Rearranged

Not a day goes by that I’m not filled with pain

Your love was here but it’s gone again

I keep hoping that it washes away with the rain

I love you now as I loved you then

Nothing has really changed

You are still who you are

My life has been rearranged

I keep looking out the window waiting for you

Love is what we have, it is true

The days have gone on and I don’t know what to do

I know that someday this will reach an end

I will learn somehow I have to bend

That way my heart will truly make amends

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by Bill Ferguson

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Getting Sleep

The days begin early enough

Getting sleep has been tough

No smile on this tired face

Full of thoughts to be replaced

No morning coffee simple breakfast fare

Just enough to be aware

To get you through the day

At least until lunch has its say

You run through the simple routine

Backwards and forwards poking at the seems

Looking for something to make your day 

Send dull thoughts on their way

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Never Found The Time

Wanted to walk along the lakeshore

Wanted to listen to the wind blow

Wanted to hear waves on the water

Never Found The Time

Wanted to wander through the forest

Wanted to hear woodpeckers on the trees

Wanted to hear the wind through the leaves

Never Found The Time

Wanted to watch stars flash in the sky

Wanted to feel the dew on the grass

Wanted to see a full moon eclipse

Never Found The Time

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A First Date?

On a day that seemed like hours

With emotions running quite high

Running into all the powers

As you are trying to get by

A smiling face in a crowd

Sends these thoughts far away

An invitation issued imagined or not

Has been put into play

She smiles and waves you take and save

As you walk over to where she stands

She says she is glad to be here 

As she reaches for your hand

You find a little table

You sit and share a drink

She talks in such hushed tones

You don’t know what to think

Conversation is interesting

Thoughtful and secure

Comfort is the reason

You feel so reassured 

 She hands you a slip of paper

You gaze at what is written there

When you look up she is gone

Vanished while you were unaware 

What was shared what was said

Was reason to contemplate

The piece of paper in my hand

Suggesting a first date

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by Bill Ferguson

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You Are Always On My Mind

We talk on the telephone

We talk deep into the night

Keeping the fires burning

When distance makes its claim

Love rises from the shadows

Love transcends place and time

Love is wherever you are

You are always on my mind

We talk on through facetime 

Watching early winter snow

Wishing we were in the same place

Warming by the open flames

Love is always in our thoughts

Sharing is understood

Love is wherever you are

You are always on my mind

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by Bill Ferguson

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With Apologies To Chuck Berry 

They’re rocking on Sirius

On cable too

Making documentaries

All over Youtube 

On Apple Iphones

So many avenues

Each new song

Goes to number one too soon

Always on the outlook

To reach a new audience

Build up expectations

Computers are so advanced

You don’t need musicians

Artificial loops will do

Bring on autotune

Create something new

Carrying on forever

Repurposing old tunes

Rocking into their 80’s 

Making nostalgia new

Soon they’ll be gone forever

Their music is hear to stay

Getting new sets of ears

Each and everyday

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by Bill Ferguson

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Love So Strong

You’re the life of the party

You’re the sparkle in my eye

You light up a room

You don’t even have to try

Ideas trip from your lips

Laughter a feeling of bliss

Memories are made

Can’t be much better than this

Love so strong

How did we get here

Love so strong

Together we’re better we’re

Love so strong

I’m glad we found a better way

I’m glad we are in this moment

I’m glad we found a way

Building a better life together

I live for every day

Conversations straight ahead

Lovely images filling my head

So much laughter lifting instead

Giving new meaning to being alive

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by Bill Ferguson

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