some mornings

Some rare mornings you wake up and (aside from the fact she's not beside me), everything feels good and crystal clear - positive and full of hope. I admit, I'm not used to that - but I woke up with this song in my head.

For her -

Lightening strikes, silver motorbikes
Roaring down the open road, wind on my skin
I'm hungry to begin, my cup has overflown
So let fall the rain down into these desert veins
I'm taking back what they stole
Well, these diamonds in the mine
Can afford to become fine
In someone else's pigeon hole

So I made up my mind
I made up my mind
Gonna move on ahead
Instead of lagging behind

Half past seven, way up in the heaven
The stars are singing in the sky
Lying half dressed, your head upon my breast
Listening to the ocean's lullaby
Standing where we are, it seems so far
From the cold light of day
With the faces full of grief
And the grinding up of teeth
Has been eating my belief away

So I made up my mind
I made up my mind
Gonna move on ahead
Instead of lagging behind
Instead of lagging now..

Cracks in the veneer and the light so severe
Shining down the avenue, try to join the throng
But it's feeling all wrong - what are you supposed to do?
Shoulder that despair! Take a lung of dirty air!
Turn to watch the sun set red
And the ruins of a culture
Of a sky that's filled with vultures
Circling over your head

So I made up my mind
I made up my mind
Gonna move on ahead
Instead of lagging behind
Instead of lagging behind

I made up my mind....

love you madly

I don't want to wonder
If this is a blunder
I don't want to worry whether
We're going to stay together
'till we die

I don't want to jump in
Unless this music's thumping
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards
When the elephants arrive

I want to love you madly
I want to love you now
I want to love you madly, way
I want to love you, love you
Love you madly

I don't want to fake it
I just want to make it
The ornaments look pretty
But they're pulling down the branches
Of the tree

I don't want to think about it
I don't want to talk about it
When I kiss your lips
I want to sink down to the bottom
Of the sea

I want to love you madly
I want to love you now, yeah
I want to love you madly, way
I want to love you, love you
Love you madly

I don't want to hold back
I don't want to slip down
I don't want to think back to the one thing
That I know I should have done

I don't want to doubt you
Know everything about you
I don't want to sit across the table from you
Wishing I could run

I want to love you madly
I want to love you now
I want to love you madly, way
I want to love you, love you
Love you madly

composed even as you left for but a moment

Like when the cloud obscured the sun
at the top of the mountain,

my bed is colder when it's
just for one

spontaneous

The first thing I did
after reading your letter
was to read it again

in lieu

Yes, the blog looks a bit neglected - but I just don't know how to formulate thoughts recently, so they will have to be written when they're good and ready.

For now, I'm going to go off on some adventures that've been a long time in the making. Sometimes we get bogged down with thinking about life instead of living it. Once, I heard someone [non-specific] say "Let's go make some memories".

I like that.