden
Behind the truth

I love my children

And the air calmed down
Whilst taking a break in
The corner of the room
With no window,
Where I found you,
Lost in the dark
Shades of the night,
Where I found truth.

To know is to love,
Said one, and the air
Started gathering
Notes of music,
Then floated on to
Distant destinations.

Not a soul knows
Where those
Destinations lie hidden.

To love is to dance
On the rhythm of life
And stop at every miracle
The eye beholds.

I love my children

The air takes them
To places in the voids
Of their hearts.

Not a soul knows
The stories those
Voids are telling them.

DJ'16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvMuooUWt5g

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For Janice --


So! It's said
you pen, in rhyme.
Prose! It's dead.
On words, we dine.

Paper meal.
With seasoning.
To give appeal,
tart reasoning.

Nondescript,
most lives, we see --
until they're writ
in poetry.

You dedicate,
our lives, to rate.


* * *

jm
10 Sept. 2016

Got The Shoe Back

Ay ay ay ay ay!

I only have one shoe left,
And some eye candy.
There's a place for it
In de blind spot of the
Corners of my eyes.

Grabbing a taxicab to
Places I've never seen
And the poet left me
Another note.

Ay ay ay ay ay!

My other shoe is still missing
And my radar love took it with him,
Rambling on as the train goes by,
Leaving a sound of sweetness in my ears.

Ay ay ay ay ay!

Go meet your own dreams, mah!

There ain't no cherry pie here and
My drink got stuck in the lost shoe,
So now it's gone, just like her.
That's why I changed my name.

Ay ay ay ay ay!

I'm gonna see you, everytime I turn my back
And meet a sweet man in front of me.

Michael brought me my shoe back after
Eating some crisps Mark brought him.

The poet promised he would write me.
Told him it wasn't necessary anymore..

Ay ay ay ay ay!

DJ'16

Electronic versions:

https://soundcloud.com/user-168093009/as-it-shone-i

https://soundcloud.com/user-168093009/as-it-shone-too

Guitar version will appear on my fourth album.

My third album came out on the 13th of September. Here's a forestaste:

http://juliedetavernier.wixsite.com/rozz/music

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Anxiety, dispair -- trying to help a young lady, and limited in what one can do. . .


Shadow World


I live in two worlds --
One, in sunshine, with hope;
the other, in shadows --
in defeat and despair.

Mixed signals, I send
to those who care.
But, it's confusing,
when I send them to myself.

I slight the one who loves me,
for those who would exploit me --
those who are captive to
their own shadows.

How will it turn out?
Will burning a candle
at both ends dispel
the shadows?

Or, will trusting my friend,
who advises a single flame,
save me?

I need someone
to love me.

Perhaps, he could help me
escape my shadow world --

And, live, in the sun.
And, love, in the sun.


* *

jm
24 Sept. 2016

Beautiful, Jim!

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I wish I didn't have to write this stuff, Julie. Cheers, also, to you.
You're a very resilient young lady. This one is, also, in that category,
but...

I wish I didn't have to write this stuff, Julie. Cheers, also, to you.
You're a very resilient young lady. This one is, also, in that category,
but...

Your poem has very optimistic words in the end, that makes it right I think :)

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I think, we're getting there, Julie. Fingers crossed. Thanks, for the good
words. :o)

A dream that could come true...


Our Journey's Start


The audience hushed.
We both stood,
silently, intent on
our music -- and, our fears.

And, then, I pushed the bow
across the first string.
A beautiful, brilliant tone
cried out to my partner.

She responded, with her voice
barely chocked with
pent-up sorrows and joy.
I could hardly accompany her,
with tears filling my eyes.

Our evening's duality,
stunning the audience,
signified, for us,
the beginning of our journey, together --

A journey of shared tears and laughter.


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jm
2 October 2016

As It Shone

As it shone to You, My Lord,

Zaïre reflects in the mirror
By sight of the land that
Beckons the water.

Animals run!
Except for you, fish.

When alone, one must
Begin and end
And life goes on..
(trying to find certainty)
And a guitar.

DJ'16

https://soundcloud.com/user-168093009/the-world-shone-till-ten

The guitar version will appear on my fourth album.

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My Daily Bread

The bells are ringing
And telling me to get up,
Do stuff, Live and Love.

Someone must tell the truth
And follow the succession of
Melody and rhyme.

Calling it high
Taking it low
And getting lost.

Take it in
Take it back again

And again
Over and over
Again

That's what I mean,
It's my daily bread.

Hard to keep a dream alive,
'Cause it's a dream.

It doesn't matter, it's in the air
Where you are, my love.

The bass plays the first note
And the sound had gone to heaven.

Alone, but not lonely
'Cause it's a dream

That's what I mean,
It's my daily bread

Today and tomorrow
And the day after,
All over and over
Again.

Over you, up the heavens.

DJ'16

Guitar version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsTmOju4bF4

Electronic version:

https://soundcloud.com/user-168093009/happy-baby-shone-and-had-nine

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The music we play, Julie, is for those both in heaven -- and, here,
on Earth. A dream? Those who have gone to heaven, have taken our dreams
with them. We shouldn't forget it.

Ontmoeting Met Een Uil

Zijn wijsheid gaf hij mij
En de voorvaderen hadden gesproken

Hij streek langs mijn zinnen
En de onuitgesproken woorden
Van oprechte liefde waren gezegend
Dor mijn innerlijke waarheid

Op een dag kwam hij terug
De glorie was nog niet vergaan
En het licht verhelderde de donkere nacht

Hij vloog tot de zon met vastberaden vleugelslag
En bracht de liefde tot bij de wereld
Die reikhalzend uitkeek naar warmte en licht

Hij vertrok niet zonder de wijsheid over te dragen
Naar hen die er voor openstonden
En vond pas rust als zijn taak was volbracht

De uil, mijn vriend de uil
Die zijn klederdracht met eer droeg

Mijn vriend de uil die nu verder vliegt
En zijn vleugels ter bescherming over ons spreidt

Ik dacht na, en wist dat hij
Op een dag zou terugkomen

De uil , mijn vriend de uil
Die zijn klederdracht met eer droeg

DJ'16


Absolutely right Jim.

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What Do We Find?

Well I'll be sleeping
While Johnny waits by my side
I'll keep on waiting myself
While Johnny is asleep
But now he's gone and I'm waiting
For him to come home
And all the way to the stars
That shine the way to home
And the voids of our hearts
I'll be singing all night long
Techno music playing on the radio
Until four in the morning
Now where's Johnny while I'm waiting here?
Where's Johnny now I'm waiting here?
(This is gonna be a long song..)
Well I'll be sleeping unti he comes home
I'll be sleeping until he comes home
There's a spark of light in the corridor
Is it thunder or is it lightning?
Johnny has the key..
But now he's gone, gone away
And I'm waiting to come home
What do we find, hidden from within our hearts?
Is it love Johnny holds in his hands?
I'll keep on waiting in my sleep
Till Johnny wakes me up and takes me home.

DJ'16

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