"Lyric4Verse"

"The United States Against Richard Nixon"

2011-09-15T00:36:00.002-04:00

The United States against Richard Nixon-
Richard Nixon against the United States:

Case No. 73-1766:

Case No. 73-1834:

The entire history-

Still like a rather strange
Magical mystery tour...

American politics-

The twentieth century-

What materialized-

The facts and fictions-

Presidential communications,
And corn flakes:

The generalized-

As to what Watergate did-

Which was at least,
To some degree-

What opened up
A lot of American eyes...

Though it's true,
That Presidents before
And after-
Were involved in,
And will be involved in-
Even bigger crimes,
And larger lies.

"I'm Unspeakably Blue"

2011-08-29T23:44:00.002-04:00

Unspeakably blue:

The end of the love-

Incontrovertible and final-

Now what am I supposed to do?

I'm unspeakably blue-

I'm unspeakably blue-

Crying over you:

I'm unspeakably blue-

I'm unspeakably blue-

Caught up in all the pain:

And I know I'm never
Going to get over
Losing you...

I'm unspeakably blue-

Girl-

I'm unspeakably blue.

"Satin Blue Eyes"

2011-08-29T23:37:00.001-04:00

She's a memory- dramatized.

No longer with her...

But I still recall
How she watched me
With satin blue eyes.

Her movements
That she made
Toward and away from me-
With such style:

And her smiles.

And though
I have no idea now
Where she might be...
Or whatever became of her,
Or whether she ever
Thinks of me-

I know for myself,
That I still love her:

And so our times together,
Though very long ago-

Can never in my thoughts,
Nor in my heart-
Ever be cheapened,
Or trivialized.

And over and over again,
I'll recall how she seemingly forever-
Watched me with those beautiful satin blue eyes!

"The Acquisition"

2011-07-22T05:13:00.000-04:00

The acquisition of your sweet love:

The promise of new material in verse
That's completed and stored away-

In my heart:

Let us start!

Oh, babe!

What would you say?

Would you meet me upon a sunny day?

If I stood with verse to express my own love?

Would you say
That I'm the only one
That you've been thinking of?

Babe-

I hope you know-

I wouldn't throw you a curve!

Since I need more-

And seemed to have forever longed for-

The acquisition of your sweet and perfect love!

"America To Where It Is Now"

2011-07-12T00:39:00.001-04:00

The corrupt politics-
The corrupt economics-
The criminal Keynesian orthodoxy
That's got America to where it is now:

Going down-
Going down-

Therefore behold the very possible
Coming crumbling collapse
Of the American empire:

Destroyed by the groomed dancing puppet politicians,
And their globalist overlords:

Who are vampires-

Filled with that ancient Satanic
New World Order desire:

That'll set the world on fire.

"Constant Companions"

2011-05-10T03:27:00.000-04:00

Amazingly,
The constant companions
Of ghosts
That follow you around-

Their faces reflecting frowns-

Noticeably longing
To bring you down-

And though you know
That they're there-

As they forever stare-

You also know that it's true-

Nobody can see them-

But you.

"Jitterbugging Jane"

2011-04-19T22:00:00.004-04:00

Jitterbugging Jane-
Back in the 1920s,
Till sometime into
The early 1930s-
She performed
Under that name:

Knew gangsters-

Did stripteases,
In speakeasies-

Quite insane:

She was anybody's girl-

Jitterbugging Jane!

Even with the hobos
And bums that came
Off the freight trains-

She had no air of superiority-

With what she had she was quite free:

Not exactly beautiful,
Nor even lovely-

In fact-
From the photographs
In her autobiography,
She looked pretty ugly-

But she was a girl of mad abandon,
And was up for any sort of game:

Must have been
Really popular in her time-

Which gave her I suppose,
Some degree of a claim to fame...

But as for me,
If the truth be told-
Even with the old proverbial
Ten foot pole:

I myself,
Wouldn't have touched
Jitterbugging Jane!

"Putting Ideas Into Your Head"

2011-04-19T21:57:00.001-04:00

I love putting ideas into your head!

I love to get you all a flutter-

Not sure of what words
You're supposed to utter-

Back to me...

But more than anything-

I love putting ideas into your head!

Yeah, as I flatter,
And pour on the butter-

Talk about your hair
And your eyes-
Talk about how your voice
Is like moonlight,
And your laugh like sunny skies:

Make you feel quite special-

Make you stop,
And stammer,
And stutter-

In all this attention
Being paid to only you!

I love putting ideas into your head!

And of course,
I know
You realize what I'm up to-

Yes, I am trying to steal
Your heart from you!

And it looks like
I'm succeeding too...

So no point in letting your face go red-

For you know what I've already said:

I love putting ideas into your head!

"Meditation ( Earlier In This Century )"

2011-04-16T13:17:00.000-04:00

Philosophical meditation
Earlier in this century-

And being as this is 2011:

If I'm not mistaken-

It would have been,
Just a decade ago.

But there is meaning...

With thoughts back to the ancient days.

The civilization, and civilizations
Between the Tigris and Euphrates-

And it's still all bread and gravy, baby-.

"Narrative Of A Life"

2011-04-08T01:08:00.000-04:00

The narrative of a life-

An autobiography...

Interpretation- and to what degree pure fantasy?

But the same is true with biography too-

Philosophize- tell lots of lies...

Poetic licence?

Well, that's usually the worst defense.

"The Devoted"

2011-04-03T22:05:00.001-04:00

The devoted
To signs and symbols:

And what they will find
Pleasure and satisfaction in.

Here,
There-
And again...

With the hope
That they won't be seen
As just being on dope:

When with several features found:

Enclosed in square brackets:

And Johnny Cash singing-
"When The Man Comes Around."

Ah, Jesus Christ-

Jesus Christ-

"Oh, Little Town Of Bethlehem."

"The Lost"

2011-03-29T09:43:00.000-04:00

The lost-

Gone!

Like some forgotten song!

The dreams that have vanished into the mist:

The dreams very simply-

That no longer seem to exist:

With only the memories of our days-

Of being so carefree:

And I was in love with you-

And you-

You were in love with me.

"They Say The Ladies"

2011-03-28T21:56:00.001-04:00

They say the ladies-

In their beauty-

Measured by magnitude-

Their effect upon you-

A criterion of merit-

Also accumulated in their attitude...

As well as if they're outgoing or shy?

Their psychology-

Their sense of reality-

And of fantasy-

And if they had wings-

Could they fly?

"An Impetus Toward"

2011-03-26T15:55:00.001-04:00

An impetus toward-

What doesn't leave you bored:

If not notable as literature-

At least some degree of lyric quality...

Which these days,
Considering what passes for poetry-

Is good enough I'm sure:

And if juvenile-

Just let that be the style:

Who knows,
But that maybe
It'll make you smile?

"Uncertainty, (Inflation, And High Prices)"

2011-03-16T01:04:00.001-04:00

Uncertainty, inflation, and high prices-
And you search diligently,
But you're not sure whether
You should plan far ahead...

For where are the traditional strongholds of reality?

These days,
Almost impossible to find.

Dirty politicians
Who promise fairyland
And fantasy:

These puppets on strings-

A total waste of time.

"Being Nowhere"

2010-12-27T16:58:00.000-05:00

I can no longer stand between-

What's here and there-

And being nowhere-

Forever seduced by empty dreams-

That can never come true-

Because I know now,
I'll never have you-

(I'll never have you)...

And yet how I wanted you-

And how I wanted you to want me too-

But that's something you'll never do-

And I accept now,
That it's true-

So it's over and done,
And though we were
Never together-
We're through...

(A love that you never knew)!

"Your Thoughts Arranged"

2010-11-27T21:48:00.000-05:00

Your thoughts arranged similarly to
My every fantasy:

The bliss-

A kiss-

You're the one I'm with:

Being all very supplementary to the fact
That there's just not another girl like you-

And it's true:

Us together...

Such an ease in reference-

For I know loving you
Makes perfect sense:

Oh, and so many instances directly-

With the love I need-

And you know,
It shows-

That I forever think of thee.

"You're Like An Original Edition"

2010-11-21T22:43:00.000-05:00

You're like an original edition-
With your thoughts arranged similarly
To my every fantasy:

You come on,
Come on-

Your heart like a page
Which relates to the lyrics
Of some very special
And beautiful love song:

And on and on and on...

Girl, with me,
You know you belong!

And I know it too:

Oh!

And I know it too:

And I do...

Girl, I'm so in love with you!

"A Song To Illustrate"

2010-08-31T18:59:00.002-04:00

A song to illustrate and insist upon:

It doesn't have to be a hit-

Or a tune so delicate-

That every note is as a thread of silk-

It's just a song to illustrate and insist upon:

Something that must be shown-

That it's always been about you, babe-

And how within my heart-

I've loved you for so very long.

"You Know How Easy It Is"

2010-08-31T18:25:00.004-04:00

Of nonfictional prose-

Of poetry:

What's already learned-

The fantasy,
Within the chronological outline-

That you have no reason
To see turned:

And what's on your mind?

And did you forget again
To send your girl a rose?

But you know how easy it is
To comment upon the tendencies of the age:

And somewhat Shakespearean,
If you speak of your life
As your time upon the stage:

The things you have included-

And whether or not
You've been deluded?

Sometimes- that's just the way it is.

"Mrs. Browning's Addiction To Opium"

2010-08-09T00:33:00.004-04:00

Mrs. Browning's
Addiction to opium-

And did
The mere thought of it-

Just to get a little more of it-

Have her heart beating
Just like a big bass drum?

Yet no doubt-

But that she would observe
Punctiliously
The taking of it-

Quickly getting the shakes for it-

When she didn't get some...

Mrs. Browning's
Addiction to opium.

"In Substance"

2010-08-01T12:22:00.002-04:00

In substance,
The arrangement is:

Understanding the meaning-

And to know when you're not dreaming:

Nor to always be in such a hurry-

Nor to always be afflicted with such a worry-

Though that may seem impossible,
And probably is...

Yet you need not necessarily
Consult this number to find-

That is, number 82-

And not number 9:

Which seems meaningless-

And yet not to blow your mind...

That is, to do:

Revolution 82?

"Could Be A Song (Expressing)"

2010-07-31T08:27:00.003-04:00

Could be a song expressing melancholy:

Melancholy, baby...

But it's not.

It's nothing more than something vague-

No definite outline-

Not taking any exact aim:

Just something to add to your confusion-

Until suddenly, you realize- it's only a game.

"Love Like Music"

2010-05-20T01:45:00.004-04:00

Love-
Isn't it in itself,
The nature
Of the real thing?

Compare it to rock and roll-

Like the songs,
The really good love songs-

That come to you
Articulating the primacy
Of the whole:

The words and the music,
That can cycle down-
And spin around,
Right into
And through
Your very soul...

And you realize
All the things you know:

And you long
For somebody with you
To never go-

To always stay with you,
Stay with you...

So isn't it true-

That love-

Love-

Love-

Oh, isn't it true
That love in itself,
Is the nature
Of the real thing?

"Words Only"

2010-05-18T08:56:00.003-04:00

Words only,
Can still leave me lonely:

For they can't always
Immediately be appraised
At their face value:

And sometimes,
As to what they mean-

I might not even have a clue...

So I say again:

Words only,
They can still leave me lonely:

Even if they spring
From the lyrics of this song-

Woman, you know,
You always seem
To want to make me
Wait so long...

But besides all that,
I also realize too-
How it's true:

That no matter...

Oh, no matter
What I do:

Woman,
I'm always lonely for you.