Down came the thunder

water on the rocks
coming down through
the splendour of the grass
as our love is where we rest

heaven never was that steel blue
joining in at nature's special tune
silent as a summer morning in dew
never, never was the earth so pure

our love as water on the carved rocks
coming down over the rich land
cuting corners, cuting stones and sand
through the splendour of the grass

creating its own road to travel
towards us where we rest at last
as the love is we both share
killing the fears at our feet
below us, way down deep
in the sand

water on the rocks don't seem to end
water on the rocks coming down
as the love we found
water's coming down and down

giving food to what we found
giving it reason to survive
keeping it alive in shimmering lights
letting it grow in to its daylight
setlling down in our hearts
where it is like water on the rocks

heading for that final count down
where the water frrom the rocks
comes down, keeps coming down
from those heights we try to find

ignorance blocking us we still find the way
way deep inside we find what's hidden
what the eye doesn't see, almost leaves
in its retreat

yet, we find our way in water from the rocks
yes, water of the rocks showed us within
we saw the secret where it began  ended
we drank our water from the rocks

wanting more and more where it came from
 satisfying our thirst, then came the word
we lay down next to our fears that had
disappeard when we became man

down came the hunder, down came the rain
making us clean, washing the sins away
one day water of the rocks will come down again


(c) JR.

Heat wave

 

 

 

 

where are we now

 

weather's coolin' down

 

a

 

heath wave took command, hidden in the land

 

our

 

minds filled with hot sand,  just took her hand

 

something burst, no clouds as far as

 

I

 

could

 

see

 

 

caught in a web of emotion

 

nature took its course as of old

 

poor boy, rich girl, lifes miles apart

 

a

 

heathwave took command

 

strange things happened  , led by an unseen hand

 

a

 

passion flower grew, she wouldn't stop it

 

from

 

comin' to bloom

 

this

 

heath wave laid  a scent of true command

 

 

 

weather was coolin'  down, took her back up town

 

in

 

her little sportscar, with a distant plate

 

 

we were strangers again, said good bye with

 

a

 

faint little smile

 

 

nothin'to keep us, nothin' enough to stay

 

she

 

drove out of my life, never bothered to look twice

 

 

it

 

happened again after so many years

 

a

 

passion flower growing, takin' her time

 

she

 

would stop here

 

a

 

heath wave on, takin' command

 

forcing us to grow another flower

 

again 

 

 

(c) JR.

 

 

 

Heaven

Heaven

 

 

on a lazy Sunday afternoon

 

as I was walking along the river

 

I noticed the sun low in the sky

 

getting near the end of the day

 

 

so peacefully, gracefully dying

 

at that moment I became restful

 

burdens carried on my shoulder

 

seemed to leave me for a while

 

 

I sensed suddenly, nature took a rest

 

it took its time, leisurely came the night

 

and I melted down with the Universe

 

exploring the stars lighting up the sky

 

 

a calm had fallen upon me at midnight

 

I was alone, at peace down by the riverside

 

I realised, this was really the way to live

 

took a deep breath, feeling so right

 

 

 

the water calmly broke on the banks

 

heard the cricket play its song

 

a rowboat was there lying on its side

 

I rolled it over and set out on the river

 

 

I never felt so at ease rowing the boat

 

my worries had dropped in to the river

 

slowly I was getting there, to my litle heaven

 

and when I reached it, I recognised it

 

 

it was early in the morning at dawn

 

I returened  to the bank of the river

 

left the boat in the place where it belonged

 

walked back the path through the village

 

 

I had changed in to another man

 

finally I had found the pace of life

 

I was never to carry burdens again

 

they

 

had vanished at midnight on the river

 

 

(c)  JR.   2013