Is this it?
Is this the best that you can do?
Is this it?
Is it enough just to see you through?
I don’t mean to sound critical
But is the bushell half full?
Are you underselling you?
Is this it?
Is this the best you can do?
Is this it?
To yourself are you being true?
Time to open your eyes
To all the possibilities
There is more than you realize
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by Bill Ferguson
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A smile lights up your eyes
The magic’s in your step
A rhythm calm and cool
Not one you could regret
Your laughter fills the room
You try it on for size
It opens up your world
More than you realize
I believe
In what we have
I believe
In who we are
I believe
In our love
I believe
In me and you
You reached into my heart
You touched my soul so deep
You give love that we share
Our love will always reap
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by Bill Ferguson
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Voices echo in the dark
Reciting words heard across centuries
Sacred wisdom to impart
Words that could bring you to your knees
You reached inside to touch my heart
Opening dreams of what I could become
Thoughts that will become memories
Thoughts of life to be and then some
There is love
And then there is you
More than I asked for
More than I ever knew
The minutes before daylight
Breathtaking views of the morning's sunrise
Owls last call of the night
A master plan no one could devise
Love lives within your eyes
Seeing what is the best of me
There is no need for us to reprise
The world is waiting for us to see
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by Bill Ferguson
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The central theme was growing cold
White lightning searching for a new home
Trees shiver and they moan
Their time on land is on loan
Better people should have known
In silence they still groan
The seeds have been sown
Those with eyes have to be shown
That life is good and time has flown
There is nothing that they own
Unless they are quite bold
Moss isn’t only on trees
You can’t do what you please
Life is but a good tease
We live beyond our means
Reaching for more it always seems
But
In the end
There is only
Our life to live
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by Bill Ferguson
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Wild rivers running through
Darkened skies on cool nights
Sounds made so heavenly
Living lives as old men
Using what is in their zen
Some say it is foolish
Some say it is long in the tooth
They are men who have lived this long
They live their lives without seeking proof
Water flows through beaver dams
Winds make their foolish demands
On their way to who knows where
Old men playing card games
Experts plying their fame
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by Bill Ferguson
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There are hearts strong and true
There are hearts feeling so blue
I’ve had these and many more
I want to know what’s next in store
Surprise me
Advise me
Revive me
Make it good
There are minds young and old
Filled with love the nicest souls
Discussions rich and full of fire
Discussions that can take me higher
Ice cream
And banana cream pies
Leave us filled with sighs
We can’t be denied
Why Try?
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by Bill Ferguson
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Take a walk through the woods
Hear the leaves crunch underneath
Quiet stroll on an autumn day
Quiet and peaceful I could keep
Woodpeckers finding bugs
Owls hooting on the wind
Buzzards flying overhead
Branches snapping back in place
Well worn path to follow
Late fall sun to warm the sky
Rocks and roots to trip over
Emotions running high
Leadership is weak
Caring even less
Can no one lead us
Out of this mess?
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by Bill Ferguson
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It was a night
Much like this
When you could feel
My heart beating
Building in joy
As we spent time
In each others arms
Getting to know
How the other
Half does live
Hearing first hand
Stories, emotions
Becoming one
In our hearts
Quiet music
A background sound
Soft romantic
Capturing souls
Urging, needing
Moments like this
To become one
I was meant for you
You were meant for me
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by Bill Ferguson
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When I feel warm
When I feel at one with my life
I always come back
To my memories of you
Hearing your words
Feeling the love in what you do
Such caring words
Still in love with you
In the darkness of the night
In the brilliance of the day
Everywhere in my world
There are signs of you
There are words and thoughts
That lighten up my day
Rising above
My feelings of being blue
I’ve kept your thoughts
In the far corners of my heart
A quiet place
Where I can reach you
I can’t hold your hand
I can’t see you smile anymore
You are still here
In all that I do
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by Bill Ferguson
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She sings in the forest
Boldly amongst the trees
Its sound makes her so pleased
The animals rest
Behaviour is the best
As she reads their tea leaves
Perchance to dream
She climbs to the top
Of a rocky outcrop
Echos reflect her laughter
Billy goats graze hills
The streams they do trill
Burbling with pleasure
Perchance to dream
If you go slow
The world will never know
Detecting isn’t a strong point
Look in the window
The embers do glow
Touch them they will then anoint
Perchance to dream
Is to know
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by Bill Ferguson
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