Monday, March 23, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: A QUIET HUSH (COVID-19)

THE WORDSMITH MILL: A QUIET HUSH (COVID-19): A QUIET HUSH WRITTEN BY: JEFF R HILTON 2020 TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND ALL THAT'S COME TO GROUND IN DARKEST ...

A QUIET HUSH (COVID-19)



A QUIET HUSH

WRITTEN BY: JEFF R HILTON

2020


TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND
ALL THAT'S COME TO GROUND
IN DARKEST OF LIGHT
NEVER MIND TOMORROW
FIRST WE HAVE TO
MAKE IT THROUGH TONIGHT

THE LIFE THAT WE'RE LIVING
ISN'T OURS
NO ITS DIFFERENT
SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT
EVERYBODY IS GONE
THE STREETS ARE EMPTY

EVERYWHERE A QUIET HUSH
WAITING TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
THERE'S A FEELING IN THE AIR
ITS REALLY SOMETHING
WHERE DID WE ALL GO WRONG
NOTHING SO BAD AS AN ENEMY
YOU CAN'T SEE

UNCERTAINTY UNNERVES THE WEAK
WEARIES THE STRONG
THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S LIPS
IS HOW LONG
IS THIS MADNESS
THIS VIRUS, GOING TO GO ON

FALL ASLEEP AND DREAM
AND WHEN YOU WAKE
TO SKIES OF BLUE
MAYBE YOU WILL
TURN INSIDE YOURSELF
FIND THE YOU YOU NEVER KNEW
SING A SONG
SEE WHO SINGS ALONG

SAY A PRAYER TO YOUR GOD
TO HOLD YOUR FEAR
HOLD YOUR LIFE
JUST AS DEAR 
DANCE IN DARKNESS
WITH YOUR LOVE YOUR LIGHT
TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM
AND ITS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT

ITS BEST IF WE ALL STAY AWAY
EVERYWHERE A QUIET HUSH
NO CROWDS NO RUSH
THERE'S JUST YOU AND ME
THE TWO OF US
FIND THE BEAUTY
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
EMBRACE THE LOVE
HOLD ON TIGHT
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER NIGHT
THE GODS MUST BE ANGRY
LEFT NO END IN SIGHT
 

 
 

Friday, March 20, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: ALWAYS MORE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: ALWAYS MORE: ALWAYS MORE WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 THE MOON DISAPPEARED  BEHIND THE SNOW WATCHING AS THE SHADOWS GROW W...

ALWAYS MORE



ALWAYS MORE

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2020


THE MOON DISAPPEARED 
BEHIND THE SNOW
WATCHING AS
THE SHADOWS GROW
WHITE AND GRAY
FADING INTO FROZEN MIST
 THE WIND BLEW ITS ICY BREATH
A LUCKY MAN'S SHELTERED INSIDE

WITH OR WITHOUT
SURE OR IN DOUBT
SO MANY REASONS
SO MANY ROADS
ALWAYS MORE TO SEE
MORE THAN I'LL EVER KNOW
THERE EVER WAS OR WILL BE
TURN AROUND
OR SEE IT TO THE END

A SEA OF FACES
MEMORY HOLDS TO TIME
YOU SEE THEM ALL
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE
DOWN TO THE WATER
WAITING ON THE SHORE
WHEN YOU THINK
YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH
IT ALL MOVES FORWARD
THERE'S ALWAYS MORE

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
LIE WITH A SAINT
REMEMBER WHAT IT IS 
AND WHAT IT AIN'T
BY DEFINITION
ITS OPEN TO  DEBATE

GOOD MEN WILL DIE
FROM START TO END
AT THE HANDS OF FATE
SEEMS ITS NEVER EARLY
SOMETIMES ITS  TOO LATE
WATCH OVER ME
ALONG THE WAY
GIVE ME SHELTER
KEEP ME STRONG
SO I CAN'T FEEL THE PAIN
NO ONES IMMUNE
NO ONES TO BLAME
ITS ALL DIFFERENT
ITS ALL THE SAME
 


 

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: RIGHT THERE IN THE SUN

THE WORDSMITH MILL: RIGHT THERE IN THE SUN: RIGHT THERE IN THE SUN WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  2020 WE CLIMBED EVERY MOUNTAIN THAT WE COULD SEE WE CROSSED THE OC...

RIGHT THERE IN THE SUN


RIGHT THERE IN THE SUN

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  2020
WE CLIMBED EVERY MOUNTAIN
THAT WE COULD SEE
WE CROSSED THE OCEANS
AT THE MERCY OF THE WINDS
WE PLOWED THE FIELDS
AND WITH SEED ALL SOWN
WE PRAYED FOR RAIN
WE THANKED HIM FOR A HOME

WE STOOD IN GREEN MEADOWS
SURROUNDED BY TREES 
BREATHING IN THE HEAVENS 
CARRIED ON THE BREEZE
OUR EYES GREW MISTY
RIGHT THERE IN THE SUN
A DISTANT MEMORY GOES BY
AND THEN ITS GONE

WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA
THE TIDE RISES AND FALLS
ON THE BREATH OF A NEW MOON
STARLIGHT FELL AROUND US
SHINING DOWN
SUBLIME IN NATURE
THIS PLACE WE FOUND
THE UNSPOILED GROUND
SEEN BY OUR EYES
WAITING THERE
A DIAMOND IN DISGUISE

WE NEVER KNEW THE REASONS
FOR THE FEELINGS
THAT WELLED UP FROM INSIDE 
THE CAUSE OF MUCH CONFUSION
LEFT SO MUCH TO DECIDE
OPENED UP FOR ALL TO SEE
OR SOMETHING WE SHOULD HIDE
THERE'S A THOUSAND ANSWERS
BUT JUST ONE IS RIGHT
TONIGHT I WISH I MAY
I WISH I MIGHT STAY HERE

JUST HOLD ON TIGHT
A NEW DAY COMES
THE SAME OLD LIGHT
ABSENT, OR SHINING BRIGHT
WE NEVER KNOW AT ALL
IF TOMORROWS 
A PROMISE WE CAN KEEP

 

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: CORNERS

THE WORDSMITH MILL: CORNERS: CORNERS WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  2020 TIMES WERE GOOD TIMES WERE BAD BUT WE STOOD UP AND TOOK IT ALL IN STRIDE JU...

MEMORY

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