Wednesday, August 29, 2018

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE FALLING RAIN

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE FALLING RAIN: THE FALLING RAIN WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 WATCHING THE RAIN FALL WASHING THE SUN AWAY GOLDEN FIELDS TURNING BROW...

THE FALLING RAIN



THE FALLING RAIN

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018


WATCHING THE RAIN FALL
WASHING THE SUN AWAY
GOLDEN FIELDS TURNING BROWN
THE LEAVES ARE FALLING
DANCING WITH THE WIND
SUNDOWN PUSHES BACK ON THE DAY
THE NIGHT TRIES TO CLIMB INSIDE
SUMMERS OVER CUT AND DRIED
LIKE FLOWERS HANGING
UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE RAFTERS

THE GEESE MOVE DOWN
FROM NORTHERN LATITUDES 
FILL THE SKIES FLYING SOUTH
IN THE FOREST A COMBINED HUSH
THE FALLING RAIN BRINGS ME
BACK TO THIS PLACE
IMAGINED OR REAL
ITS HARD NOT TO FEEL
A LITTLE SAD

FADED WORDS OF LOVE IN THE SAND
SHE TOOK ME BY THE HAND
AND LOOKED INTO MY EYES
FEEL IT COMING LIKE THE FALL
THE WINTER THE SNOW
I KNEW YOU'D HAVE TO GO
AFTER EACH HOUR,EACH MINUTE
ALL WITH YOU IN IT
I CAN'T FORGET YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE

I WANTED TO BE SOMEONE
YOU COULDN'T DO WITHOUT
SOMEONE YOU NEED
THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WOULD STAY
HOPED YOU COULDN'T
 DRAG YOURSELF AWAY
BUT LIKE THE SUMMER PASSING
YOU'LL SOON BE GONE
SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU'VE GOT TO BE
YOU'RE QUITTING ME

I TOOK YOU TO THE STATION
IS THAT A TEAR IN YOUR EYE
I KNOW I'VE GOT SOME IN MINE
SAW YOU IN THE WINDOW
AS THE TRAIN WAS PULLING OUT
LEFT MY HEART IN DOUBT
I HOPE YOU MAKE IT BACK THIS WAY
WHEN YOU'RE DONE
TIRED OF CITY LIGHTS
SETTLE DOWN BE A GOOD GIRL
FIND YOUR WAY BACK INTO MY HEART

INSIDE MY SUMMER DAYS
RIDING SIDE BY SIDE
TWO LOVERS IN THE FALLING SUNS GLOW
HEY,YA NEVER KNOW
MAYBE WE'LL GET TO TRY
WATCHING THE RAIN FALL
WASHING THE SUN AWAY
COME BACK AND STAY
WHEN THE SUNDOWN
 PUSHES BACK ON THE DAY


 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW: WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 ALWAYS BACK TO THE WELL CAN'T SEEM TO DRINK MY FILL DON'T ...

WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW



WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

ALWAYS BACK TO THE WELL
CAN'T SEEM TO DRINK MY FILL
DON'T FOLLOW ME
I TAKE THE LONG WAY AROUND
MOVING THROUGH THE WOODS
WITHOUT A SOUND

SET APART ACROSS THE MILES
SCATTERED ON THE FOUR WINDS
SET OUT WITH THE SUN
RESTED BY THE MOON 
A LITTLE LATE
BUT I'LL BE THERE SOON

I'M TAKING MY TIME
MEASURING MY STEP
JUST THINKING ABOUT EVERYTHING
AND I TURNED AROUND TO FACE ME
MAYBE I'VE GOT IT COLORED
ALL WRONG
THOUGHT IT WAS ALRIGHT
 ALL ALONG
BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE

THE PAIN THE HURT THE SORROW
WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW
IF I DON'T LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND
HARD ON MYSELF FOR WHY
DO I GO ON LIKE THIS
ALL THE THINGS I MISSED
CHANGED ME I THINK IT DID
FOOLED ME FOR AWHILE
ITS A CRAZY WORLD
NOW I'M BACK IN THE FIGHT
DEEP INSIDE I KNOW
I'LL MAKE IT RIGHT

WHY ME TRY ME 
IF YOU CAN FIND ME
I'LL BE GONE IN THE MORNING
SCATTERED ON THE WIND
BACK AGAIN
HOLD ME TO IT
HOLD ME CLOSE DON'T LET GO
WE'LL FIND OUT HOW FAR WE CAN GO
THERE'S A LIGHT TO THIS
SEE IT SHINE
THERE ALWAYS HAS TO BE
ONE MORE TIME

WHO WILL I BE TOMORROW
IF I DON'T LEAVE IT ALL
BEHIND ME
THOUGHT I KNEW
 WHERE I WAS GOING
BUT I GOT HOPELESSLY LOST
I GOT DISTRACTED, WAYLAID 
TOOK WHAT I NEEDED
INSTEAD OF WHAT I WANTED
THAT COULD NEVER DO
TO GET ME FAR

I WANT TO REACH THE STARS
OUT IN THE COUNTRY
WHERE THE MOON HANGS LOW
LIFE MOVES A LITTLE SLOWER
GIVEN TO DEEPER MEANING
CALLING YOU TO TO BE FREE
 
 
 

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

THE WORDSMITH MILL: JUST LONG ENOUGH

THE WORDSMITH MILL: JUST LONG ENOUGH: JUST LONG ENOUGH WRITTEN BY JEFFREY R HILTON 2018  WE USED TO SIT AROUND AND LAUGH WE USED TO GET UP AND GO SUMMER...

JUST LONG ENOUGH



JUST LONG ENOUGH

WRITTEN BY JEFFREY R HILTON

2018 


WE USED TO SIT AROUND AND LAUGH
WE USED TO GET UP AND GO
SUMMER USED TO LAST
WELL INTO THE FALL
ALWAYS AND ADVENTURE
IT ALWAYS WENT SLOW
TIMES WERE WHEN
THE VERY ESSENCE OF LIVING
WAS ALWAYS SO SWEET

THE WATER WAS MORE CLEARER 
THE SKY MORE BLUE
THE AIR WAS CLEANER
I REALLY MISS THOSE DAYS
DON'T YOU

WE USED TO STAY UP LATE
TO GAZE AT THE STARS
DOWN BY THE RIVER
MIST IN THE FIELDS
NEVER A HURRY
BARELY A CONCERN
UNTIL ONE DAY IT QUIETLY SLIPPED AWAY
TOOK A TURN

THEN SUDDENLY NO TIME TO DREAM
 YOU'RE FALLING THROUGH THE AIR UNSEEN
LAND SOMEWHERE YOU CAN'T GET OUT
INTO SCATTERED SEEDS OF DOUBT
LEAVE YOU INSIDE LOOKING OUT

WE USED TO UNDERSTAND
WE USED TO PLAY ALONG
 TIME STOOD STILL
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE US HOPE
CURIOSITY TAKES US ALL OFF
ONE AT A TIME
THEN ITS WANDERLUST
IN GOODBYES WE PUT OUR TRUST

WE USED TO THINK THINGS WERE HARD
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW FREE WE REALLY WERE 
NOW ITS ALL GONE, ITS JUST A BLUR
FROZEN IN TIME, JUST MELT AND STIR
CLOSE YOUR EYES LET YOURSELF GO
SEE WHAT YOUR MIND CONJURES UP
I THINK I KNOW

WE USED TO WALK FOR MILES
THROUGH THE FIELDS AND THE WOODS
WE TALKED UNTIL WE COULDN'T
THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE
WE LAID DOWN IN THE GRASS
WE SWORE OUT OUR SECRETS
TO NEVER REVEAL
HIDDEN LEFT BEHIND CONCEALED 

WE USED TO CARE
WE USED TO FEEL SO STRONG
THERE WAS NEVER A QUESTION
WE'D JUST GET UP AND GO
BACK WHEN TIME STOOD STILL
I RECALL
SUMMERS THAT LASTED
WELL INTO THE FALL
WE USED TO LOVE
THAT'S ALL

 
 

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

THE WORDSMITH MILL: BLOWING WITH THE STARS

THE WORDSMITH MILL: BLOWING WITH THE STARS: BLOWING WITH THE STARS WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 HAVE I REALLY WASTED ALL THESE YEARS SO MANY SUNRISES COME AND GON...

BLOWING WITH THE STARS



BLOWING WITH THE STARS

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018


HAVE I REALLY WASTED ALL THESE YEARS
SO MANY SUNRISES COME AND GONE
 WHO'S TO SAY I GOT IT RIGHT OR WRONG
I FACED IT ALL AS IT CAME ALONG
DID THE BEST I COULD

HAPPINESS IS FLEETING AT THE BEST OF TIMES
FADING LIKE TWILIGHT INTO THE PINES
YOU CAN'T SEE INSIDE
IF YOU DON'T LOOK WITHIN
SEE YOU'LL NEVER WIN 
LOST NOW REAL GOOD FIND ME
I DOUBT YOU EVER COULD
FREEDOM NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD
WITHOUT CHAINS TO BIND ME

ON THE PATH
BLOWING WITH THE STARS
DRIFTING ON THE WAVES
YEARNING FOR THE DAWN
THE SKY IS LIGHTENING
IT WON'T BE LONG
I CAN SEE THE OUTLINE
OF THE SHORE
THE MAGIC CALLS
I'VE WAITED, I'VE WANTED
I'VE BEEN LEFT BEHIND
NOW I'M ON IT
DON'T TRY TO TAKE ME DOWN
I WON'T HAVE IT 
ANY OTHER WAY
WON'T WAIT ANOTHER DAY


SURE I TOOK MY TURN, CARRYING THE WEIGHT
WHEN I PUT IT DOWN, IT SURE FELT GREAT
NOW THAT I KNOW ITS GONE
I'M A GONNA CARRY ON
SOME SAY SINNER IN THE SUN
I SAY THEIR WRONG
I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING 
AND ALMOST EVERYONE


SO TELL ME DID I REALLY WASTE
 ALL THOSE YEARS 
I DON'T THINK SO IF IT GOT ME HERE
SOMETIMES IN THE SILENCE OF THE NIGHT
THE WHOLE WORLDS GONE
AND I'M JUST HERE BETWEEN THE STARS
ON A SPARKLING SHORE

AND WHEN I LOOK INTO HERE EYES 
I KNOW THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE
 I SHOULD BE 
NO SENSE FALLING, NO SENSE FALLING
I KIND OF LIKE THIS
BLOWING WITH THE STARS
DRIFTING WITH THE WAVES
I CAN'T SEE ANYWHERE ELSE
ANYWHERE ELSE I SHOULD BE

 

Monday, August 20, 2018

THE WORDSMITH MILL: PLASTIC WORLD

THE WORDSMITH MILL: PLASTIC WORLD: PLASTIC WORLD WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 NOW EVERYTHING IS FAST SEEMS LIKE NOTHING LASTS IN A WORLD OF USE IT ONCE ...

PLASTIC WORLD



PLASTIC WORLD

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

NOW EVERYTHING IS FAST
SEEMS LIKE NOTHING LASTS
IN A WORLD OF USE IT ONCE
THEN THROW IT ALL AWAY
NO ONE WANTS TO STAY AND TALK
HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE
IN A HURRY TO GO
NO TIME FOR GOING SLOW
WHATEVER HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW

THE SUN GOES DOWN ALONE
THE MOON IS ON ITS OWN
FOR ALL ITS WORTH
WHAT HAPPENED TO
SAVE THE WORLD
SAVE THE EARTH
 NEVER LET THEM TAKE
IT ALL AWAY

WERE YOU DISTRACTED
FROM YOUR PATH
DID THEY PAY YOU
TO DISAPPEAR
DIDN'T WANT YOU NEAR
THE TRUTH

NOW EVERYONE IS
 RUNNING SCARED
SAW RIGHT THROUGH
THEIR LIES
HANDS OVER THEIR EYES
SAT DOWN AND CRIED

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH SOMETHING OLD
SOMETHING FAMILIAR
SOMETHING SWEET
THAT YOU CAN HOLD
SOME THINGS
 WERE MEANT TO KEEP

PLASTIC WORLD IN PERIL
DOESN'T ANYONE BELIEVE 
WE SHOULDN'T BE DECEIVED
NO ONE WANTS TO FIGHT
JUST GO WITH WHAT THEY SAY
IT'LL SOON BE ALL OVER
ANYWAY
I THROW MY HANDS UP
 WALK AWAY 
WHAT CAN YOU SAY
ITS SAD 
GUESS THEY'D RATHER
SEE IT BURN
TURN A DOLLAR INTO GOLD
WHEN WILL THAT
GET TOO OLD

BACK YOU IN A CORNER
BREAK YOUR WILL
YOU GIVE ALL YOU'VE GOT
AND THEY WANT MORE STILL
WHY DON'T WE KEEP THIS REAL
SOMETHING TANGIBLE
WE ALL CAN FEEL

EMBRACE THE SUN
DON'T BE COLD
INDIFFERENT TO EVERYONE
TAKE THE LOVE
SHINING DOWN
SPREAD IT ALL AROUND
THE WORLD NEEDS MORE

LIGHT YOU UP
LIKE THE WAY YOU FEEL
HOLD ON, HOLD ON
TO EVERYTHING THAT'S REAL
DON'T LOSE SIGHT 
OF WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE
LIKE A STAR
YOU RISE YOU FALL
HOLD ON TO IT ALL

 
 

Thursday, August 16, 2018

THE WORDSMITH MILL: HEAVEN HELP US STAY

THE WORDSMITH MILL: HEAVEN HELP US STAY: HEAVEN HELP US STAY WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON AUGUST 2018 THE TIME IT TAKES TO TRACK A FALLING STAR TO FIND OUT WHO WE...

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE WORDSMITH MILL: Heaven Help Us

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE WORDSMITH MILL: Heaven Help Us: THE WORDSMITH MILL: Heaven Help Us : HEAVEN HELP US WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON JULY 2018 I WAKE TO FIND YOU AT THE WINDOW GAZING AT...

HEAVEN HELP US STAY



HEAVEN HELP US STAY

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

AUGUST 2018


THE TIME IT TAKES
TO TRACK A FALLING STAR
TO FIND OUT WHO WE ARE
THE YEARS, THE JOYS, THE HURT
THE PAIN ALONG THE WAY 

IT WAS EVERYTHING YOU SAY
AND MORE
AT TIMES I WONDERED WASN'T SURE
BUT I FORCED MYSELF 
TO CARRY ON
OVER AND OVER 
ONE TOO MANY TIMES
 I'D SAY. SURE 
I BARELY GOT AWAY

NOW I'M BURNING OIL
WORKING EXTRA TIME
REACHING FOR ONE THING
AT A TIME
THAT SHOULD OF BEEN MINE

THERE'S NEVER TIME TO STOP
ONE MINUTE YOU'RE ON
AND THE NEXT YOU'RE OFF
YOU'RE READY BUT THEY'RE NOT
YOU HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN

ALWAYS FIGHTING FATE
YOU LEARN TO LET IT GO
BURN OFF REALLY SLOW
IN TIMES IT ALL WORKS OUT
SOMETIMES
LIFE CAN MAKE YOU DOUBT
YOU'RE A PART IN IT ALL
BUT ITS THE MEANS TO AN END
JUST YOU WATCH ME MEND
YOU'RE THE REASON
YOU MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE
 YOU CAN MAKE ME SMILE

I'M GRATEFUL
 FOR YOUR LOVE AND GRACE
GOD MUST HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE
FOR YOU
HEAVEN HELP US STAY
BUT IN THE END
ON THAT DAY
HOPE THE WORLDS NOT TOO SAD
HOPE WE'RE ONE AGAIN
JUST YOU AND ME MY LOVE
MY FRIEND

INSPIRATION ALWAYS THERE 
COLLECTED IN MY HEART
NEVER FAR APART
FROM THE ONE I LOVE
EVERYTHING IN YOU
IS JUST A PART OF YOU
IN ME
WE WON'T PASS THIS WAY AGAIN
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND NEW
THAT I GET TO SHARE WITH YOU
I'LL BE ALL THAT YOU NEED
I'LL CARRY ALL THE WEIGHT I CAN
FOR YOU

OH HEAVEN HELP US STAY
OR AT LEAST FIND A WAY
TO GO ON AND PLAY
KEEP SINGING MY SONGS
FOR YOU
PART OF WHAT I DO
YA, HEAVEN HELP US STAY
DON'T LET LIFE GET IN THE WAY
OF SO MANY PRETTY THINGS
IN THIS WORLD TO SEE


 

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

THE WORDSMITH MILL: STARS WILL FALL

THE WORDSMITH MILL: STARS WILL FALL: STARS WILL FALL WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 LYING THERE WAKING SLIGHTLY AWARE OF BRANCHES DANCING ON A SUNLIT WAL...

STARS WILL FALL



STARS WILL FALL

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018


LYING THERE WAKING
SLIGHTLY AWARE
OF BRANCHES DANCING
ON A SUNLIT WALL
NO NEED TO HURRY
AT ALL

COFFEE IN THE GARDEN
BY THE HOLLYHOCKS
AND THE BLUEBELLS
STANDING TALL IN THE SUN
A GENTLE BREEZE
STIRS THE LEAVES
KALEIDOSCOPE OF SUN RAYS
FROM THEIR CANOPIES 

GENTLE MORNING
EASY DAY
COMING OUR WAY
MAYBE TONIGHT
THE STARS WILL
LIGHT THE SKY
TOUCH OUR HEARTS
IN WAYS OF
CELESTIAL JOYS

 A NEW MOON
A NEW NIGHT
A NEW CHANCE
TO SAVE
ALL THE LOVE WE GREW
AS YOU LOOK ON SO SWEETLY
LOVE LIGHT
 IN YOUR EYES
NOTHING MONEY
 COULD EVER BUY
YOU'RE WORTH TO ME

AND IN EACH DAYS
DYING LIGHT
I WANT YOU NEAR
I CAN FEEL YOUR WORDS
BEFORE YOU SAY THEM
I CAN SEE A WORLD
FOR YOU AND I
DREAMS THAT CAME TRUE
FOR ME AND YOU
NO FALLACIES
NO SURPRISES
A PREDICTABLE OUTCOME
 AT BEST 
LAY DOWN HERE
GET SOME REST

SEE YOU WHEN 
THE SUN GOES DOWN
THE MOON COMES
CIRCLING AROUND
STARS WILL FALL
NIGHTS LIKE THIS
WILL SURELY NEVER LAST
AS SUMMER HURRIES PAST
I CAN ALREADY FEEL FALL
ITS NO SURPRISE
TO US AT ALL

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS CHILL
ALL THE LEAVES STAR TO BLUSH
A  RACE TO HIT THE GROUND
THEY FALL WITHOUT A SOUND
SADNESS GREETS THE END OF
SUMMER DAYS
A HARVEST MOON MARKS THE SKY
GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND I
AND THE LIFE WE SHARE

JUST FOR NOW 
SLEEP WELL MY DEAR
WHILE SUN RAYS
DANCE ON THE WALL
IF YOU NEED ME
JUST CALL
STARS WILL FALL


 

 

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...