Thursday, April 18, 2024

When They Fade Away

In the age of the internet

It is too easy

To look around

And see pictures

Or hear music

Of days of yore

And wish for something simpler

And for something more

Contemplative

That challenges our minds

As we look at the life

We have defined

Instead of a sense of wonder

We relish what was in the past

Holding up shining examples

Of how things do last

Instead of accepting something new

Something deep and full of meaning

Dollar signs got in the way

It became so demeaning

Few do things because they can

Everyone expects rich pay

Not satisfied with what they are doing

When they fade away

by Bill Ferguson

I Live Only One Life

(And It Is All About My Needs)

Out of key

Out of tune

Not coming in on one

More jazz than rock and roll

Forging my own way

Down a dusty road

Sitting a spell

To ease the load

Not asking for things that I need to do

Not living a life that has been defined by you

I live only one life

And it is all about my needs

Once there were men throwing boatloads of cash

I said save your money you are acting rash

I get along just fine without you keeping time

Don’t you try to read my mind

I live only one life

And it is all about my needs

Once someone said

What aren’t you more like me?

I laughed and laughed and said

That’s just what this world needs

Everyone can’t be the same

There is more than one epic game

I live only one life

And it is all about my needs

by Bill Ferguson

Waking Up

Sometimes we have to wake up

Our thoughts

Our thinking

Ideas are run up the pole

Removed

Taken down

Replaced

By newer thinking

Come on now

Everything changes

Everything moves on

Replaced by newer

More vulnerable

Strategic

Concepts

It's how we grow

It's how we see

The larger picture

It's how we build

Newer parts

Of our lives

by Bill Ferguson

Never Let You Go

There are words I would like to say

Words of great depth and feeling

Words that reach out and touch your soul

But you’re not here

Anymore

So now

I keep them inside

Where the warmth of your live lies

Forever in my arms

Forever with feeling

I have loved you so much

That I could never

Let

You go

2024

by Bill Ferguson

Friday, March 8, 2024

There Are Roads

There are roads

To ease on down

There are roads

To lie down on

There are roads

That challenge my mind

There are roads

To be defined

There are roads

Where one can visit

There are roads

Where one can exist

There are roads

Where one can be blessed

There are roads

We see fully dressed

There are roads between here and there

Roads that lead us to places we’ve never been

Are you ready?

by Bill Ferguson

Memories

Snowflakes are falling

Laying a blanket on the ground

Hushing all the noise

Silence is so profound

You could walk away

That’s not what you are going to do

Just a little while closer

Just to be here with you

I’ve got your memories

They are all here with me

I’ve got your memories

For when you leave

Promise to come back

When you get a moment in your day

I will spend some time

Thinking of things to say

While words may escape

Floating as if I hadn’t been there

I am all around

I will make you be aware

I’ve got your memories

They are all here with me

I’ve got your memories

For when you leave

Every night you cry my name

Life will never be the same

I am glad I meant that much to you

Two people in love now feeling blue

by Bill Ferguson

Step Lightly

Step lightly

You can’t keep dancing on my toes

Step lightly

It won't be long before everyone knows

Step lightly

You want a world that’s just your own

Step lightly

You want to control what you’ve grown

Step Lightly

As you dance around the room

Step lightly

The music ends much too soon

Step lightly

The light bulbs flash in your face

Step lightly

For a new world to embrace

Step Lightly

by Bill Ferguson

Fill My Heart

Slow and gentle

Yet moving with fire

Fuelled by passion

Filled with desire

There is nothing wrong with

Wanting what inspires

Every minute

Lifting every day

Every still second

A mind at play

Wanting your warm touch

More than I can say

You fill my heart

My love does grow

Deeper with understanding

Deeper with what I know

My mind does see

My eyes do compel

A scene, a fragrance

It’s not a hard sell

My love is open

I hope you can tell

by Bill Ferguson

Still Searching

Adulation

Riches

Complicated

Niches

Searching for something new

Searching for something to do

Still searching

To get it right

Contemplation

Desiring

Adoration

Admiring

Searching for something new

Searching for something to do

Still searching

To get it right

Walking around

In a daze

Hurting is found

Be unfazed

Searching for something new

Searching for something to do

Still searching

To get it right

Wandering around

On the street

Greetings abound

Trust who you meet

Searching for something new

Searching for something to do

Still searching

To get it right

by Bill Ferguson

Just A Clone

Same hair

Same clothes

Same chin

Same nose

Same smile

Same woes

Same life

Same toes

Same DNA

Same pedigree

Same laughter

Same just like me

Not just a twin

Not a parent in sight

Just a separate life

Doesn’t make it right

And in the end

We will still be alone

Even if we are

Just a clone