Incandescent souls

Lamenting the days end
Ocular endeavor
Vernacular transcends
East and west of Eden

Yon hill beyond the down
Our dialogue continues
Unabashed

Innermost thoughts

Lasting a million years
Overt hemispheres
Visions remaining clear
Everlong and meaningful

You are every reason
Only you and you only
Until the end of time

The indelible mark
Not to be taken away
You left me alone
I remember the day
Words in stone
That you engraved
Are framed forever
And on display
Marquee stains
My love betrayed
The sun goes down
Without delay
The stage is set
In your play for today
Casting call
As you portrayed
My tears they fall
In a steady cascade
Nightmares loom
In twilights shade
All night long
Another masquerade
Now well aware
Of your wicked ways
Belladonna’s false Personna
Blinded by your Soft Parade
Now my heart
To my dismay
In pieces all
Forsoon decay
Awaken shaken
Love forsaken
Forever and always
My rainbows fade

Seaside sway
A lighthouse in the distance
The high water mark
Where the perfect wave breaks
Then rolls away
Abiding the tide
Returning to the fray
After collecting  sand castles
Under the crescent moon

Jackson said, “I’m late for the sky!”
Mr Mojo Risin was way up high
Jimi and Janis went along for the ride
Cass brought a sandwich but no one knows why
More and more from the canyon store
Were knock knock knockin’ on heavens door
Supplanted from as far as the Eastern shore
Kerouac and Ginsberg found a spot on the floor
Miller and Kesey would soon descend
The Cuckoo’s Nest was owned by a friend  
Frank arranged an invitation to extend
Even the youngest Beach Boy would attend
Jerry soon came down from the bay
Via Terrapin Station riding Dennis’s wave
The only one not here was Dave
Cause in New York is where Ziggy stayed
Frey left the Motor City schemin’
For Phillips’s take on California Dreamin’
No one ever thought of leavin’
When Dusty sang, “In the cool of the evenin’”
Our House is a magical place
The memories put a smile on your face
They’ll  never take away the Leather and Lace
Because Laurel Canyon has unlimited space

The water below
The ebb and flow
The timeless old attraction
The blue and cold
The realms unfold
The rush from the protraction
The crashing tide
The deep and wide
The wave bent by refraction
The raging storm
The droplets form
The colorful reaction
The clouds pass by
The latent sky
The hues are called to action
The dreamers dream
The light it beams
The ultimate satisfaction

As days become weeks another year passes
Same as notes on sheets become music for the masses
Half empty or half filled are the metaphoric glasses
Cave paintings of lovers left to be sorted into classes
Leaving lives in the balance with only doer faces
Still life images of the lost people and places
Civilization without expectations leaving no traces
Can’t stand up for falling down when no one embraces
No angels appear when demons cast their spell
Or heaven above when one's service is in hell
The gift of gab quickly turns into a rebel yell
Unless the crime committed beckons one to never tell
Soon the sweet beginning becomes a bitter end
Your lover undercover used to be your best friend
Forever is now and always will depend
On the weight of the world and the message that they send
No time like the present and certain as the past
Asking over and over why the love didn't  last
Storm clouds gather and in the shadows they cast
Darkened is the door and it’s closing very fast
Lightning crashes there’s no need asking why
Memories in the mind start flashing right by
Seasons will change why must everything die
Only to be reborn like a rainbow in the sky
In the wink of an eye the sun starts to shine
Lives intertwine and the feeling is fine
Until you remember December’s decline
Holidays are hell when you’re dependent on the wine
Nerves are shaking and hearts start breaking
Worn on your sleeve and there for the taking
Something is missing in the love that you’re making
Then everything is clear when you realize that you’re faking
Shoes can’t be filled when there’s a really high ceiling
Cards on the table that someone else is dealing
The game's just not the same, what a shame, it’s not appealing
Never fulfilling and never feeling that feeling
Like a rock in the glass or stick in the vein
Mainline bliss is not served up just the same
Never again will those feelings sustain
Once in a lifetime one is allowed free domain
So think long and hard before you sever those ties
Bid your farewells and say your goodbyes
For you will never again be able to look in those eyes
When the levee breaks don’t seem too surprised