THE WORDSMITH MILL: WESTERN SKY

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WESTERN SKY: WESTERN SKY WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON OCTOBER 2018 ONE TIME LONG AGO I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW TIME WENT SO VERY SLO...

WESTERN SKY

WESTERN SKY

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

OCTOBER 2018

ONE TIME LONG AGO

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW

TIME WENT SO VERY SLOW

DAYS WENT ON FOREVER

CRUSHES PLENTY

ONLY TWENTY

BROKEN HEARTS

PROMISES AND LIES

LOOKING INTO HER EYES

BACKWARDS, FORWARD, AWKWARD

NEVER STANDING STILL

THE WORLD CALLING OUT TO ME

COME AND GET YOUR FILL

RIVERS MOUNTAINS

SEAS OF BLUE

MAGNETS ONE AND ALL

TO DRAW ME CLOSER

ALONG MY WAY

SO MANY SOMEONES

BUT NEVER THE RIGHT ONES

LIKE SO MANY SOMETHINGS

THAT NEVER LASTED

NOT LONG, ALL GONE

LEFT ME HOLDING

 AN EMPTY DREAM

FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN

I'D SAY ITS TIME TO LEAVE

STILL LOOKING FOR SOMETHING

TO BELIEVE IN

FOUND ME WATCHING

THE WESTERN SKY

SWALLOW THE SUN

BIG SKIES FILLED WITH STARS

MADE FOR DREAMS

THE FUTURE OPEN AND WIDE

COME ON STEP INSIDE

HEY I REALLY LIKED HER SMILE 

OPENED UP TO ME

MILE AFTER MILE

TILL THE END OF THE ROAD

THEN SHE HAD TO GO

THAT'S THE WAY

THE RIVER FLOWS

THAT'S HOW I KNOW

ITS BEEN QUITE THE RIDE

SOMETIMES THINGS GET SO BLUE

OTHER TIMES

SO HAPPY INSIDE

ALL OR NOTHING

GO OR STAY

THERE'S ALWAYS

ANOTHER WAY

UNDERNEATH A WESTERN SKY

FILLED WITH DREAMS

I REMEMBER THE FEELING

OF BEING FREE

THE PRICE TO PAY

 FOR ALL THOSE YEARS

NOW TIMES GOES MUCH FASTER

DISAPPEARS

WITH LOVE AT MY SIDE AT LAST

COULDN'T LET IT PASS

EVERYTHING REAL I CAN FIND

I JUST HAVE TO TOUCH IT

AND ITS MINE

YOUR TOTAL SWEET DELIGHT

YOUR EVERLASTING LIGHT

SHINING FOR ME

 

 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WHAT ABOUT GOODBYES

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WHAT ABOUT GOODBYES: WHAT ABOUT GOODBYES WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON OCTOBER 2018 DAYS FLOW JUST LIKE WATER IN A STREAM THE WORLD BECOMES J...

WHAT ABOUT GOODBYES

WHAT ABOUT GOODBYES

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

OCTOBER 2018

DAYS FLOW JUST LIKE WATER

IN A STREAM

THE WORLD BECOMES

JUST ANOTHER LUCID DREAM

EVERYTHING COMING AT ME ALL AT ONCE

DO I EVEN OPEN UP MY EYES

TO SEE ANYMORE 

ALL I SEE IS BLUE 

LET ME SEE THE SUN AGAIN

COME ON PUSH ME THROUGH

I PRAY THE DAYS AREN'T TOO LONG

I GET BACK TO MY OLD SELF

WHERE I BELONG

ALWAYS A SMILE

A FOOT IN THE FUTURE

WHERE I DARE

CAUGHT ME IN A HARD PLACE

CAUGHT ME UNAWARE

IF IT ALL FALLS IN

WHAT ABOUT GOODBYES

WHO AND WHEN

I WON'T SEE AGAIN

MAYBE I'M GOING OUT

ON A LIMB

AND MY CHANCES

AREN'T THAT SLIM

I CAN HOPE BUT I CAN'T DENY

I DON'T WANT TO DIE

THERE'S SO MUCH HERE

 I NEED TO DO

TOO MANY THINGS

 I NEED TO SEE

I CAN'T STAND THIS WAITING

AND I DON'T LIKE MYSTERY

GIVE ME AN ANSWER 

I CAN EMBRACE

REPLACE THIS WORRIED LOOK

ON MY FACE

LET ME SEE THE CHANGES 

I CAN MAKE

I'M NOT DONE IMPROVING

STILL NOT THE BEST

THAT I CAN BE

A PRAYER I GET TO SEE

TOMORROW

SUNRISES, SUNSETS

THE WHISPER OF THE WIND

THE KISS OF THE SUN

LOVE TO GREET ME WHEN I WAKE

MY SOULS NOT READY

TO LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND

GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE

 TO SEE 

DAYS FLOW LIKE

 WATER IN A STREAM

WIDE OPEN SPACES

WHERE I CAN DREAM

TOO MUCH PRIDE

TO EVER HIDE

TO GO DOWN

WITHOUT A FIGHT

 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: ANOTHER WORLD

THE WORDSMITH MILL: ANOTHER WORLD: ANOTHER WORLD WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 ON THIS SUMMER NIGHT CAUGHT IN STARLIGHT I STAND HERE WITH YOU IN AWE W...

ANOTHER WORLD

ANOTHER WORLD

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

ON THIS SUMMER NIGHT

CAUGHT IN STARLIGHT

I STAND HERE WITH YOU IN AWE

WATCHING THE SEA

WHITEWASH THE SHORE

WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE TIDE

TIME STANDING STILL

WITH YOU BESIDE ME

WHAT A DREAM WE'VE MADE

SAIL ON INTO

TOMORROWS MORN

SEE THE NEW DAY BORN

OF MORE DELIGHT

CAUGHT IN THE SUNLIGHT

DAYS LIKE THIS

A GIRL LIKE YOU

A GREAT BIG WORLD

TO GET LOST IN

A LITTLE TIME TOGETHER

UNDER THE SKY

THAT SPARKLE IN YOUR BLUE EYES

STEALING THE MOMENT

BREATHING EACH OTHERS LIFE

JUST SOMETHING ELSE

I KNOW I GOT RIGHT

AS I STAND HERE BESIDE YOU

INSPIRED LIKE I'M UNDER

SOME KIND OF SPELL

I CAN'T ALWAYS TELL

BUT ITS CLEAR AS RAIN

I WON'T EVER WAIT

 TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU

SOMETHING TO THIS

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

NO, SOMETHING INSIDE MY HEART

BABY BRING ME INDIAN SUMMER

PUT YOU IN MY CANOE

TAKE YOU TO SWEET DELIGHT

ANOTHER WORLD

HIDDEN OUT OF SIGHT

PEOPLE COME AND GO

AT TIMES IN YOUR LIFE

BUT YOU CAME ALONG

A MESSENGER AN ANGEL

COME TO CALL

THAT NEVER LEFT MY SIDE

BRING ME ALL YOUR LOVE

ONE DAY AT A TIME

BRING ME ALL YOUR LOVE

UNTIL I'M SATISFIED

I CAN TELL YOU'VE GOT ALL MINE

BY THE WAY YOU SHINE

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU

WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW

THERE'S BEAUTY THERE

BUT ITS A HARD ROAD

OH COME ON WALK WITH ME

WE'LL LOOK AT THE STARS

WATCH THE WAVES

ROLL INTO SHORE

PURE SWEET LOVE

NOTHING MORE

 

 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: OUT IN THE RAIN

THE WORDSMITH MILL: OUT IN THE RAIN: OUT IN THE RAIN WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON OCTOBER 2O18 QUIET CONVERSATIONS WHISPERS IN THE DARK WOULD SHE COME TO ME...

OUT IN THE RAIN

OUT IN THE RAIN

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

OCTOBER 2O18

QUIET CONVERSATIONS

WHISPERS IN THE DARK

WOULD SHE COME TO ME

CAN SHE SHE THE SPARK

HEAR ME CALLING HER

AS I LIE HERE ALONE

STUCK INSIDE MY THOUGHTS

WISH I COULD SAY

THEY WERE FEW

BUT THERE'S SO MUCH

GOING ON

YET NOTHING AT ALL

WHAT'S IT GONNA BE

TO CHANGE MY WORLD

WHO'S IT GONNA BE

TO SEE ME THROUGH

I HAVE MY SUSPICIONS

ENOUGH TO THINK ITS YOU

I'M WAITING IN THE WINGS

THERE'S TOO MANY WAYS

THIS COULD GO

I NEED SOME ANSWERS

SOLID GROUND I CAN STAND ON

MAYBE IT WAS ME

ALL MY OWN DOING

OUT IN THE RAIN

NOTHING TO GAIN AT ALL

OIL SKIN TO KEEP ME DRY

ITS JUST THAT I CAN'T FLY

ONCE IT WAS ALL OKAY

EVERYTHING WAS FINE

BUT LIKE MOST THINGS

THEY JUST CAN'T HELP BUT CHANGE

SAD TO SEE IT ALL GO

LEFT ALONE, WITHERED ON VINE

WOULD SHE COME TO ME

CAN SHE SEE THE SPARK

THAT LIGHTS THE FUSE

TO MY HEART

TEARING THROUGH THE PAST

BEFORE I KNOW IT

I'M RUNNING OUT OF FUTURE

RUNNING SCARED AND UNSURE

WHAT'S THE POINT OF WORRYING

WHEN I'M NOT SURE THE REASON WHY

WITH OR WITHOUT ME

TOMORROWS STILL GONNA COME

TELL ME ONE MORE TIME

IT'LL ALL BE FINE

IT ALL WORKS OUT IN THE END

SO THEY SAY

BUT SPECULATION

NEVER KNOWS TOMORROW

AND THE SORROW

IT SOMETIMES HOLDS

THERE'S TOO MANY WAYS

THIS COULD ALL GO

THE WORDSMITH MILL: EMPTY SILENCE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: EMPTY SILENCE: EMPTY SILENCE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON OCTOBER 2O18  THE MOONS RISING AGAIN OVER THE HOLLOW THE WIND HAS THE CLOUDS ON TH...

EMPTY SILENCE

EMPTY SILENCE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

OCTOBER 2O18 

THE MOONS RISING AGAIN OVER THE HOLLOW

THE WIND HAS THE CLOUDS ON THE RUN

OCTOBER STARS DOT THE SKY

I'M A LITTLE SAD AND I'M

NOT REALLY SURE I KNOW WHY

THE GEESE TAKE WING

TO FOLLOW THE SUN

FALLEN LEAVES BLANKET THE FOREST FLOOR

THE PATH BARELY DISCERNIBLE

IN THE COLD GRAY LIGHT 

MY SOUL GROWS HEAVY AND DREARY

THE PROSPECT  OF SIX MONTHS OF WINTER

A LOOMING REALITY

A WORLD OF WHITE COLD AND CRISP

UNFORGIVING TO EXPOSED SKIN

TO REJECT IT OR EMBRACE IT 

NOW A MOOT POINT

IF THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

I'M WAITING

WHATEVER'S IN THE MAKING

REMAINS TO BE SEEN

I STEEL MYSELF AGAINST FATES WILL

AS SEASONS COME AND GO

ONLY TIME WILL TELL

OUT OF THE MIST I SEE

THE STREETLIGHTS GLOW

MORE EMPTY SILENCE

I GET TO KNOW EVERY INCH

OF THIS PLACE

THE TIME THAT CAME

AND SLIPPED AWAY

I ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS MINE

SO MUCH FADED 

THE LINES BEGIN TO BLUR

STARING AT THE RIVER

FLOWING THROUGH MY SOUL

I THINK ITS GONNA BE OKAY

BUT I'M NOT SURE

SCORPIO'S RISING 

BORN THIS TWENTY SEVENTH DAY

SIX DECADES PASSED

THEY WENT SO FAST

THE DARKNESS CAME

 AND WENT LIKE THE SUN

OUT OF THE SHADOWS

TO STAND IN THE LIGHT

BRING ME SUNSHINE

DON'T BE SHY

SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY

EVERYTHING'S GOT TO BE

 SO COMPLICATED 

SIMPLE WAS A WAY OF LIFE

I KNOW THAT THINGS

 WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

AFTER THIS OCTOBER NIGHT

AN EMPTY SILENCE

WITH SO MUCH TO SAY

AND OH A WORLD OF WHITE

IT USUALLY STRIKES AT NIGHT

EVERYONE'S CONFUSED

ITS ALWAYS SAD TO LOSE

THE SUN

UNTIL THE EMPTY SILENCE

COMES UNDONE

 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER THEN

THE WORDSMITH MILL: CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER THEN: CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER THEN WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON OCTOBER 2018 HOW LONG WILL YOU HIDE BEHIND THOSE SAD EYES EVEN ...

CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER THEN

CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER THEN

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

OCTOBER 2018

HOW LONG WILL YOU HIDE

BEHIND THOSE SAD EYES

EVEN THROUGH YOUR TEARS

YOU MUST REALIZE

THAT IT HAS TO END

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH SORROW

ONE HEART CAN TAKE

AND WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW

WILL YOU SMILE YOUR PRETTY SMILE

I'M SURE THE WORLD HAS MISSED

A TOUCH ON YOUR CHEEK

A SOFT KISS

AS I TURN TO GO, YOU SAY WAIT, NO

THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES

NOT LIKE BEFORE

SOME KIND OF NEW

AND SOMETHING MORE

I UNDERSTAND ITS HARD TO HIDE

YOU CAN ONLY TURN INSIDE

 YOURSELF FOR SO LONG 

YOU NEED LOVE TO FLY

YOU CAN'T TURN AWAY

TOO MUCH LOVE INSIDE OF YOU

YOU CAN'T HIDE IT

I LOOK AT YOU AS A FRIEND

BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT

WONDER THEN

WHAT ELSE THERE COULD BE

BETWEEN YOU AND I

I PICTURED YOU AND I

OUT IN THE COUNTRY

A BLANKET SPREAD OUT

ON FLOWERING MEADOWS

TOUCHED BY THE SUN

AND THE LOVE YOU AIM AT ME

A TOAST TO YOU AND I

A GLASS OF WINE

YOUR PRECIOUS HEART ALL MINE 

YOUR LONG DARK HAIR 

FALLS ON MY SHOULDER

AS YOUR LIPS TOUCH MINE

THE WHOLE WORLD DISAPPEARS

INTO A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS

TURNING IN THE BREEZE

EACH ONE FILLED WITH WITH LOVE

I BET YOU COULD MATCH

MY SWEET IMAGINATION

I BET OUR DREAMS ARE THE SAME ONES

FOREVER NEVER LASTS THAT LONG

PART OF ME IN YOU NOW

WE COULD TAKE THIS THING ALL THE WAY

BE YOUR REASON TO START IT ALL AGAIN

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CRY IN SADNESS

ONLY TEARS OF JOY

IF YOU DON'T KNOW BY NOW

THE WORLD HAS A WAY

TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART

YOU JUST NEED

 THAT CHANCE TO START

THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER PART

 FOR YOU TO PLAY

DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON LOVE

LOOK AWAY LIKE YOU DON'T CARE

REMEMBER IT WAS ME

THAT FOUND YOU

IN YOUR APEX OF SILENT SADNESS

RAISED YOU UP SO

YOU COULD FLY AGAIN

WITH AN EVERLASTING SMILE

MILES TO GO, IF I DON'T STAY

I THINK YOU KNOW THE WORDS

THAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR

DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY

OR SHOULD I JUST FADE AWAY

 

 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: TERRA MATER

THE WORDSMITH MILL: TERRA MATER: TERRA MATER WRITTEN BY JEFFREY R HILTON OCTOBER 2018  IN THE GROWING TWILIGHT SURROUNDED BY DARKENING SILENCE THE MO...

TERRA MATER

TERRA MATER

WRITTEN BY JEFFREY R HILTON

OCTOBER 2018 

IN THE GROWING TWILIGHT

SURROUNDED BY DARKENING SILENCE

THE MOUNTAINS JAGGED SILHOUETTES

AGAINST THE MOON AND SKY

FLAMES LEAP UP INTO THE NIGHT

THE CAMPFIRE LIKE A BEACON 

CALLING OUT

ANNOUNCING MY PRESENCE

TO ANY AND ALL

I MAINTAIN A CALCULATED VIGILANCE

WHILE I INHALE THE ENTIRETY OF THIS PLACE

ITS FRESH COLD SCENTED AIR INTOXICATING

THE AURORA SHOWS GREEN AND BLUE

RIBBONS THAT DANCE IN THE SKY

AS THOUGH BLOWN BY THE WINDS

AN ALMOST EERIE MAGIC 

FALLS OVER THE LAND

ONE YOU CAN BOTH SEE AND FEEL

HARDLY REAL MAKES YOU FEEL

HUMBLE AND SMALL

STANDING THERE LOOKING UP

IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL

RIGHT THERE IN THE NIGHT

 THERE IS NO WRONG

WHILE EVEN SONG PLAYS 

SINGING PRAISE

TO THE GODDESS TERRA MATER

WHILE THE STARS ALL LOOK ON

SHE NEITHER FORGIVES OR FORGETS 

SHE SERVES UP BEAUTY

OR HANDS OUT REGRETS

OH BUT THIS NIGHT

DOESN'T OWE A SOUL

ALTHOUGH IT MAY OWN A FEW

IT FLOWS TOO FREELY

CRACKING DAWN

AND IN ITS GATHERING LIGHT

I AWAKEN FROM A DREAM

SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER BEEN

SOMETHING I'VE NEVER SEEN

NOW THE SUNS CALLING ME

I CAN FEEL ITS DRAW

CARESSED BY WINDS SOFT AND WARM

SUCCUMBING TO THEIR CHARM 

INTO ITS BRIGHT GLOW

LOOK INSIDE SEE THE END

BRING IT BACK AND START AGAIN

IN THE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN

THE DAY IS STILL LONG

 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: YOU RUN YOU STAY

THE WORDSMITH MILL: YOU RUN YOU STAY: YOU RUN AND YOU STAY WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 I THOUGHT I SAW FOUR HORSEMEN I SOUGHT COVER AND PROTECTION I HOPE T...

YOU RUN YOU STAY

YOU RUN AND YOU STAY

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

I THOUGHT I SAW FOUR HORSEMEN

I SOUGHT COVER AND PROTECTION

I HOPE THEY WEREN'T OFFENDED

BY MY REJECTION
BUT THAT'S NO PLACE I WANT TO GO
I'VE GOT TOO MUCH LIVING TO DO

PUT AWAY YOUR DEATH MASK
DROP YOUR GUNS
I WON'T SURRENDER
BUT NEITHER WILL I RUN
A SIGN TO CALL OFF MY DEMONS
JUST LET THEM GO
THE THINGS THAT HURT ME IN THE PAST
PUT THEM ALL TO REST
DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP
COME ON AND DO YOUR BEST

NO BETTER TIME THAN A LONG TIME
I THOUGHT I SAW A PLACE
UNAFFECTED BY TIME
I STOOD TRANSFIXED TAKING STOCK
FEASTING MY EYES 
EASING MY MIND
THIS WOULD SURE DO FINE
WOULD I NEVER GROW OLD IN THIS PLACE
THIS LIFE I'M BESTOWED
I FEEL IT IN THE DEPTHS
OF MY SOUL

WHERE ONCE I WAS HURRIED
NOW I'M FREE TO TAKE MY TIME
A QUESTION OF WHERE
AND A QUIET PRAYER
I THOUGHT I SAW ODIN
VALHALLA CAN WAIT
I CAN'T GO THERE
THERE'S TOO MUCH AT STAKE
YOU PUSH YOU PULL
YOU RUN AND YOU STAY
ANYTHING TO MAKE THE HOURS
 COUNT WITHIN A DAY

THE STARS OVERHEAD
SPELL THE END OF TODAY
SLEEP COMES TO YOU 
AND TAKES YOU AWAY
YOUR LAST THOUGHTS
LOST IN THE NIGHT
I DREAMT I SAW A BOWMAN 
SHOOT HIS ARROW
 STRAIGHT AND TRUE
INTO THE HEART OF A LIFE
BUT IT WASN'T MINE
I'M DOING FINE
 YOU RUN YOU STAY
MAKE YOUR GETAWAY