I wandered the path of contemplation
Slowed my thickets long I stood
Potent as my desperation
I yelled as loud as I could.

Even on a sunny day
The sky is grey
Closed my eyes
As you walked away
Now my heart will pay
Couldn't find the words to say

I'm so lost without you
It's the way I feel about you
You know it's never real without you

Hear my favorite song, I can't sing
without you
Travel the world, don't see a thing
without you
Go to parties
Have no fun without you
Should've realized
Your the one

I'm so lost without you
It's the way I feel about you
You know it's never real without you

His gaze adrift through countless windows
Dreaming far beyond his eyes will ever see
The birches wept amongst cold shadows
Reminiscing of spring and leaves of green

By a southernly breeze the moment swept
He stood wondering, why do they still weep
For that moment swept, was indeed a lifetime

Charles Casanova 10/5/14

By the edge of the moors
Occupied by shadows cast
Its once closed doors
Unhinged by times pass

Centered in a golden arch
Above the mantle it spies
Generations of burning embers
And Masquerading lies

Benign to the naked eye
It's weft masks well
It's blood stained warp
Yet it holds dear
Within every woven thread
Lies the tapestry of fear

Your mind is a maze
I can't get out
Can't figure out
What your all about
Every corner I turn
Leads to a dead end
Or the beginning
All over again

I beg and plead
Please let me out
I've seen all I can see
You gotta let me out
I'm losing track of myself
The love is gone
There's nothing else

Footprints

I saw footprints in the snow
I had to follow where they go
Tip toe'd in every step
To keep my feet from getting wet

Over Hilltops, through valleys
And forests of pine
I traveled and traveled
Snow blind to time

When the footsteps ended
It was once again spring
I traveled the world
and hadn't seen a thing

Stranded by the shores
of vast oceans blue
With very little hope
and nothing to do

Except watch pirates
catch mermaids
With lassos of gold
And dolphins tell stories
Of days of old

As all seemed lost
What did I see
That sent a wave of hope
Crashing over me

I saw footprints in the sand.....

As light grows brighter and journeys call
Remember the voice that whispered it all
Wisdom of words, reason of voice
Devoted by true love, never by choice

As sun rises, yearning buds bloom
Be patient, her caress will groom
A soul to stand through winds of strife
And bestow to us a better life

As sun sets, shadows loom
Stay keen for darkness soon
Will take by hand, a withered stem
and forever place it in a far away land

At journeys end, night will fall
Only a lingering fragrance to remind us all
Wisdom of words, reason of voice
Devoted by true love, never by choice

Cradle the memory of love
For one sad day it will pass
Like a cold and lonely dove
Lying broken on the grass

No matter how hard thy plea
No matter how gentle thy sway
The hands of time
Only travel one way

Charles Casanova 10/26/13

When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me
Place no flowers where I lay
Sit in the shade of the cypress tree
And rest your cheek on the grass,
that grows above me
Shed just one tear
Always remember,
Never regret

I shall not see shadows,
I shall not feel pain
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing the song of rain
Wandering through the twilight
The sun does feign
Nor does is rise, or set, it just remains
Growing further with every step gained
Until a single tear drop falls from the sky
Flooding the valley with oceans of hope
For that one day a springs tide
Will make this our last goodbye

As marshmallow clouds whisk
Past the the sunsets twilight
And melt across the oceans breath
As to give a kiss goodnight

Just follow the fading embers
Atop the golden hearth
Lay a memory in a heart of pine
The image of my rebirth

Gaze upon this heart
And tell me what you see
For it is no longer myself, my love
But a reflection of you,
deep inside of me.

My first, my only, my true
What I am missing in myself
Is what I see in you
Our last days were not kind
Many words were lashed in haste
False I was in mind
Yearning for what I left behind
I lay now on this barren field
Gazing upon the stars of discontent
Deepening blackness will not yield
The easterly wind still carries your scent

Silent song the sparrow sings
Grey skys with blue between
Weeping sorrow shows thou fate
Wicked dreams of love and hate
Moral conscience hand shall sweep
The voices tend to keep the peace
Now the demons have joined the feast
Torn between right and wrong
Mouth wide open, but no song
A fool will fool himself
A last resort when there’s nothing else
Forever is just passing time
Together not my state of mind
Lost burdens tend to reappear
Solitude never near
Echoing from here to ear
Hands held up to stop the noise
Unable to keep the poise
Unaware how it began
How it came and how it ran
Was it the visions of the truth?
Are they lies, is there proof?
Collision course with myself
Last resort, when there’s nothing else.

Charles Casanova

A fallen heart set to rise once more
Long ago condemned to her deep oceans floor
Guided by dim hope
that now grows brighter
Eternity has fanned desire
Memories of past forgotten
Absolution now begotten
Seedlings of new inhibitions
Spread thyself for my fruitions

I have that feeling in my heart once again
The last time I thought that it would never end
This way
Who am am I to say

I have feeling that I've been here before
To blind to see the pictures you left at my door
Should I walk away
Its very hard to say

I have a feeling that it would’nt  be the last
The future always brings up the past
Should I walk away
Its very hard to say

I saw you face in the crowd the other day
It was just a glimpse
You were so far away
Should I call you name
Its very hard to say

I always seem to make the same mistake twice
This time my heart is gonna pay the price
Should I walk away
Its very hard to say

My conscience just loves to hate
My instincts always seem to take the bait
Should I walk away
or accept my fate

Today I made a girl cry
She wanted to know why,
Why, why, why, why, why?
she started to pry
I started to lie
I said with a sigh
I drink to much rye?
Eat to much pie?
I will most certainly try
To straighten my tie
I then said goodbye

Desired to get high
drank some more rye
started to fly
When she caught my eye
Legs you could die
slit up her thigh
She wasn't quite shy
So I had some more pie

Today I made a girl cry
She wanted to know
Why why why why why
And wished me to die

I gave it a try
Do you want to know
Why, why why why why
It's because I'm a guy
That is wry!

You left a rose on my pillow
Your breath on my lips
If there’s one thing
I could tell you.
It’s only you I will miss
Please find me a reason
on how this could be
When I close my eyes
It’s only you I see

You left a rose on my pillow
Your breath on my lips
The scent of your hair
makes my soul reminisce
The wind blows gently
You hand touches mine
Our backs are to the ground
Our eyes watching time
Not a sound but our heartbeats
As the tide rushes in
My love for you was my only win

You left a rose on my pillow
Your breath on my lips
Memories never fade
When they’re bound by a kiss

You left a rose on my pillow
Your breath on my lips
I left you my heart
Please do as you wish
The future brings a promise
I know it will keep
It will be forever
The next time we meet

You left a rose on my pillow
Your breath on my lips
If there’s one thing I could tell you
It’s only you I will miss
I begin my journey
knowing one thing is true
The only regret
is not being with you

Never saw the sunrise
Never felt the sea breeze
Now I fall to my knees
Since I've looked into your eyes

When we awake, my love
Our eyes will meet
Whisk us to forgotten pasts
Both Innocent and sweet

Ageless love, no crease of time
Conversation pours like wine
Like Virgins hearts first entwined
Endless desires forever defined

As waking hours hands weaken
And patience is out of sight
A fog may set upon our land
Just give a kiss goodnight

Deep down, dreams will reminisce
And lay adrift a cradled breath
Forever knowing, when we awake,
our eyes will meet