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Richard Grahn May 2017
Memories linger
As our dreams of tomorrow
Emerge from the past
The past influences our aspirations. We can’t help but build our dreams on the foundation of past experiences. At least that's how I see it. :-)
Richard Grahn May 2017
A caterpillar
Dreams of becoming a moth
It’s teased by the wind
Richard Grahn May 2017
You push me
You tempt me
You twist me around
You bring me sweet promises
Of things I’ve not found

You lure me with passion
And tell me sweet lies
You move me with reason
When I look in your eyes

You offer me sunshine
In the darkest of skies
You taunt me with laughter
And the thought of surprise

You’re really so clever with
These promises that you make
I’m lost in your banter
About the chance I should take

Nothing is clear here
Though it sounds pretty good
You said I could try it
But don’t know if I should

I’m enthused by your passion
And the song that you sing
You’ve captured my memories
But it starts to sink in

I’ve been tempted before dear
And you won’t be the last so
You can take what you’re selling
And skip right on past
Richard Grahn May 2017
Just one lonely tree
Standing alone in a field
Embracing the sky
Sometimes we just need to step away from our longing and embrace that which is standing right in front of us.
Richard Grahn May 2017
Your intriguing smile
Left me in shambles again
I’m caught in your web
Richard Grahn May 2017
As the world turns ‘round
I can see a glimpse
Of things gone by
And yet to come……but

What’s here right now is all that there is
Somehow I lost you in the swirling mist

There is no crime I could commit
To leave me right now in such a miserable state
I’m running ‘round in a half-baked mood
Lost in the memories I’d rather not lose

I never wanted to see the day
When our hearts would part, taking you away
Your memory lingers in my battered mind
These thoughts of you set my soul on fire

We can’t go back, this much is true
I can’t count the moments of a world without you
The road up ahead is paved with mystery
And the path behind us is now just history

Right now I’m singing a very sad tune
Tomorrow may come with a different mood
But it might take more than a single day
To settle my mind and wash you away
Richard Grahn May 2017
Two hearts take a chance
In the heat of the evening
A lasting embrace
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