There's a sale on me
First time on the block
You can have me forever
If that is what you want

All you have to do is love me
As I will do for you
You can be my one and only
Exclusivity assured

I've been down and lonely
I had one who went away
This broken heart is on the mend
Hence there is this sale

But you must treat me gently
As we frolic in the sun
Make it last forever
Be my only one

He went into life an underdog
Orphaned at age 3
From one foster home to another he was shunted
What would he be?
He just wanted to be wanted
The basic need
Nowhere to go, he joined the Navy
There he got structure
Guidance he could trust
An education, even more
He grew up to be person
With a heart made of gold
He went on in life even-keeled
More than that, he found his soul

You see, there’s more to this story
What he achieved after that
Now adopting a swath of foster kids
Giving backpacks to foster kids
No more plastic sacks
He’s going to heaven for sure

So honor him and thank him for his service to life
Maybe take his lesson, it’s kindness, be nice
Be thankful for what you have
Give back to society
And how about this underdog
And his humanity!

She’s a wild one
But that’s all right with me
Saucy and elegant
I guarantee
You’ll be entranced
It happens regularly
To anyone who meets her
You see
I’m in love with her
Yes, and she with me
Fine turned into dandy
As I live and breathe
Got me a wild one
And she got me
We could be one
The wild one and me
We could be one
Wait and see

He spent his early years in the south of France employed at the Hotel du Cap
He started off as the pool boy, then worked up to waiter then maître d’
He loved the guests and they loved him
But he grew bored and decided to better himself
At 35 he entered the university
Ultimately obtaining a law degree
Then he met Suzette and they started a family
The years went on, they thrived
An entertainment avocat was he
The famous adviser to the stars of Paris
Living a life of luxury
He never forgot the Hotel du Cap
And vacationed there once in a while
He’d swim in the pool on top of the rock
Sip on a Long Island Tea
He made it, he thought, such a lucky man, he
He’s now retired living outside of Nice
So happy to be living in the south of France
In good health and peace

This is golden time
Becoming twilight
A kiss to last forever
A kiss to start the night
Continuity
Locked hearts
Constantly amusing
Everything is perfect
Everything is all right
Our love is a constant star
Our love has the might
To last forever
Indeed it will

Golden time
All the time
As good as it can be
Life is good
Yes it is
The good life of you and me

There’s an epidemic of loneliness,
All across the land
Sad, sad people are everywhere
Time to lend a hand
Make a new friend today
Understand
We all need each other
There’s just one way
It’s starts with good company
Listening to what the other says
If you’re lonely, you’re not the only one
It’s not gonna last forever
But you gotta try
We all must do our part
It starts with you and I
Make a friend today
Send lonely on its way

Mommy
Mom
Mother
Today is Mothers Day
But she’s up in heaven
Still, she’s with us
As we reminisce about the times of bliss
And our lovely lively family
So many happy days of joy
A mother like no other
Lives on in my heart
In lessons learned
Via treasured memories
Of her wisdom and love
Hold your mother close today
For someday she will go away

I don’t want these memories
Make them go away
They don’t do me any good
I just want to say
Good riddance, begone
She’s not around here anymore
These memories don’t belong
In my thoughts, let alone my heart
I don’t need to sing a sad song
I’m looking for happiness
New memories to come along
Some wishes don’t come true
Time to say bye-bye
Tomorrow is another day
No more time to cry
If I did my best, that’s all I can do
It’s why I want to say
I don’t want these memories
Make them go away

It took so long to arrange that date
He stood her up the first time
As he had to operate
That’s a surgeon’s life
(She’s an MD too)
Sometimes you’re late
Finally, they got together
They watched zombie movies
Along with Indian food
At 3 AM, she turned to him and said
“Aren’t you gonna kiss me?”
Which he did
And now they’re wed

Tiger lay his guitar down and thought of times long past
He remembered picnics in the park
And lots of laughs
He reminisced about a kiss
The first one they shared
The excitement he first felt
When they met upon that bridge
They got lost in each other
Embracing the moment
Planning a future
One that came to be
The freedom in marriage
The freedom to be
To evolve
The he in her
The her in he
A united front
For these chosen ones
Let it be

When he entered the room
Her heart did quicken
So self-confidant she thought
His look so pleasing
There was an aura  of nonchalance
She surmised
She couldn’t help but stare

He’s the perfect stranger she thought
The kind you don’t find everywhere
So she intentionally bumped into him
He took it from there

One thing led to another
It’s still going on

I go where she goes
That's where I need to be
By her side all the time
Yeah, that's me
Why? Because I love her
She's better than the best
We have fun, we always do
So lest you be concerned
We're on fire all the time
It's burn baby burn

I go where she goes
It's just her and me
Traveling though the stratosphere
Yes and easily
Two wanderers
Adventurers
Lost in ecstasy

I go where she goes
For sure and always
Incandescent is our love
So beautiful these days

Thanks and giving
They go together
Especially today
As we celebrate
Family and friends
All that is good
We’re all lucky
Happy to be alive
This is it
Our wonderful lives
Appreciating good heath
Friendship and love
Forging memories
The warmth of the sun
The sounds of laughter
Good thoughts
Hope for the world
Hope for us
A time to consider
All that we have
To give thanks
To give
To reflect
Honor others
We have one life to live

It’s a cowboy sunset
Red and blue the sky
As the horses settle down
Other critters come alive
It’s just the babe and I
Camping out in the great outside
I’ll be cooking dinner
First I’ll make the fire
We ride every weekend
It’s the way to get away
From the daily toil and agro
In the mountains high
Peaceful and honest
Human to the core
Add to that the moon
And a million stars galore
Trust me when I tell you
This will always be our home
On the trail to somewhere
Me and the babe alone

So many, too many
So many gone
Men who fought for victory
But they lost
Their lives
Their loved ones
There’s nothing good about war
We, the people of the world,
**** each other
Repeatedly, regularly
It’s always going on somewhere
Since the beginning of time
Why can’t we all just get along?
I’m afraid we never will

I was going through some boxes today that brought back old memories
Reminding me of when I gave all, how much in you, in us, I believed
It cost me everything, set me back years
If only you had told the truth, there would have been no tears
Anger and sorrow are all that’s left of us
Life has surely gone on
But sometimes love is left in the ditch
I surely know you are gone
What could’ve been and will never be
It’s such a bitter end
You didn’t love me, you just needed me to help you out
While you dallied with your new and now permanent friend
So it is us I remember as I went through that box
What I did for you and your family ... and what I lost
And how much different my life would’ve been
Had I not been double-crossed

Heartache
Heartbreak
But I will love again
She left me
I was blind
She didn’t love me
There was another
Too late I discovered
After I was all in
But that wasn’t enough
So I lost
The cost, a broken heart
But I will love again
I have to, I must, I will, I can
The sun is shining
The sky is blue
That dream may be over
Yes, there will be someone new
I will love again
But for now, I just want to cry

Some things you want to remember
Some things you can’t forget
Some days are filled with joy
Some days are full of regret

Some days are meant for love
Some days that love is gone
Some feelings last forever
Somehow you just carry on

Everyone’s got a someone
Their good old used to be
Someone who still lingers in a heart
But will never be
That one and only
Yet is a lifetime love
Here’s to those special loves
Some have more than one

I can’t forgive or forget
Oh, the big word is regret
And who is to blame?
Me, the master of deception
Or you, who brought the rain?
Sadness, regret, blame, time
They were all involved
And here I am
Shaking my fist at the past
How do I explain?
What could’ve been?
Will never, never will be
Yes, blame can be assigned
Maybe it’s starts with me

Yet, here I am
The other one gone
It’s ancient history
I need to move on
I have to
I will
Good ole complicated me

She sends kisses in the wind
Hoping they will land on her true love
Wherever he may be
She knows he is out there
Just not where he is
But they will meet
When or where we shall see

He must be kind, she knows
Fundamentally
And a good lover
Who will be discreet
Like rock and pop music
And food from the street
The definition of class
Definitely

She waits
Patiently
She prays
He will be
Soon to arrive
She is ready to give her heart
All to him
Immediately

Congratulations, I see you’re doing well
Me? I’m hanging in there notwithstanding what befell me
The end of us and your going away
I’m trying to buck up, doing so in my own way
I’m not over you yet, that’s for another day
This is my happy face, and by the way
I still have some things of yours
I don’t need the lingerie
How should I return it?
It just gets in the way of my memories
The dragon I must slay
It’s not easy not remembering the things we did
Yes, it’s a beautiful afternoon
It’s funny running into you
Don’t assume I planned this
“Life is so random,” we used to say
Like two lovers who once were in love
Then each went their own way

It’s complicated
Who I really am
There are many lovers who absconded with my heart
It’s complicated
I have loved many
I still do
But they are gone
I’m not blameless
How many have I hurt?
It’s complicated
So I run
But there is nowhere to run
Just obstacles from my past
There to haunt and taunt
Yes, there were good times
But what about the bad times?

The mystery I shall never solve
Is how this came to be
I can’t believe she is in my arms
That I am so lucky
I don’t know what I did
Or why it happened
I just know I’m in love
And in free fall into her arms
Endlessly, perfectly

Life is amazing
Even more so is love

What is this emotion that comes over me?
A melancholy memory has arrived and will not leave
Not for the first time
It comes and goes at will
Time does not stop it
And I don’t have the will
Sometimes I savor those moments in the sun
Other times I belabor why it all went wrong
Sometimes I just sit and think about the good old days
Then I shrug my shoulders
Try to not get crazed
I do count my blessings for the joys I have known
I’m lucky to have had these memories
I have grown into them
They are mine to own
So rich they are in happiness
But those winds have blown
Yes, there is a horizon
But I’m often looking back

Nestle in my arms
As I wrestle in my thoughts
Leaving the day’s vicissitudes
To the hours before dark
I need you
Thank God I want you
I always will
It’s easy to love you
To stay true
You make it easy
Most of the time
Keeping it breezy
With conversations fresh
As the tasty meals you cook
You’re soft and gentle
And tough as nails
Just what I need
My mother always liked you

What happened to us?
Those days that seemed to live forever
Maybe in our minds they do
But not in reality
Remembering
Days of gracious sunshine
But there came another day
Then another year
Another decade
As we all head towards sand
Those days were once these days
Those days are gone
But they haven't gone away
They're just part of life
The dreams have not died
They're just not around
Just waiting for you and me
To recognize that time
When well-spent
Never goes away
Some days, some times
Live forever in our minds
We are all time travelers
Never left behind
Just pushed, shushed along
What happened to us?
We moved along
Loving the times
The times when we all got along
Yes, we're all still here
Making time
Doing time
Time, our new and old friend
Time as we move along

Stormy weather
I’ll say
More like a complete downfall
With new facts raining down like hail
To the chief, who ignores the call
For explanation
With those all red
There each (mis)step along the way
All those pro bono lawyers
Seeking glory days
A fox-hunt it is with a very crafty fox
Into the woods we go
There is a clearing somewhere ahead

Meet the King of lonely hearts
He wants all to know
He’s available, hear the call
He comes home and shouts
Is anybody home and
No one answers
Just a silent no, no, no

The King pours himself a stiff one
Turns on the TV
Then considers writing a verse or two
Of poetry
The topic will be lost love
A romance he will relive
With a girl who used to love him
‘Til she had no more to give

A beautiful house he has
High up on a hill
If only he could share it
The King and his girl
That is all he wants
He’s got everything he needs
Except the emptiness inside
Somebody help him, please

I used to call him “the man without a face”
I surmise he’d been burned
He was tough to look at
I’d see him on the street
Always alone
I wanted to approach
To maybe get to know him
But I was reticent, apprehensive
I suppose because of the brutality of his injury
It’s human nature to look away from sufferers
To not acknowledge that person in a wheelchair
I missed out on this one
I missed making a friend
Of learning
Of compassion
I’ve never stopped thinking of him
I always will

That it happened so easily is the surprise
We’d been friends for a long time
The widow and me
After Lorna passed, we used to walk
Down on the esplanade on warm summer nights
Have a glass of wine
See the sights of life passing by
Wondering if that had happened to us
That life passed us by

It was the music on the bandstand
That spoke to us
And the first time we touched
I held her close as we listened
And swayed during the dusk
As she turned to me and with a smile, said
“Let's give it a try.”
We became shadows in the light of the moon
Dancing into the night
And then into forever
It just seemed right
It has since then
Everything’s all right
In fact better than that
You better believe
We danced into a dream

Nothing lasts forever
Except you and me
That's the way it always goes
Let's take a look see
First is your beauty
So pretty it hurts to turn away
Dessert to the eyes
Each time I see you
To myself I say
You are so special
A woman deluxe
You've got what it takes
I'm the one in luck
More than that is what's inside
Who it is you are
A savvy, saucy, stylish girl
A lady, a star
Filled with tenderness
A twinkle in your eyes
Composed and diplomatic
But can cut one down to size
And loving
Ooh, with each caress
I go on a voyage
And yes it is the best
Nothing lasts forever
Except you and me
Together is the operative word
You and me

I’m not sure I deserve you
One so very cool
A winner by any measure
While I’m just an average Joe

Your winsome smile
Come hither look
Stop me in my tracks
I can’t believe this is happening
So I tell myself

I will try my best for you
For you so inspire
No one can match your loveliness
Nor shall I tire of your company
The aura that you have
You’re better than I could have dreamed
I want to be your man

There were two seasons
I sensed it the day we met
Before her and after her

Before her I walked alone
Before her I was sad
Jealous I was at the couples I saw
On the street, holding hands

Before her, I was serious
Then I rarely smiled
Life was an obstacle
A mountain to climb

Then the rainy season stopped
Finally the sun came out
I looked up and thought
It's time for change
That wind I caught

After her began the time she walked into my life
I refer to it as happenstance as the birds did sing
I mustered up my confidence, gathered my thoughts
Went over to the pretty girl and proceeded to get lost
Into her charms, so many I can't count

After her, after her, how my life has changed
After her, I no longer mind the rain
For I am with her, an umbrella we share
Made of love and kindness
Never the worse for wear

There are two seasons
Before and after her
Before I was lonely
Then came a love so pure

Paris in the rain
Paris sous la pluie
I prefer it that way
It drowns my sorrow
That lingers from yesterday
When the sun shined
When nothing was in our way
I sit in solace
With this tasty cappuccino and crème brûlée
But sugar is no sweet substitute
No way
For those delicious memories
Which shall never go away

Mais je suis si triste
I am so sad
L'amour est parti
Love has gone away
Ne laissant que moi
Leaving me alone
C’est seulement moi
It’s only me
Avec une richesse d’antan
With a wealth of yesterdays
Paris in the rain
Paris sous la pluie
Beauty despite the gloom
Le beaute malgre la tristesse
What shall I do?
Que dois-je faire?
Je ne sais plus
I don't know

A kiss, the kiss,
Our kiss
The simple expression of a complex thought
In a word, love
Trust is a must
Along with touch
It’s such a mystery

We live to love
We love to live
Seeking true harmony
With the one I love
I’m secure and strong
Hope guides her and me

But it’s that kiss
That daring, darling kiss
So hungry are we
For each other, forever
Each other’s guiding star

Hello poetry
Are you there for me today?
I need a friend, but only words will do I’m afraid
It helps if they rhyme
But I’ll take what I can get
Give me some solace
I need to forget
Take me to a new place
Where there’s hope and joy
Hello poetry, how have you been?
I hope you’re not annoyed
It’s your job to comfort
Take me in
Tell me everything will be all right
Please begin

The week begins
He sits at his desk
Dreaming of where he should be
On a train somewhere to someplace new
Or one of those hotels on the water in Tahiti
But instead he tries to encourage himself
Another day making bread
That’s been his life for so many years
It’s called getting ahead
He won’t grumble, he’ll just tumble
Will make the most of this day
A masterpiece as best he can
There’s nothing in his way

Why didn’t I say what was in my heart?
I pined for her each day we were at work
We had lunches, danced, we were good friends
But I never told her how I felt
This is how it ends

She left this morning for a job in a new town
We had a goodbye hug
But I didn’t tell her how I felt
So where am I now?
In love with someone who doesn’t know
I want her so bad
Why did she have to go?

Maybe it’s not too late
I should make a trip
Arrive unannounced
I cannot quit
If she is my destiny
I think she should know

Time, time, time
The years pass by
Decades even
Some memories fade
Others remain ever clear
Some hurt
Others bring sorrow
Sometimes smiles
But those days are gone
Consigned to the past
Irretrievable
Just plain over
This is life
You just have to accept the reality
Hard to do so
So be it
As time marches on

Isn’t it interesting how love comes to stay
You wish for it, can’t find it
Then comes the day
It appears inviting
Enters thriving
Driving each day
You go topsy-turvy
Oh, you’re so thirsty
For more deliciousness
A companion to care for
A reason for living
The future assured
One happy way
You live to love
You love to live
Interesting when love comes to stay

Three, he said, three who were the ones
Who lasted throughout time
Three who were his love
Ones he thought of each day
In moments of repose
They would last forever in his heart
That’s how his story goes

There’s a story of course why each romance ended
It was always his fault as he now does see
He should have known better, done more
Now he rues the days when he should have acted differently

He’s still in touch with each of them
Which is a form of good
There’s still a connection of sorts
It’s understood there would be no need for these words
But that was back in the day
Before he took the fall
Before his hair turned gray

Oh, she was beautiful
With a personality to match
Smart as one could want
Incredible, this lass
I made a Hail Mary pass
Hoping she would catch
So she did
We were a match
And yes we still are
We’re going strong
After that weekend at my parent’s vacation house
We bought the farm
We both knew it was a slam dunk
(Yes, I’m mixing metaphors)
Yes we tied the knot to make it sure
I flirted first with cookies
She got my drift
I wasn’t in it for sport
I knew she was it

Raymond Chandler, me, and Dashiell are chewing the fat down at
     the Formosa
Under a cracked red lamp where we are made to feel welcome for
    as long as we can pay
These are the mean streets of Los Angeles in 1948

The day's developments involved a lot of questioning -- we are
     tired of being grilled by hordes of grim-faced police
Detectives we knew, some we'd even played cards with
They said we weren't suspects --- at least not yet
All three of us had this agent, who now is very dead and someone
     who did not like him put a bullet through his head

Then pinned a note on his messy chest, which said, "I won't be
     needing you anymore, here's your ten percent."
Sam ***** and Philip Marlowe would have a tough one to figure
     out
Here, everybody hates agents and ours had too big a mouth
Imagine --- he would tell us how he made us into writing stars
Someone punctuated him but just left question marks

On this grey and foggy evening where we chase the dawn
Our fedoras by our sides, just as cops have guns
We're heavy into whisky --- it's writers' remorse
Who will make the deals for us --- for a commission of course?

The bartender is so angry and weathered --- as if he'd fought World           War II all by himself
Dashiell and Chandler got so looped they took a cab ride home
I'm walking now towards the ocean - I will sleep all day
Then head for my typewriter -- maybe call William Morris or H.N. Swanson
See if they've got any writing jobs that pay.

All that’s left are memories
Of the one who shares them with me
Memories, sweet memories
But not enough to be
Satisfying
After all I’m still alone
We’re still apart
It’s going to stay that way
In the lonely zone
It hurts in my heart
Of course it must
For the dreams don’t go away
But at least I’ve got these memories
Of our great yesterday

I’m no stranger to loneliness
I guess you could say it’s my friend
My bestie for now
On it to keep me company I depend

She gently slipped away
That’s the irony
No harsh words
Just a soft goodbye
With a smiling wave
Adios muchacho
“We gave it a try”

Alone I sit and contemplate
This zone where I isolate
It’s between here and there
Where the cold wind blows
I hang my head in sorrow
Yeah, and love ain’t fair

We were both lonely
Each in love with someone else
In relationships that couldn’t come together
Notwithstanding what we felt
So we spent a lot of time with each other
Friends, just friends
That’s all we’d ever be
Friends, solid friends
Each of us in misery
We hung out at parties
Tried not to frown
People thought we were with each other
Word got around
But no one knew
Just us two
And the ones we could not have
Both of us went nearly mad
Eventually my friend and her love
Found a path that worked out right
Me, I found another
We’re living a great life
And I’m still close with my dear friend
Who kept me safe and sane
Until I found my only one
And a happy end, with no blame

He chased her once
How he did
All around the world
He went for her, half mad
She would be his girl
But it didn’t turn out that way
He lost in the end
Someone else got her heart
Disconsolate
He fell into a sadness
That feeling of dread
For she was gone
But he wanted her back
Was there a light ahead?

He spent a lifetime missing her
Decades, alone in his home
Filled with memories and her spirit
Poor guy, nothin’ goin’
Then one day she reappeared
That was that
Said she’d come to her senses
He was where it’s at

They now live together
His dream a reality
He’s a new man
They’re in love, you see

She’s back in his life
He in hers
Never give up is the lesson
Love always comes first

It wasn’t over
It still isn’t over

The name is Kringle
But so few know
When I'm working I use my other name
Where I almost glow in the dark
Such joy I spread
But I've never let it go to my head
I work year round except the the first two weeks of the New Year
I'm exhausted from the deliveries
Amazon, have no fear
But I'll keep it up, been doing it so long
Christmas would not be Christmas without me rolling along
I need to clear something up, that false story
I never kissed any mommy; got Mrs. Santa to satisfy me
To surprise me with presents on Christmas Day
After the reindeer are settled
We have schnapps and then we play.

I'm looking in the rear view mirror
See me catch that high fly ball
I walk the river with a lover
Steal a kiss at the waterfall
Life was a high five when it was way back when
Then reality started chasing me
But I run fast, my friend

Life is a series of moments
Of people places and things
Of memories that last forever
Back when I was the king of nonchalance
When I had everything
Most notably my freedom
When she was still my queen

They were better than good times
The best of all there is
A living breathing fortress of love
Picture this
Her and me
Laughing, smiling faces
Always on the run
We lived in that present perfect
Then we were done in by enclosing shadows
Winds we could not control
She married someone else
I lost her, that old soul

So into the rear view mirror I sit and gaze
I doing fine I'm proud to say
Were those better days?
I'll never know, not as long as I have each today
There's still a long road ahead
And it's a brand new day

What is life
If not lived for love?
To be kind, the ideal
To have won and lost
True romance has a cost
A life is moments
Of joy and pain
Of remorse and longing
And the stain of love gone wrong
But there is always hope
Always a new dawn
I’m a mixture of dreams I still have
And those gone wrong
Of the love that I have shared
Forever to go on.