A Storm is Raging

The wind howls
the rain flows
a storm is raging
in my mind and in my heart

the days change
the night returns
a darkness crawls
all over my thoughts

should I return
yes I will return
to the place
where it all began

it is a struggle
but I hear the call
please come back
please return to me  

Gomer LePoet...

At A Red Light

it was a beautiful sunny summers day
cruising down Beachview Boulevard
the sun beating down straining my sunglasses
listening to some David Nail feeling the breeze
when I came to a red light

there she was in the convertible next to me
long blond hair big sunglasses red ruby lips
she turned my direction and smiled
I think I fell in love at that very moment
you would have to see that smile to understand

I was headed for the Wet Lizard beach bar
but I temporarily forgot my plan
until the horn blasted behind me slapping me
the light had changed but I didn't notice
I drove onward wishing I could find a reason
a reason to pull up next to this beautiful lady
and invite her to join me for some fun and sun

I reached the driveway and reluctantly slowed
and made the turn as I watched her drive on
I entered the tavern greeted by several regulars
ordered a cool gin and tonic and slapped some hands
2 minutes later standing in the beaded doorway
shrouded in the sunlight stood this gorgeous woman
the woman I had just seen and still on my mind
she smiled when she spotted me why I don't know
I was sitting at the bar with my mouth dropped wide

we spent the rest of the day getting to know each other
Brigette was from southern California
we spent the next seven months
really getting to know each other
thoughts of settling down
thoughts of children in our future
I was the only one thinking this though
the last week or two a little tense
Brigette seemed a bit preoccupied

returning from dinner Brigette seemed markedly quiet
she finally asked me to drop her at her apartment
I asked her to tell me what was wrong
ironically David Nail was in the background again
she was sorry but it was over she said
she was going back to California
to be with a former boyfriend
I noticed the traffic light was changing
as I pulled the car to a stop
she opened the door
saying I think I'll walk from here
she turned and gave a weak smile

so this is the way it ends
no longer lovers no longer friends
so this is what goodbye feels like
  at a red light

Gomer LePoet...

Atom and Eve

a basic unit of  matter
it's more than magic up your sleeve
and out of all this gobbledy-goop
you wind up with the beautiful Eve

a dense centralized nucleus
surrounded by clouds of negative charge
shake them in a brown paper bag
and you come up with more than Curious George

stirred up protons and neutrons
except for the rascal hydrogen-1
chemical elements and Isotopes
but the beauty of you is what makes it fun

yes Eve was the Queen of all mothers
at least according to what we know
but was it the atoms of Adam's rib
or much more to this magnificent show

it seems the more that we understand
the more confused we become I believe
our world of constant amazement
much deeper than atom and Eve

Gomer LePoet...

A Yellow Rose

the way she glides across the floor
even when we're not dancing

she leaves me here wanting more
I hope she is not just passing

she likes to dance and play guitar
I love to watch her soft eyes

she doesn't sing at least not so far
but I bet her voice would bring out cries

I wish badly to hold her close
but she doesn't really know me that well

maybe I should buy her a yellow rose
maybe she would kiss but not tell

Gomer LePoet...

Babylon Sisters

one of them is blonde
the other one a redhead
but both are very fond
of fine liquor and giving head

their painted lips and coiffured hair
finely dressed to the nines
you can take them anywhere
snorting coke and sipping wines

they will spend your dough
and let you touch them everywhere
but upfront they will let you know
it will cost to remove their underware

they are ladies of the evening
finest of the maidens fine
not interested in a wedding ring
just lustful *** time after time

they remind one of times gone past
ancient world of love and fun
so beautiful and fast
**** sisters of Babylon

Gomer Lepoet...

Back in the Doghouse

I forgot to say I love you
when you needed my strength
it's not like it's the first time
I've been uncaring and unaware

you say maybe you've had enough
it's 2 am and where have I been
saying you're sorry won't cut it this time
I'm back in the doghouse again

so hard to teach an old dog
even though you know he cares
a night on the porch with no cover
then he'll be crying for his lover

so she forgives me again
and I promise I will get a clue
there's just no room for you
when I'm back in the doghouse again

Gomer LePoet...

Baited Breath

in mad desperation of responsive thought
illogical logic spins through my mind
in anticipation of a finger poked in the eye
wringing my hands thinking why oh why
pacing the floor faster than death
brushing my teeth to cleanse baited breath

Gomer LePoet...

Be Careful
You Might Learn Something

stop talking
listen
observe
breath
smile
:)

Gomer Lepoet...

Before This Night is Over

before this night is over
I will have returned to my post
turning back the clock
retrieving spoken words
that have fallen on deaf ears

before this night is over
I will have wiped away a tear
thoughts of what might have been
but wasn't meant to be
or the night would not have remained completely still

before this night is over
I will have given up on wishes
feelings that were never felt
dreams by only one
the meeting that never happened

yes before this night is over
things will be like they were
no more than a friendly handshake
good to meet you kind soul
before this night is over ...


Gomer LePoet ...

Behind the Door

she is there
now behind the door
no one can see her
nobody can know for sure

will she reach
inside the candy jar
will she frolick
alone in the candy store

giving up those sweets
not all that easy
no one is watching
maybe just a little more

maybe just a simple taste
close her eyes and so enjoy
she is there behind that door
and no one else can know for sure

but in my heart I take that trust
inside of hers I know she must
show the strength to endure
because her word is true and pure

Gomer LePoet...

Believing in Love

I know sometimes it seems so hard
to feel there is someone who believes in you
who loves you unconditionally
will still love you no matter what you do

someone who will give hugs to you
when you are down and feel alone
someone who will raise you up
who understands your silent moan

maybe you have been burned before
giving your trust then see it fade away
when someone turned their back on you
your world came to a crash in a single day

you have tried not letting your heart
run freely like the wind
guarding it oh so closely
punishing yourself for having sinned

but that doesn't work out now does it
you feel empty and search guidance from above
the only thing that will fill your heart
is believing in love
  
Gomer LePoet...

Big *****  

AC/DC sang about these items of bounce
shooting them through baskets weaved
game winning corner kicks keeper couldn't pounce
stories of bravery not all believed

soldiers on the front and city cops too
firefighters saving lives and endangering their own
the size of the owner means little it's true
in the side pocket pressure of feeling alone

heroes and villains alike need at least one
95 mph fast one you try to hit with a stick
even sea lions and seals use them for fun
it makes me laugh to see them do a trick

admitting you were wrong can take a large pair
painful thought to see how far you can kick instead
through the distant goal posts of life if you dare
served with sauce and pasta and slice of garlic bread

you can club them with a driver if you like
or seek your destiny looking thru crystal deep inside
but guys hate when they slip while riding a bike
by showing yours you won't lose your pride

   Gomer LePoet....

Big Time

so I did not make the big time
I was deemed to come up short
my feet would not dance just right
that's what it said in my minds report

my choice of song left wanting
my voice not strong enough
and probably much more than this
these thoughts right off the cuff

disappointed **** right I am
I inhaled the smell of the crowd
for one short moment I came back to life
my soul screaming out loud  

see I can do this I really can
I have so much more inside
though not an idol or a star
but I refuse to hide

hey I'm not raising sour grapes
they did give me a chance
and though I did not show any fear
this glass of wine spilled on my pants

next time around I'll give it more
I'll pretend I'm Fred Astaire
or maybe even the Dancing Stars Max  
feet flying everywhere

I'll sing just like a bluebird
not screech like my backyard friend
I'll be the Phantom of the Opera
I must believe this is not the end

Gomer LePoet...

Bittersweet

the kisses were oh so sweet
they lined the path to my empty heart
the cycle of reincarnation
the nirvana of a brand new start

but now the kisses have faded away
the path has become strewn with litter
my dreams again now left empty
your sweetness has turned, oh so bitter

the claims were made, thoughts justified
this is not what you truly wanted
it was best, that's what you said
our growing love, now growth is stunted

will this be the final kiss of death
I fear this is our last goodbye
now in reflections I see your smile
my heart is broke and needs to cry

this is the only way to mend the pain
the only way to make complete
the love we shared now drenched in rain
memories of you, so bittersweet

Gomer LePoet...

Black Mariah

like a storm from out of the Kansas dust
she blinded my eyes to the truth
no one scared me so as she took me higher
how could I not know she was a liar

she picked my pocket so completely clean
just as she picked my heart so completely *****
her long black hair down her back and dark eyes
her lips on mine my heart's whispering crys

her magical spell cast all over me
everything I see is just an illusion
the touch becoming increasingly cold
her advances into my mind increasingly bold

that I wanted needed more of her was true
I could not break the chains of lust
the pounding inside my head tempo off beat
the pounding of my heart faster in retreat

get away from this ghostly figure was the cry
or she will bring you down below the earth
if I awaken will I remember will I still know
this Black Mariah she scares me so
  
Gomer LePoet ....

Boolean Logic

you say it isn't logical
if it's not black or white
it's either positive or negative
either day or night
can't be 6 of one
half dozen of the other
you know what I mean
know what I'm sayin brother

make up your mind
just give me the truth
don't wrap me in a cord
in a telephone booth
is it “A” or “B”
it's gotta be part of a set
I work with truths
before I place my bet

binary numbers that intersect
ands or nots or or's it can be
part of the superset
the limbs of the tree
true or false
you just gotta decide
algebraic notation
proves if you lied

could you be wrong
could there be areas of gray
in matters of love
it's not just what you say
sometimes it's what's missing
that matters the most
no salty or sweet
like a piece of dry toast    

is science perfect
how the hell would I know
can only go by
the factors that show
but I got this feeling
it's more than neurologic
in matters of the heart
it takes more than boolean logic

Gomer Lepoet

Breakdown

Thanks to everyone who has been so kind,
thanks to all my friends but now I find,
my mental state is way out of whack,
its a real good thing I d'ont smoke crack

but my head is ******* feeling like lost,
maybe I'm make believe like Jack Frost,
cause the real world is becoming to much,
feeling like I'm completely out of touch

I hear music and it brings me tears,
these sweet sweet sounds, rolling thru my ears,
I reach out to touch and I reach to far,
thinking like I'm really some big rock star

and though they are polite, and mostly kind,
I know they think, I have lost my mind,
I'm searching too hard, to find someone,
I reach out to touch, and then they run

so it's apparently time, for the ****** bin,
maybe just one more glass of dry gin,
I'd put on my pants and head out to town,
but I think Im busy, having a breakdown

Dave Nelson aka Gomer LePoet...

Bridge of Sighs

one last turn to see
what had been there for me
sighing now I am a prisoner
unless a kiss is placed
upon thy weary face
as the bells ring
beneath the setting sun
under the Bridge of Sighs

Gomer LePoet ...

Bridge of Time

from here to there in a blink
the bridge of time can be crossed
taken in like a long cool drink
the circle completes dreams softly tossed
from the Sanskrit sky of outer space
connections to the world beyond
may you find concern written upon my face
motionless without a sound
the knowledge of time and futures past
the feeling of the worlds pain
reaching out with stones cast
between the falling drops of rain
the Mahabhuta words so wise
millions upon billions lives gone by
below the ground above the skies
do we share the stars inside
the son of Brahma examines the list
to find the evil and the peace
the tender dreams at long last kissed
recorded in the past returned release  

Gomer LePoet ...

Bridge of time

from here to there in a blink
the bridge of time can be crossed
taken in like a long cool drink
the circle completes dreams softly tossed

from the circles of Sanskrit sky of outer space
connections to the world beyond
may you find concern written upon my face
motionless without a sound

the knowledge of time and futures past
the feeling of the worlds pain
reaching out with stones cast
between the falling drops of rain

from the circles of Sanskrit sky of outer space
connections to the world beyond
may you find concern written upon my face
motionless without a sound

the Mahabhuta words so wise
millions upon billions lives gone by
below the ground above the skies
do we share the stars inside

the son of Brahma examines the list
to find the evil and the peace
the tender dreams at long last kissed
recorded in the past returned release

Gomer LePoet ...

Buffalo Grass

she came from out of nowhere

and took root in my open heart

tough as the mid western prairie

once she got in it was just the start


heated words never burned her out

she stayed strong waiting for the rain

the tears of fears quench her thirst

still there even through all the pain


her words of love kept me fed

when I doubted the reasons

visions of her Indian dance fill my head

keeping the beat in my heart


she will always be here even when she goes

like the millions of years gone past

her strength and beauty will forever live on

spreading forever like buffalo grass


Gomer LePoet ....

Bus Stop

sitting on my trellised
ivy covered deck
each morning
reading my paper
and sipping coffee
within view
of the bus stop
around 7:45 the local bus
would pull up screeching brakes
and the hiss they make
when they open the door
out stepped this lovely lady
always dressed in an
attractive dress and heels
she worked in the
law office a block away
I don't know what she did
maybe she was a lawyer
or maybe a secretary
or even a receptionist
but she always
had this smile on her face
and a bounce in her step
I looked forward to seeing her
she noticed me one morning
and paused smiling
as if to say
I know you watch me every day
I blushed a little
I knew she couldn't see me very well
so she had no idea
what I looked like
but every day after that morning
as she stepped off the bus
she would glance my way
smile my direction
and sometimes
give a small gesture
it was so kind of her
to put a smile
on this old mans face
it has been 10 years now
she has bloomed
into an even more
beautiful mature woman
I have gotten older
and my early morning
to sit on my deck
is the only thing
I look forward to these days
to see her glance
my direction and smile
we have never spoken
her smile says everything
I want to hear
I love that bus stop

Gomer LePoet

Can Anybody Hear Me

Can anybody hear me
or am I just talkin' to myself
do you understand
or is too complicated
does anybody care
or has everyone given up
have all the dreams withered
too much fear deep down inside

the universe keeps spinnin'
we never understand
is this the end
we can't pretend
can anybody hear me  

Does anybody need me
should I crawl into a shell
instant isolation
do cynics now rule the world
dark shadowed figures
quickly passing by
I wish you could hear me
don't want to be alone when I die

Gomer LePoet...

Cantante Domino

lift your head in song
everyone is right
still everyone is wrong
reaching for the truth
in hope to set us free
but is it truth you see
explanations and opinions
they are like all flaws
every being has one
unless you are witness
to the beginning
and which one is the real one
is there really no beginning
is there really no end
so lift you head in song
sing your praises of the Lord
what you believe
is your truth

Gomer LePoet ....

Can't get you out of my mind

There is way, way to much confusion,
I can't get my head straight,
is this just another illusion,
I think it's getting late,
you know we talked about this before,
talked about curbing our emotions,
or did you forget,
I must admit
I can't get you out of my mind, no darlin,
I can't get you out of my mind, no no no
  
isn't this, isn't this September
I can hardly wait,
I hope, hope that you remember,
it's been a year since our first date,
we walked along underneath the moonlight,
holding hands, wishing on a star,
I won't say won't,
I'm hoping you don't
I can't get you out of my mind, no darlin,
I can't get you out of my mind, no no no

David Nelson..

Can You Hear My Scream

I'm just a normal sort of guy
I laugh at funny things,
even things that may be just plain silly
I smile when I see children laughing,
playing, jumping, singing
I cry at movies sometimes,
trying to make sure no one notices
after all I am a tough guy right?
Well, I like to think so,
even if I'm not
I never expected much out of life
to sing, to dance, to hold the hand
of the one I loved
to play with my own children
and never stop the inner child in me
let me dream
let me wish
let me pretend sometimes
I always try not to get to high
not to get to low.
Things have a way of changing
not always for the best,
but bad times will leave
and good times will return as long
as you don't give up
as long as you keep trying
as long as you keep wishing.
Never stop hoping
listen to the music in your soul
it's playing for you
it may not be playing for everyone else
but it is playing for you
listen
hear what it tells you
if you want to be an actor
go be an actor
if you wanna play in a rock and roll band
go play
never stop loving
anything that moves you
anyone who moves you
anyone who makes you think
drink it all
the science the music the beauty
never walk away
admit when you are going in the
wrong direction
even if it is only to yourself
so if you hear me scream
maybe it's because I just
discovered something
something about you
something about me
something about this world
so marvelous
so beautiful
so mysterious
something I will never stop trying
to learn about
and even though I know
I can never learn or understand
it all
I will never stop
trying
reaching
dreaming  
and even though you have gone
you are still in
my thoughts
my dreams
my heart
so if you hear me screaming
it is my lonely heart
that will never
can never
let go
of you
  
Gomer LePoet...

Caves of Altamira

on the northern coast of Spain
paleolithic drawings can be found
the old stone age of cavemen
in a cave high above the ground

in Mount Vispieres high above the plain
the name Altamira given for high views
that prehistoric man could paint
was such confusing news

it was assumed they were not bright
they had no artistic skills
then came that discovery
high up in those hills  

bison horse deer and boar
painted plainly on the wall
18 thousand years ago
painted oils copied in the museum hall

even the Dan wrote a tune
to praise these artists skills
they were stars before Hollywood
high on those Spanish hills

Gomer Lepoet...

Cell Block 7

yeah crank those super tweeters
let me feel the burning in my ears
I've been locked away in prison
for almost twenty-three years

they searched here and everywhere
trying to find my soul
but it was locked in my memory
that was the one thing they never stole

so now I'm free from the proding
no more bend it over and spread
they thought they were messing with me
but they had no idea what was in my head

I was jammin with Joe Bonamassa
and Eric C. sometimes came too
the only bending was on the 16th fret
triple harmonies screaming into the blue

wash those shirts dig that dirt
rake the garden get all the weeds
they didn't realize I was getting good stuff
the kind with really big seeds

so when they threw me to the floor
and yelled see how you like cell block 7
I just grinned from ear to ear
they had no idea I was heading to heaven

yeah they tried to take my dignity
they were just wasting their time
I wasn't going anywhere inside my head
I was busy looking for a line to rhyme  

Gomer LePoet ....

Cell Block 7**

yeah crank those super tweeters
let me feel the burning in my ears
I've been locked away in prison
for almost twenty-three years

they searched here and everywhere
trying to find my soul
but it was locked in my memory
that was the one thing they never stole

so now I'm free from the proding
no more bend it over and spread
they thought they were messing with me
but they had no idea what was in my head

I was jammin with Joe B.
and Eric C. sometimes came too
the only bending was on the 16th fret
triple harmonies screaming into the blue

wash those shirts dig that dirt
rake the garden get all the weeds
they didn't realize I was getting good stuff
the kind with really big seeds

so when they threw me to the floor
and yelled see how you like cell block 7
I just grinned from ear to ear
they had no idea I was heading to heaven

yeah they tried to take my dignity
they were just wasting their time
I wasn't going anywhere inside my head
I was busy looking for a line to rhyme  

Gomer LePoet ....