Saturday, March 5, 2011

Favorite Love Song.......


You are my favorite love song
Music that never grows old
I have found where I belong
In your arms the world is not cold
Fame and fortune belong to the wind
Soon its quick melodies fade
But here in your arms life is tender and kind
Written in the love we have made

You are my very best love song
Together we are never off key
Let its clear timbre slip off of our tongues
In love’s perfect harmony
For all of the music recorded
And all of the tunes ever played
Can never come close to the most perfect song
Written in the love we have made *

Janet~

*Making love is not a three-letter word.....

I Know That You Know It.......


I know that you know it
But I’ll tell you any way
There are a million reasons
For these words that I say
You’re a gift from heaven
Oh, I know it’s true
And I know that you know it
Darling, I love you

I can’t find one reason
God would give you to me
But He did, and I’m so glad
Oh, I hope you can see
These are not just words
Breathed into the blue
It’s so deep it hurts
Darling, I love you

Where this road leads
Only One can know
But if you are with me
Let the wild wind blow
Words to a love song
Perfect and true
I know that you know it
Darling, I love you

Janet~

Friday, March 4, 2011

Not Looking.........


I trace the outline of you in my mind
Pausing to hold you every now and then
Seems to me like you’re always leaving
Where are you off to, my dear little man?
You are no longer a tiny baby
Your once silky cheek bears a ruddy glow
I smile as I watch you chasing a dream, dear
Your footprints like notes of a song in the snow

The horizon is an ever-shifting canvas
The only thing certain, it seems, is change
Still there are memories etched forever
Cradled in thoughts none can re-arrange
I trace the outline of warm, stolen moments
Carefully, softly, tucking them away
I dare not miss the moment I’m holding
Lest while I’m not looking it becomes yesterday

Janet~

I laughed as Matt left for school
Wearing a Toronto Maple Leaf Jersey
That was still miles to large
But they beat the Philadelphia Flyers last night
And Matt’s gym teacher is a die-heard Flyers fan.
‘Gym teacher’ has had much opportunity to hassle Matt, the Leaf’s fan.
Today Matt wanted his turn……..

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Ballad of the Wind......


A trickle from the stars above
Draws a tear into my eye
It’s a tender song of love
And sometimes it makes me cry
I can hear upon its moan
Words like ‘gone’ and ‘missing you’
In its rippling undertone
I can hear the color blue……
Ballad of the wind

Seems to me there’s going to be
A continual encore
Music of a rolling sea
Or waves upon a distant shore
And I’m thinking that this song
Can not find a way to end
I will listen all night long
It’s become a sort of friend…….
Ballad of the wind

It’s a chuckle and a sigh
A ripple, and a rush, a roar
It’s ‘hello darling’ and ‘good-bye’
But oh, I think it’s so much more
Its ‘do you really need to go?’
‘When will I see you again?’
I hear the music start to blow…….
In the ballad of the wind
Oh, ballad of the wind

It’s a lonesome lullaby
Crooning from the star-strewn hill
It’s a love song from the sky
Pleading when the night is still
I would dance a little while
On some cold and darkened plain
To the music of your smile
And the ballad of the wind
Oh, the ballad of the wind


Janet~

Simply Pie...


Sometimes love is a hand-shake
Sometimes it is a kiss
Sometimes love is heartache
And sometimes it is bliss
Sometimes love is holding on
Sometimes it is good-bye
And sometimes love comes in the form
Of nothing more than pie

Sometimes love slips off our tongue
In words so warm and sweet
Sometimes love makes us say things
We never would repeat
Sometimes love will make us laugh
True love will make us cry
And sometimes love is nothing more
Than just a piece of pie

Sometimes love’s a bitter pill
And sometimes it’s just right
Sometimes love is a walk up-hill
For what we love, we fight
Sometimes love will be the tear
That glimmers in our eye
And sometimes love shines loud and clear
In nothing more than pie

Janet~

I was going to end each verse in …simply you and I
But suddenly pie sounded like more fun….

Sis, your love is coming in a pie tonight.
Would you like apple or straw-berry?
....and no, I did not drop them:)
For some reason the pastry was a little crumbly today

I hope Alex will be okay!!

Just Look......



Are you thinking that maybe you’re not sure why
You get up when the daylight dawns?
Are you wondering why you rise and shine
Is the vigor of youthfulness gone?
Well, if you are tempted to wonder a bit
And think life has passed you by
Then stop, take a moment before you quit
And look into the eyes of a child

Look into the eyes of a dear little boy
Gaze at his innocent face
Here is a reason for purpose and joy
So soon they will take our place
Look into the eyes of a little girl
Cup her chin in your palm
For you hold the most precious thing in the world
You can ever lay eyes upon

If you’re tempted to think there is no reason left
To dream and hope and build
It will surely put back a spring in your step
As you gaze at the eyes of a child
Dazzling green, gentle brown, pure blue
Precious and undefiled
As you look you will see looking back at you
New hope, in the eyes of a child

Janet~

Opportunity.......


Just beyond my window
I can see the softening light
Edging through the silent shadows
Pushing off the dark of night
Just beyond my window
Dawning breathes a golden sigh
As the fringes of a new day
Spreads its glory ‘cross the sky

Just beyond my window
Lies a span of mystery
For there is no way that I can know
What today will come to be
Just beyond my window
I can see horizons gleam
The ribbon on a priceless gift
The urging of a dream

Just beyond my window
Cradled in the azure blue
Are love’s sighing hope’s and passions
And my tender thoughts of you
Just beyond my window
Wakes a glorious melody
The dawning of a new day
Filled with opportunity

Janet~

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Love's Irony


I’ve noticed some need reasons
For everything they do
Well, I don’t need a reason
My dear, for loving you
But in this I’ve discovered
Love’s sweet irony
Loving you has given
A reason for living to me

I don’t need a good a reason
For most of what I do
But now I have a reason
For everything, it’s true
Oh, I can’t explain it
Love’s sweet irony
But loving you has given
A reason just to be

Love does not need a reason
But oh, how is it then?
Love is the utmost reason
For the agonies of men
I don’t need a reason
Oh, sweetest irony
To love you without reason
Is reason enough for me

Janet~