Another Version of life is not always black and white....

This is one of my favorite sketches of Audrey's, Nothing is ever simple, so comes into play the colors of life. I find the picture to be a better representation of colored snow. Much better than anything I could have drawn.
In life we confront many barriers and find our self at the bottom of the hill many times. How we find the strength to overcome the obstacles depends on many factors.

We need a little sunshine,
bright yellow in the day
and a little blue skies
to lead us on our way.

The renewal of fresh green
and the life it ultimately gives
on the journey where both
heartache and happiness live.

Colors of a rainbow bring
so much to you and I,
teaching us to reach
beyond the dark of the
night sky.

Sings> Five turles ...one by one.

Five turtles, one by one,
sitting on a log gathering sun.
The sky clear and dark blue
without one cloud passing through.

Wind gentle blowing all around,
blossoms of spring falling to the ground.
Sweet reminders as I begin to sing and
the blue bird is as the start of another dream.

Five turtles, one by one,
sitting on a log gather sun.
The sky clear and dark blue
without one cloud passing through.

One am I with the birds and the trees,
comforted by their simplicity.
Like the soil of earth through my fingers,
the day in passing belongs to dreamers.

Fiver turtles, one by one,
sitting on a log gathering sun.
The sky clear and dark blue,
without one cloud passing through.

You Have To Pay the Piper

Missed opportunities, wrong place and wrong time , there are many quotes that reference the obstacles, decisions and fate itself. I have always struggled with a phrase my mother use to say " when you think you have it bad, someone else has it worse." I never liked that because I believe we all have our own heaven and hell to deal with. How can we go about as they say " comparing apples to oranges" Life is more about recognizing the gift of a moment rather than the negative. Everyone has a different way of looking at it,. Years back I was told that "now was the time to reap the rewards of our harvest" and another comment was that of " you are the company you keep and still another " ignorance is bliss."
Looking at where I am at in this moment in time, I look back knowing very well we cannot clear the canvas, only add to it. I always prided myself in not having regrets, but in many ways I wish had the opportunity to replay chapters and like those books where you choose different endings, redirect that path by choosing a different direction.
I have a difficult time dealing with my own vulnerabilities. Knowing very well that each of us at any given moment can fade like water evaporating in the sun. My sister made me laugh , my fathers favorite saying was " you have to pay the piper. " In her bold way she said, well we will leave out a few words of exactly how she said it . lol She said basically" screw the piper, who the hell is the piper anyway? and I am getting  .#$%^&** tired of paying the@#$%^^ piper. " The phrase " to pay the piper meant  to bear the unfavorable consequences of one's actions or pleasures. Consequences, everything we do or don't do has a consequence. My daughter said" I want to write my life in pen, son when I make a mistake I can't erase it. " She doesn't want to forget her mistakes, because that is how we learn. But what if we keep making the same mistakes over and over again? How much do we have to pay for the decisions we make ?
As my sister Lex would say "Damn that Piper!! How much more do we have to pay?"

Every thought is you.

Paths don't cross, hearts touch and souls reunite.

 

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Just to wake up in your arms my love and listen to the raindrops tapping one by one. I'd can't imagine anything I'd rather do, than spend a day loving you. I think of you all the time, a simple word or phrase makes you mine. The songs of love written for two  and a story of the love that between us grew.  Dreams the catalyst  to bring you here in my heart where each night we share. Like the dance in the heavens high on the puffy clouds passing by.

 In my heart... that is forevermore.

Silly Dance

It is really rather simple and I will tell you why, the gift of love in my heart resides.It wasn't expected and I never hoped to find the love so warm and wonderful yet toys with my mind. Rainbows in the evening when the sun has set and a cloud passing by from the day we met. We danced like  young lover in their teens, with the thrill that leaves the fondest memories. The magic in passing cast over you and I the magic of life that brought you here to my side.

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Sings >It must be a silly dance, one step forward and
one step back. Leeping over a mountain of dreams to
find that life is not what it seems.

I promised I would never cry and so I wondered what
was rolling down from my eyes. I wiped it all away
only to find it was the memories from that special day.

My heart feels a little weak and still it had the power
to sing, the songs of love, while dancing on
the clouds above.

It must be a silly dance, one step forward and one
step back. Leeping over a mountain of dreams to
find that life is not waht it seems.
~

Worlds Apart.

I reached for my laptop,
though I knew it wasn't there,
it was the means to a connection
and the day we have yet to share.

Worlds separated by the great divide,
you living in your world and I living in mine.
I tried to remove the barriers of space and time
and bring you closer with the memories in my mind.

Sometimes I feel blessed that our souls have met
and other times it's awkward and lonely at best.
The seasons quickly come and they quickly go,
documenting a moment that I just can't let go.

I reached for my laptop,
though I knew it wasn't there,
it was the means to a connection
and the day we have yet to share.

Story Tell

I gaze on out the window and the hills a story tell,
from spring time through winter it cast a spell.
The flowers blooming remind me of the day
you took my heart and kissed my woes away.

There is a dream that waits to come true
and a world of happiness for me and you.
From the first smile you shared and the
gift of love you gave, bringing your love
in a special kind of way.

I gaze on out the window and the hills a story tell,
from spring time through winter it cast a spell.
The blue bird at my window, the cardinal in red
flight, little reminders of the love we hold inside.
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I found myself dreaming,
mesmerized with the day,
with skies of blue and a
fashionable way.

I found myself smiling,
as I think of you and
wonder if you are thinking
of me too.

I found myself dancing,
with my arms open wide,
wishing and hoping you'd
be by my side.

I found myself waiting
on the clouds up high,
for the love of my life
to hop on for a ride.

I found myself gazing
into the springtime green
as I remember the laughter
that each day with you brings.

I found myself in sorrow,
as time passes on by and
hoping tomorrow we
will meet you and I.

I found myself reaching,
my hand in the air , grasping
for you and the love
to share.

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Newly sprouted leaves cascade in the sun,
while wind danced shadows cast a display
that is equal to none.

Hills filled with trillium a reminder make,
testing the spirit and the dreams that have
yet to fade.

Loneliness and sorrow, reacts to your smile,
wondering what lays before us as we
continue to journey the long miles.

Is there a chapter that waits to be read.
a story to be written of you and I my
friend?

Cast in the canvas of life, heartache
and sorrow that just doesn't feel
quite right.

Like the aching of my body my heart
aches for you, wanting to feel your
arms and make this dream come true.