Thursday, December 31, 2015

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: AHEAD OF ME

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: AHEAD OF ME: PHOTOGRAPHY BY J R HILTON *** LAST POST OF 2015 AHEAD OF ME IN MY YOUTH I WAS SO AWKWARD AND SHY IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME I C...

AHEAD OF ME

PHOTOGRAPHY BY J R HILTON
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LAST POST OF 2015

AHEAD OF ME

IN MY YOUTH I WAS SO AWKWARD AND SHY
IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY 
IN MY INNOCENCE I WAS QUITE NAIVE
USED TO WEAR MY HEART PROUDLY ON MY SLEEVE
THAT WORKED WELL UNTIL I WAS A TEEN
THEN MY HEART WAS SELDOM SEEN
TAKEN BY SOME BEAUTY QUEEN
A WHIRLWIND ROMANCE AND SHE WAS GONE

EAGER TO LEARN,  EAGER TO KNOW 
SEVENTEEN AND READY TO GO 
REJECTION WAS NEVER PART OF THE PLAN
BUT I GOT MY SHARE
THE LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN IN BETWEEN
WAS WHAT I NEED THERE
BUT I LOOKED AWAY TOO LONG
WHEN I LOOKED BACK SHE WAS GONE
TRIPPING IN THE SUNSHINE, TRIPPING IN MY HEAD
WONDERING WHAT IT WAS I SAID 
NEVER WONDERED LONG, SHE CAUGHT MY EYE
WE PARTED WAYS AFTER YEARS WENT BY
I LIVED RECKLESS AND FREE
WITH NO THOUGHTS TO WHAT WAS AHEAD OF ME

TRAGEDY AND CIRCUMSTANCE CHANGED EVERYTHING I KNEW
I TRIED TO DO WHAT I COULD DO
AND NOTHING MADE ANYTHING ALRIGHT
HAD A MILLION REASONS WHY I SHOULD GO
SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND ME AND NEVER LOOKED BACK
LEFT EVERYTHING AND NOTHING BEHIND
I TRAVELED FAR AS TIME ALLOWED ME, FOUND A NEW PLACE TO REBUILD MY FAITH
IT'S STILL NOT ALRIGHT BUT WHY FIGHT IT
THINGS WILL BE JUST AS THEY ARE
AND WHEN I NEED RE-ASSURANCE, I NEVER HAVE TO GO FAR
TRIPPING IN THE SUNSHINE, TRIPPING IN MY HEAD
I NEVER WORRY ABOUT, WHAT ANYBODY SAID

Written by: J.R HILTON

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: THE PATH

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: THE PATH: *** THE PATH PIECES EVERYWHERE SOME OF THEM YOU TRY TO PUT TOGETHER IN DESPAIR SOME ARE LOST IN THE WIND YOU WILL NEVER GE...

THE PATH

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THE PATH

PIECES EVERYWHERE
SOME OF THEM YOU TRY TO PUT TOGETHER IN DESPAIR
SOME ARE LOST IN THE WIND
YOU WILL NEVER GET THEM BACK AGAIN
DRIFTING, DONE MY SHARE
IN A HARD PLACE, WHERE IT'S HARD TO CARE
COME AWAY FROM THERE
LIKE A GHOST WALKING ON THE WRONG SIDE
BLACK IS THE COLOR, BLUE IS THE EMOTION
WALK A WAY, YOU CAN'T STAY
THIS ISN'T THE PLACE YOU WANT TO BE
ANYPLACE IS BETTER WAIT AND SEE

YOU SUFFER IN SILENCE BECAUSE IT'S ALL YOU KNOW
IT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT, THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO
I'VE FELT THAT KIND OF DESPAIR
WHEN GOOD LUCK JUST DOESN'T CARE
THERE'S A PATH OUT THERE WHEN YOU'RE READY
AND THE STARS ARE IN YOUR HOUSE
YOU WILL EMERGE AND GATHER STEAM
LIKE A WELL OILED MACHINE
MOVING FORWARD TO GOOD
LEAVING BAD BEHIND, LEFT A BAD TASTE
YOU KNOW THE KIND

TOMORROWS ALWAYS COMING
 YOU FOLLOW THE LEAD
TAKING CARE TO TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED
TO DRAW THE LINE, MAKE A STAND
REACH OUT TO THE MAGIC IN THE AIR
COVERING UP DESPAIR WITH INSPIRATION
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GAIN SALVATION
COMING OUT YOU KNOW YOU'LL GIVEM HELL
KEEP ON FIGHTING TO THE LAST BELL
TO THE BITTER END
ON YOUR FEET AGAIN 

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Written by: J.R HILTON  2015 

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AND ALWAYS CONSIDER YOUR PATH 

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Monday, December 28, 2015

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: STORM

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: STORM: *** STORM THE HOURS THAT I'VE SPENT THE WORRY THAT I'VE LENT TO EACH YEAR OF MY LIFE TO NOW KEEP HEAPING IT ON,...

STORM




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STORM

THE HOURS THAT I'VE SPENT
THE WORRY THAT I'VE LENT
TO EACH YEAR OF MY LIFE TO NOW
KEEP HEAPING IT ON, TO SEE HOW STRONG
BUT I'M STRAINING UNDER ALL THIS WEIGHT
I CAN'T SEE MY RELIEF, AND MY BELIEF IS CRUMBLING
WHEN I SEE A BLUE SKY
I KNOW A STORM CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND
I CAN SEE, I'M NOT BLIND
LIFE CAN BE SO UNKIND

THERE WERE NO EASY ROADS TO GET ME WHERE I AM TODAY
I'M NO BETTER OFF NOW, JUST FURTHER AWAY
I LIFT MY HEAD TOWARDS THE STARS IN THE SKY
AND MAKE JUST ONE MORE WISH

SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WONDER, WHERE DID I GO WRONG
SOMETIMES I THINK IT ALL TAKES TOO LONG
TO RIGHT A WRONG
SHOULDN'T WE BE ALL THROUGH WITH THIS
GET TO THE PART WHERE I GET RICH
BEYOND THE PART THAT'S BEEN SUCH A BITCH
I KNOW ANOTHER STORMS NOT FAR BEHIND
BUT I'N GONNA HOLD OUT THIS TIME

TIRED OF SEEING DREAMS GET CRUSHED
JUST WANT GOOD THINGS FOR US
JUST GIVE ME ONE MORE BREAK
ANOTHER CHANCE AND THAT'S THE ONE I'LL TAKE
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE BLUE SKIES
WITH NO WORRIES OF A STORM
BLOWING INTO MY LIFE, WITH NO ROOF OVERHEAD
LEAVE BEHIND THE LIFE I HAVE LED

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Written by: J.R HILTON
December 2015


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Friday, December 25, 2015

SANDALWOOD

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SANDALWOOD



I LIKE BLUE SKIES AND SUNNY AFTERNOONS
I LIKE LYING IN THE GRASS WATCHING CLOUDS GO BY
I LIKE BEACHES I COULD LIVE THERE IN THE SAND
LOOKING OUT TO SEA, BEAUTY ON DEMAND
I LIKE SUNSETS OF YELLOW ORANGE AND RED
I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THE NICE THINGS THAT YOU SAID
I LIKE TO TALK WELL INTO THE NIGHT
I LIKE CONVERSATIONS BY CANDLELIGHT

IT ALL MEANS SOMETHING, IT ALL MEANS NOTHING
AT THE END OF THE DAY
WITH NOBODY TO TELL, NO ONE TO SAY
SOMEWHERE DEEP INSIDE WHERE ALL THESE THINGS HIDE
WON'T YOU STAY WITH ME, WE CAN MAKE IT
I JUST KNOW IT'S TRUE
IT'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN'T DO

I LIKE LOVE AND MOONLIGHT SHINING DOWN
I LIKE TO SIT BY FIRELIGHT AND BECOME PART OF THE NIGHT
I LIKE GARDENS IN BLOOM 
THE SCENT OF SANDALWOOD IN MY ROOM
I LIKE SUMMERTIME, GIVE ME THE SUNSHINE
I LIKE THE FOREST, A SEA OF TREES
I LIKE TO LISTEN CLOSELY, HEAR THEM SPEAK TO ME

I LIKE GOOD MUSIC, I LIKE GOOD FOOD
I LIKE EXPENSIVE RUMS WHEN I'M IN THE MOOD 
I LIKE WALKING IN THE SUMMER RAIN
I LIKE TO SIT AROUND AND RECALL
SOME OF THE YEARS I'VE HAD, BUT NOT ALL
I LIKE THE WAY YOU HOLD ME, I LIKE YOUR LOVE
I LIKE THE WAY IT FEELS, I LIKE YOUR SOOTHING VOICE
WHEN YOU CALL
I DON'T MIND AT ALL

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEROES

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEROES

 EVERYTHING IS SO MIXED UP, THE WORLD IS UPSIDE-DOWN
PRIORITIES AND VALUES CHANGED, AND NOT ALWAYS FOR GOOD
A PURE HEART IS HARD TO FIND
WATCH THE WORLD AS IT TURNS
FLAGS ARE FALLING GETTING BURNED
IT'S HARD TO WATCH, HARD TO TAKE
THIS EXCESSIVE GREED, CAUSING THINGS TO BREAK
EVERYBODY SEEMS SO INDIFFERENT, SEEMS NOT TO CARE
JUST GOES ALONG WITH WHAT WHATEVER,S THERE

NOBODY WANTS TO COME TOGETHER
GUESS THE GENERATION OF LOVE IS GONE
CORPORATE GREED AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION
ARE BEHIND ALL THIS DISSENTION
BLACKENING EVERYTHING THAT'S PURE
WHEN LOVE AND GOOD CAN'T WIN, THEN I'M NOT SURE
 I CAN'T PINPOINT WHEN IT SLIPPED AWAY
IT WAS SO SUBTLE, LIKE A WHISPERED BREEZE
NOW HERE WE ARE ON OUR KNEES

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PEOPLE THAT COULD LEAD
WITHOUT KNOCKING US DOWN AND MAKING US BLEED
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEROES
WHO'D COME RIDING IN TO SAVE THE DAY
CAPTURE ALL THE BAD GUYS THEN MAKE THEM PAY
IT'S JUST ANOTHER OMEN THAT WE SHOULD NOT IGNORE
BEFORE THEY HAVE THE CHANCE
TO CLOSE ANOTHER DOOR

FREEDOM SLIPS AWAY, A LITTLE MORE EACH DAY
WISH I COULD SAY THAT HELPS ON THE WAY
BUT IT WON'T COME, UNLESS WE COME TOGETHER AND RISE
LOOK AT THIS WITH OPEN EYES
EVERYONE'S INDIFFERENT, DON'T SEEM TO CARE
UNTIL YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY, AND NO ONE IS THERE
NOBODY WANTS TO COME TOGETHER, LOVE IS GONE
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT SLIPPED AWAY, BUT WE NEED TO GET IT BACK
FEEL IT IN MY HEART JUST LIKE YOU, I KNOW THAT IT'S A FACT
 
 
 

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

DRIFT AGAIN


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DRIFT AGAIN

TRAVELING DOWN THIS DUSTY HIGHWAY
HAD IT'S SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS
SO MANY CITIES, SO MANY TOWNS
SO MANY BLURRED FACES
IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR
FADING INTO NOTHING, INTO THE OBSCURE

STILL WAITING MY TURN
IF I COULD ONLY LEARN
HOW TO CHANGE
MAYBE THAT'S HOW I FAIL MYSELF
I'M STILL DOWNLOADING ALL THE PAIN
LIKE A LOST BALLOON IN THE WIND
TO LET GO IS TO DRIFT AGAIN

MY SPIRIT GUIDES ABANDONED ME
LEFT ME TO TRAVEL ALONE
A FEW TIMES I THOUGHT I'D FOUND MYSELF
AND MY HOME, BUT I WAS WRONG
I KEPT MY HEAD DOWN, AS I MADE MY WAY
KEENLY AWARE OF ALL THAT WAS MISSING
UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS NOT
SOMETIMES FORGOT MY EYES COULD SEE
DYING TO BELIEVE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S VISION, THAT WAS ME

AND FROM THE ASHES, I WILL RISE
LIKE A PHOENIX READY FOR FLIGHT, I SURMISE
I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, JUST MY SOUL
A LONGTIME AGO 
CARRY ME FORWARD BUT NOT TOO FAR
DELIVER ME FROM THESE ANTIQUATED THOUGHTS
THAT I'M TIED TO
DRIFT AGAIN, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
THE NIGHTMARES OVER, THE DREAM HAS BEGUN
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WON
TO LET GO IS TO DRIFT AGAIN

Written by: Jeff R Hilton
December 2015

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ANOTHER SUNRISE

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ANOTHER SUNRISE
 
I SEE ANOTHER SUNRISE
AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE WON
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER CHANCE
TO GET THINGS DONE
SO MUCH WORKING AGAINST ME
EVERY STEP SEEMS UPHILL
BUT I'M DETERMINED TO KEEP ON GOING
TRY AND GET MY FILL
 
MANY WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP BY NOW
IF THEY FACED THE CONSTANT STRUGGLES I'VE BEEN THROUGH
IT'S JUST I FEEL IF I KEEP ON TRYING
MAYBE I'LL FINALLY BREAK THROUGH
SO I KEEP ON TRYING, FOR ME IT'S NOTHING NEW
 
MY HEADS GETTING HEAVY AND MY SIGHT IS GETTING DIM
I CAN SEE MY PATIENCE IS GETTING THIN
JUST NEED SOMEONE TO TELL ME
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT 
I'VE GOT A LOT INVESTED, I NEED TO KNOW
I'VE GOT TO MANAGE THIS BALANCING ACT
GOTTA KEEP IT ON TRACK
KEEP IT ALL GOING, WITHOUT SHOWING
THE FEARS AND APPREHENSION THAT I HIDE SO WELL
IT TAKEN A LOT TO GET ME HERE 
A LOT TO EVEN GET ME NEAR
 I HOPE THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE
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Written by: Jeff R Hilton
December 2015
 
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

SECRET LOVE




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SECRET LOVE

I'VE BEEN READY FOR QUITE SOME TIME
WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND
WAITING FOR YOU TO PROVE YOUR LOVE IS ONLY MINE
I BELIEVED IN YOU IN ENOUGH TO JUST PICK UP AND GO
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
 BUT I THINK THAT I SHOULD KNOW

SO CLOSE TO ME BUT I CAN'T REACH OUT TO TOUCH YOU
SECRET LOVE NO ONE CAN KNOW THAT
WE'VE GOT THIS THING FOR EACH OTHER
I CAN'T GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND
YOU'RE WELL IN MY HEAD
BUT I'M SLEEPING ALONE
FOR ME THIS IS SOMETHING NEW
CAN'T GET MYSELF NEXT TO YOU

THEN I SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL
SOMEONE ELSE NOT ME AT ALL
NEVER THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD STRING ME ALONG
THE LIGHT OF LOVE YOU SHONE IN MY EYES
MADE ME AN EASY FOOL FOR YOUR GAME
YOU KNOW HOW HARD I FELL
DON'T TELL ME YOU COULDN'T TELL
I LOOKED DEEP INTO YOUR EYES AND COULDN'T SEE
THAT PICTURE ANYMORE OF YOU AND ME

THE THINGS I SHARED, THE THINGS YOU SHARED
THE THINGS WE DARED, TELL ME WHAT FOR
I WAS BARELY IN WHEN, YOU CLOSED THE DOOR
FROM ON HIGH, TO I DON'T KNOW WHY
WHAT'S THE PRICE OF A BROKEN HEART
TELL ME WHAT FOR
HOW MANY DREAMS HAVE YOU BROKEN BEFORE
NO, NO NO, NO, NO ONE CAN KNOW

Written by: J.R HILTON
DECEMBER 2015

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Friday, December 18, 2015

JASMINE DREAM

painting by J. R Hilton

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JASMINE DREAM
 
RISING LIKE A PHOENIX, SHINING LIKE THE SUN
ALL PRIMED AND READY, LIKE A LOADED GUN
SO MUCH COMING, SO MUCH GONE
 SO MUCH LOST, SO MUCH FOUND
NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO
WHILE THERE'S STILL A LITTLE LIGHT
WHILE I WEND MY WAY TOWARDS YOU
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
 
YOUR NAME IS ON MY LIPS, YOUR SWEET JASMINE DREAM
IN MIDNIGHT SILENCE I'M DRAWN TO YOU
AND WHEN I'M DREAMING
YOU CAN BET I'M DREAMING OF YOU
A LOT OF SUGAR, A LITTLE SPICE
YOU LYING NEXT TO ME, OOH SO NICE
SO MUCH I'VE WAITED FOR
YOUR SWEET JASMINE DREAM
AND WHEN THE FLOWERS OF SPRING START BLOOMING
IT'S YOU THAT COMES TO MIND
ALWAYS SWEET, BEAUTIFUL, AND KIND
 
AND TELL ME, ARE YOU FEELING, THE THINGS I FEEL
OR HAVE I BEEN DREAMING AND THIS ISN'T REAL
HONEY TELL ME, WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART
MINE'S SO TIRED OF BEING TORN APART
ALL I WANT IS REAL, ALL I WANT TO FEEL
IS YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE
SWEET JASMINE DREAM ALL AROUND ME
YES YOU FOUND ME, MY SWEET JASMINE DREAM
TELL ME, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
ARE YOU COMING BACK WITH ME
BRINGING ALL THE LOVE YOU SAVED
BRINGING YOUR LIGHT TO ME
SET ME FREE, MY JASMINE DREAM 

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Written by: J. R HILTON

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

I'LL ALWAYS BE

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I'LL ALWAYS BE
 
LIKE THE SUMMER RAIN FALLING SOFTLY ON MY CHEEKS
TASTE ON MY LIPS, FEEL IT IN MY SOUL
LIKE A FULL MOON ON A WARM SUMMER NIGHT
SHINING DOWN ON THE TREES
REFLECTED IN THE WATER, PRETTY AS YOU PLEASE
I FEEL IT IN MY SOUL, IN MY HEART, I LET MY LOVE GO
SCATTERED AROUND LIKE THE STARS
 
I CAN STILL FIND WONDER, HIDDEN IN THE WORLD
YOU CAN'T HOLD LOVE IN, IT WAS MEANT TO FLY, HELLO GOODBYE
ALL THIS LOVE STILL NEEDS SOMEWHERE TO GO
STAND IN FRONT OF ME, AND WATCH ME GLOW
TAKE ALL YOU NEED, AND PUT THE REST AWAY
IN CASE YOU SHOULD NEED IT SOMEDAY
 
DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES TO ALL THE LOVE THAT SURROUNDS YOU
IT MIGHT HELP YOU TO KEEP YOUR HEART LIGHT
FILL YOUR SOUL UNTIL IT OVERFLOWS 
MAKE SURE SOME ALWAYS COMES TO ME, I'LL BE READY
I'LL PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOU
AND HOLD YOU REAL REAL CLOSE TO ME
WATCH THE FIRE IN EACH OTHERS EYES LIGHT THE ROOM
 
WE WATCHED THE SUN GOING DOWN
TURN A MAGIC GLOW IN THE WHEAT-FIELDS 
AS THE BREEZE MADE IT DANCE AND BLOW
ALL ACROSS THE FIELDS, I LET MY LOVE GO
GAVE IT ALL TO YOU, YOU'VE GOT ME BY THE HEART
WHAT ELSE COULD I DO
 TAKE IT HOLD IT OWN IT, HELP IT GROW
WEAR IT ON YOUR SLEEVE SO EVERYONE WILL KNOW 

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Written by: J.R Hilton 2015
 

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