Saturday, March 31, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: World Of White

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: World Of White: WORLD OF WHITE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 TWILIGHT TURNS TO BLACK SKIES FADE AWAY WAITING FOR THE MOON FIGHTING OF...

World Of White



WORLD OF WHITE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

TWILIGHT TURNS TO BLACK
SKIES FADE AWAY
WAITING FOR THE MOON
FIGHTING OFF A QUICK RAIN
CAST OFF WINTERS DREARY GLOOM 
DARK SHADOWS IN MY ROOM
HAVE TO GO

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT
ICE WILL MELT, WATER FLOW
ON WINTERS BROKEN BACK
APRILS HERE AND WE'RE ALL
WAITING FOR THE MAY QUEEN
TO COME SHINING WITH THE SUN

THE NOURISHING RAINS OF SPRING
THE SWEET SCENT OF FLOWERS AWAKENING
IN THIS DARK LIGHT
THE SPRING WON'T HEAL
LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT IT WAS LOST
THE SNOW STARTED FALLING
AND IT WOULDN'T STOP
UNTIL THE MORNING LIGHT
THE SUN LAID CLAIM TO A WORLD OF WHITE

NOW WE'RE ALL WAITING
KIND OF SUFFOCATING
ON ALL OF THIS SNOW
KIND OF GIVING UP ON
EVER SEEING SUMMER
HOLDING ONTO HOPES AND DREAMS
PICTURING A DIFFERENT SCENE THAN THIS

HEAT OF SUMMER, GREEN TREES AND HILLS
SUMMER MOON PLEASE COME SOON
LIFT US FROM THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR
YA YOU'LL FIND US THERE
I CAN'T SLEEP CAN THIS BE REAL
NOW YOU KNOW THE WAY WE FEEL
AS SPRING LIES BROKEN IN A FROZEN FIELD
 

Thursday, March 29, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Smiling Moon

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Smiling Moon: SMILING MOON WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 DAYS DROP OFF AND DISAPPEAR  COULD THE END BE NEAR WE SOARED THROUGH THE END...

Smiling Moon



SMILING MOON

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

DAYS DROP OFF AND DISAPPEAR 
COULD THE END BE NEAR
WE SOARED THROUGH THE ENDLESS SKIES
WE SAILED THROUGH TROUBLED WATERS 
WE WALKED THROUGH THE DESERT
FOUGHT STORMS OF WIND AND SAND
WE SURVIVED THINGS WE NEVER PLANNED

AFTER THE CALM  THE CONFIDENCE COMES
LOOK TO THE SKY
LET IT GET INSIDE
THE DREAM NEVER DIES
OPENED YOUR EYES SO MANY TIMES
LIFE TOOK YOU AWAY
FROM THE THINGS YOU LOVE
SO MUCH BEHIND YOU, SO MUCH GONE
TOO MANY THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG

STARS STRETCH ACROSS GALAXIES
AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE
YOU WATCH IT PULSE AND GLOW
ENDLESSLY CHANGING INTO SOMETHING MORE
SMILING MOON SMILED AT YOU
WHATCHA GONNA DO 
YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU HAD THE TIME
YOU COULD FALL BEHIND

WINE WOMEN AND SONG TO LEAD YOU ON
LEAD YOU AWAY
YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU SHOULD GO
AND THEN YOU'RE GONE
NOW YOU COME DRIFTING BACK
A BATTERED BOAT ASEA
DETERMINED TO MAKE LANDFALL
SET FOOT ON SHORE
TO START AGAIN ANOTHER CHANCE TO MAKE IT SHINE
YOU KNOW ALL YOU CAN DO IS TRY
AFTER ALL IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE

GIVE YOUR HEART GIVE YOUR SOUL
DON'T GIVE IN YA NEVER KNOW
WISH UPON A STAR
MAKE ANOTHER DREAM COME TRUE
THE DREAM NEVER DIES
IT ONLY FAILS OR FLIES

ANOTHER CHANCE TO BE
 THE GOOD CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE
YOU CAN RUN FROM TROUBLE
BUT YOU CAN'T RUN FROM DESIRE
FUEL TO THE FIRE
SEE IT BURN
IT'S OKAY TO HAVE LIVED
AS LONG AS YOU LEARNED 


Monday, March 26, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Untethered

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Untethered: UNTETHERED WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 STILL THE NIGHT, DEEP SEA BLUE THE SKY STEEPED IN STARLIGHT BATHED IN MOONLIGHT ...

Untethered


UNTETHERED

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

STILL THE NIGHT, DEEP SEA BLUE THE SKY
STEEPED IN STARLIGHT
BATHED IN MOONLIGHT
WE WAIT WE WATCH
SHARING THIS DREAM
IMMERSED IN IT'S WONDROUS MAGIC
CURIOSITIES IT SEEMS

WORLDS BEYOND US
WHERE SHOULD WE START
THEY'VE BEEN HERE AND GONE
LEFT WITH THE DAWN
WHO DID THEY TAKE ALONG
THE BRIDGE FROM HERE TO THERE
EXTENDS BEYOND THE REALM

WE MUST KNOW WHAT AWAITS US
AS WE DREAM
SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN
AN ANCIENT MEMORY
BURNED INTO OUR BEING
TIMELESS STILL AND SILENT
THE HOURS OF THE STARS
STANDING ALL ALONE
VIGILANT OF THE NIGHT
KEEPER OF ALL YOU SEE
WHERE IS IT THAT YOU'RE GOING
WHERE WILL YOU BE

IS THIS THE WAY
IS THAT THE LIGHT
 WE SAIL EFFORTLESSLY
THROUGH THE NIGHT
CROSS OUR EARTHLY BOUNDS
JUST ONE GATEWAY
THIS PATH WE'RE ON
WE WERE NEVER ALONE
KEPT ON GOING
ALL ALONG WE KNEW THE WAY

UNTETHERED UNRESTRAINED
DESIRE WOKE AGAIN
THEY CAN'T DOUSE YOUR FIRE
GOOD TO SEE YOU HELD OUT
FOR SO LONG
YOU COULD TELL THE THINGS
 THEY TOLD YOU WERE ALL WRONG 
THEY TURNED OUR WORLD
UPSIDE DOWN
USED US ALL FOR GAIN
 SEE OUR FREEDOMS DIE
ONE BY ONE
SEE OUR CUSTOMS PUSHED ASIDE
LUST GREED AND POWER SATISFIED
 
 

Sunday, March 25, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: More Near Than Far

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: More Near Than Far: MORE NEAR THAN FAR WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 GATHERING FLOWERS, GATHERING LEAVES MAKING MEDICINE IN LITTLE SHEAVES ...

More Near Than Far



MORE NEAR THAN FAR

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

GATHERING FLOWERS, GATHERING LEAVES
MAKING MEDICINE IN LITTLE SHEAVES
THE SUN SHINES DOWN
ON A LAZY AFTERNOON
A QUIET WOODS, A WORLD UNTO ITSELF
BLACKBIRD LAUGHING BY A STREAM
SPLASHING IN THE WATER, HE'S SO CLEAN

I COME HERE MY MIND ALL IN DISARRAY 
BY THE TIME THAT I LEAVE A PEACEFUL SOUL 
I KNOW IT WILL BE WHAT IT IS
BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS

I TURN MY BACK AGAINST THE SUN
I'M HEADING OUT I'M DONE
SHOULD I HURRY OR TAKE MY TIME
FEED MY SOUL ON THE RUN
OR A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME
THE CHOICES ARE ENTIRELY MINE

THE REALITY, THE SUNDOWN
 MORE NEAR THAN FAR
AS I AM AND AS YOU ARE
WHAT I WAS I AM NO LONGER
BETTER STRONGER
ROOTED IN BLACKEST EARTH
HEAR THE MUSIC, HEAR THE SONG
FEEL THE VIBES THEY'RE NEVER WRONG

TONIGHT I SHALL GAZE
INTO THE STARRY SKY
UNTIL MY CONSCIOUSNESS TRANSCENDS ME
TO WHERE IT BEGINS
THINK OF LINK OF SOMETHING
INFINITE THAT NEVER ENDS
AM I LEFT BELIEVING EVERYTHING I KNOW 
DOESN'T MEAN A THING
AS TIME SWALLOWS UP THE ILLUSION
WE'VE CREATED

OH IT'S ALL WILD AND SPECULATION
DARK THINKING AND DESPERATION 
TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT
YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS
THE ANSWERS ARE FEW
TO FIGURE IT OUT IS UP TO YOU

GETTING CLOSER MORE NEAR THAN FAR
THERE'S A REASON YOU'RE WHERE YOU ARE
HANGING ON YOU WON'T LET GO
NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW
BUT IT'S FAR REACHING INTO YOUR SOUL 
SEEMS LIKE IT WON'T LET GO
YOU DREAM OF BEING FREE
BUT THE CLOSER YOU GET
THE FURTHER YOU SEEM TO BE


 
 

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: I'd Rather Be Here

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: I'd Rather Be Here: I'D RATHER BE HERE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN WAY UP HIGH THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE BUT I DO...

I'd Rather Be Here



I'D RATHER BE HERE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN WAY UP HIGH
THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE
BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CRY
ALL THIS BEAUTY THAT SURROUNDS ME
GOES RIGHT INSIDE ME
PEACEFUL INSIDE. FREE TO RIDE
AND DO MY OWN THING
COME WHAT MAY, COME WHAT LIFE WILL BRING

I'M JUST THE SAME OLD ME
AND EVERY CHANCE I GET  I SHUN SOCIETY
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR AFTERNOON TEA
APPOINTMENTS AT THREE
I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE
NO THAT'S NOT ME

MIDNIGHT COMES CREEPING
I'M STILL DREAMING INTO THE FIRE
INTO THE STARS
AND THE HEAVEN'S SHOOK ME LOOSE
AND CLOSED MY EYES
AND FIXED ME WITH A DREAM

I DON'T QUITE FIT IN
WITH PEOPLE THAT MAKE
LIVING A SIN
WORLD AWAY I'VE GOT TO SAY
I'D RATHER BE HERE
IN THE TALL TREES
IN THE MOUNTAINS
 THAT'S WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME 

I SLEEP IN PEACE UNTIL THE SUNRISE
COMES TO FIND ME
SOME NEW CHALLENGE FOR A NEW DAY
I'LL TRY MY BEST TO FIND A WAY
AND FREEDOM FLEW LIKE A FLAG
IN THE MOUNTAIN BREEZE
FALLS LIKE RAIN
I GET MY FILL AND I'M NEW AGAIN

I JUST KEEP GOING
NO SENSE DWELLING ON THE END
I'M SURE IT WILL FIND ME
IT KNOWS WHERE I AM
THE PEACE, THE SOLITUDE
THE BEAUTY UNFOLDS

NO CHEATING, NO DECEPTION, NO LIES
FLOWER FILLED MEADOWS
STANDING IN THE SUN
EMERALD LAKE LIKE A JEWEL
HOT SPRING POOL
ALL I NEED TO FEED MY SOUL
 

Saturday, March 17, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Where It Falls

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Where It Falls: photo credit J.R HILTON WHERE IT FALLS WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 A SUMMER DAY WINDING DOWN THE SUN IS SETTING THE...

Where It Falls

photo credit J.R HILTON

WHERE IT FALLS

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018


A SUMMER DAY WINDING DOWN
THE SUN IS SETTING
THE COLORS ARE RISING
BEAUTIFUL SKY
TOO MUCH BEAUTY TO HIDE
TO KEEP INSIDE

THE SERENITY, THE SOLITUDE
FINDS MY HEART
THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS
THE ENDLESS DREAM
THE TIME MACHINE
THAT HOLDS ME TO THE FUTURE
I'M STANDING FAST
I'M HOLDING ON
MY PATIENCE IS GROWING THIN
IT'S ALMOST GONE

FLOATING ON A SEA
OF UNCERTAINTY
LIKE A SINGLE LEAF
DANCING ON THE BREEZE
FLOATING NOT SURE WHERE TO LAND
A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT
THAT NOBODY OWNS

HALF A WORLD AWAY
ISN'T SO FAR
YOU CAN BE THERE
IN A DAY
BUT I CHOOSE TO BE HERE
I CHOOSE TO STAY
DON'T NEED SOMEWHERE ELSE
THIS AIN'T NO CONTEST
IT'S NOT A GAME
I KEEP IT REAL
BUT NEVER THE SAME

IN THE HARSH LIGHT
OF A NEW DAY
LAY IT OUT I'LL FIND A WAY
EVERY DAYS A CHALLENGE
A CHANCE TO PERSEVERE
I DON'T ALWAYS GET THERE
BUT I'M GETTING NEAR

FATE WILL LAND
 WHERE IT FALLS
WHEN THE NIGHT CLOSES IN
DARK SILENCE FILLS THE ROOM
I'M WIDE AWAKE WAITING
FOR WHAT I DON'T KNOW
THE TICKING OF THE CLOCK
AND THE MOONLIGHTS GLOW
 

  
 

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Times Long Gone

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Times Long Gone: TIMES LONG GONE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE DAWN GRABBED MY COFFEE AND I WAS GONE I DROVE...

Times Long Gone


TIMES LONG GONE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE DAWN
GRABBED MY COFFEE AND I WAS GONE
I DROVE INTO THE SUN
ROLLING ACROSS THE PRAIRIE
LIT UP FOR THE RUN
WIDE OPEN SPACES
ROUNDING OUT MY SOUL

I TURN NORTH, PASSING BY OLD FARMS
THEIR CHARMS HIDDEN IN THE TREES
OLD TRUCKS RUSTING IN THE FIELD
LONG PAST THEIR LAST MILE
OLD WINDMILL LONG SEIZED
RUSTY DINNER BELL
HANGING FROM THE PORCH
OLD TRACTOR IN THE TALL GRASS
I CAN PICTURE CLOTHES BLOWING
ON THIS OLD CLOTHESLINE
 

THERE'S HORSES GRAZING
IN A FIELD NEARBY 
PASTORAL TO THE POINT
OF A SILENT SADNESS
THAT RINGS IN TIMES LONG GONE
MAYBE IT'S JUST ME
TRYING TO HOLD ON

WHAT HIDDEN TREASURES TO DISCOVER
LITTLE BRIDGE COUNTRY STREAM
IN THE TREES A PLACE TO SIT AND DREAM
OLD CORN CRIBS FORGOTTEN IN TIME
BARN WITH A BROKEN BACK
OLD TIMES GOOD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY SUN
WORKING IN THE FIELDS TILL DARK
CRY OF A MEADOWLARK
SLEEPING LIKE A STONE

OH THE TIMES WE HAD 
THE TIMES WE LOST
TIMES WE REWIND JUST TO LOOK IN AGAIN
AFTER I'VE BEEN WHERE I'VE BEEN
DAYS IN THE COUNTRY SUN
NEVER WONDERING WHAT TO DO
NO TIME FOR FEELING BLUE
I REMEMBER ALL TOO WELL
THE INNOCENCE OF THOSE DAYS

SITTING BACK AGAINST AN OAK IN THE SHADE
SIPPING ON A COKE, I WAS KING
IF I DIDN'T HAVE IT, I DIDN'T NEED A THING
FIELDS OF GREEN I HAVE SEEN
TURN TO GOLD IN THE COUNTRY SUN
I'M A COUNTRY BOY, AND I'LL ALWAYS BE ONE
THE TIMES LONG GONE
BUT THE FEELINGS ARE STILL STRONG
GREW UP STRAIGHT AND TALL
DON'T TAKE NO GUFF AT ALL
I'll ALWAYS STAND MY GROUND

 
 
 
 
 
 











 

Sunday, March 11, 2018

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: In My Lifetime A Love

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: In My Lifetime A Love: PHOTO J.R HILTON 2017 IN MY LIFETIME A LOVE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 WHERE DOES IT START, BEGIN WHY DOES IT EVER END...

In My Lifetime A Love

PHOTO J.R HILTON 2017

IN MY LIFETIME A LOVE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

WHERE DOES IT START, BEGIN
WHY DOES IT EVER END
ANOTHER HEART ON THE LINE
JUST BLIND FAITH EVERY TIME
LOVE GROWS WINGS
LEARNS HOW TO FLY
SOMETHING, MONEY CAN'T BUY

SET ON LOVE
FELL ON YOU
LIKE SWEET SUMMER RAIN
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
A GENTLE TOUCH
ONE SIMPLE KISS
CAN MEAN SO MUCH

OUT OF YOUR SORROW
YOUR HEART TODAY
YOUR SOUL TOMORROW 
ONE LOOK IN YOUR EYES
THESE FEELINGS START TO RISE
YOU FOUND MY LOVE
DEEP INSIDE

IF YOU GET NEXT TO ME
I'LL BE YOUR DESTINY
SUNRISE COMING ON
PRETTY COLORS FADE THE DAWN
WATCHING WAVES
 BREAK ON DISTANT SHORES
WATCHING STARS
 DANCE WITH THE MOON
REACHING OUT
FINDING YOUR HAND
TAKE ME TO THE END

WHEN I GET TIRED
TOO TIRED TO SEE
WILL YOU BE MY EYES
IN MY LIFETIME
WILL YOU BE MY SAVING GRACE
A LOVE I CANNOT DENY
A LOVE THAT NEVER HIDES FROM CHANGE
FROM STORMS FROM RAIN
FROM THE SUNSHINE
OF YOUR LOVE
TO THE RAINBOW OF YOUR SMILE

SO WHAT IS IT THAT YOU FEEL
I WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT
WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT IT
IN MY LIFETIME
A LOVE SO FAIR
TO WAKE UP AND FIND YOU THERE
SOMEWHAT LIKE THE MORNING SUN
WHEN IT FINDS MY FACE
SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS
AND FALLING FROM GRACE 

IS THIS WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE
FROM THE OUTSIDE
GOD WILLING
I WANNA STAY ON THE INSIDE
OF YOUR SWEET UNDYING LOVE
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO
TO ALWAYS BE YOUR HERO
ALWAYS BE THIS LOVED BY YOU

A HEART AS LIGHT AS MINE
WAITING FOR THE GREATER GOOD
AND I WISH I COULD
I WISH YOU WOULD
LOOK INTO MY EYES
THE WAY YOU DO
TELL ME THIS IS GONNA BE FOREVER
LET ME FALL ON YOU
LIKE SWEET SUMMER RAIN

 

 
 

CHASING UP THE SUN

  CHASING UP THE SUN   WRITTEN BY   JEFF R HILTON   2024   DARK NOW THE PLACES WE USED TO GO LOCKED AND SHUTTERED BRACED AND WAITING FOR THE...