Below the Earth
Contents
- All that we do (for children)
- Below the Earth
- She waves as I walk away
- wanna
- the same sky
- Season of every day
- Not for the day, nor for the night
- with her
- Let me be your plug, to your socket
- Cherry Orchard View
- 4 hearts
- She isn’t on the hill anymore
1. All that we do (for children)
Distraught eyes
tired mind
emotional dismay
Late night
early start
last feed
another feed
in total need
Day into night
there seems no end
in sight
but we fight
for them
But one night
everything’s right
yet the next
is not the best
With not much rest
a smile appears
across their face
simply making
everything ace
Forgetting that late night
or fight to feel human
their eyes meet yours
with a gleaming face
& all that we do
makes our world
worth all that we do.
2. Below the Earth
Below the Earth
there are deep thoughts
as well as memories
Some heartbreaking
others soul wrenching
Answers unknown
may never
be found
Time has passed
& thoughts decayed
the heart will never know
why or how
Thoughts will remain
& memories lost
in time and in confusion
Below the Earth
there is a search
for everything
Only knowing
there is time
to find
something
if not
everything.
3. She waves as I walk away
She waves as I walk away
Standing tall in the window
Looking back I can just see her smile
As I walk down the road
Which once were cherry orchard fields
& I wish they still were today
Disappearing into the trees
Rather than round the corner
Where the heart sinks
Until I see you at the end of the day.
4. ‘wanna’
In love
with you
wanna be
next to you
in you
around you
wanna be humbled
by your beauty
I wanna hold you
your hand
your body
close to me
foresee the future
with you
& I
I wanna go
through life
on a journey
like
no other
beyond the moment
for now
& tomorrow
I like
your hair
your eyes
your voice
it makes me smile
only ever
wanting you
I wanna
love
kiss
never miss
a moment
I admire
aspire
to kiss
your lips
i wanna
just wanna
love you
be in love
make love
define love
with you.
5. the same sky
It was late into the night
With the curtain ajar
Blurry eyed
I looked into the deep night sky
Wondering and thinking if;
Were you looking into the same sky as I
Seeing the same stars and slither of moon
While the night grew darker
It should have felt longer
If it weren’t for the thoughts of you
Even if you were glancing at the sky
Would your thoughts wander to me
I am left to ponder upon if your thoughts wander
Were you looking into the same sky as I
For I wished that you were
Even if I may never know
But as long as you are aware
My heart flows for you
In the glow of the night sky
Until the morning rise
& the day starts again
Is another day
To wonder
Were you looking into the same sky as I.
6. Season of every day
You're my favourite season of the year
Of every single day
You bring me a sunny days light
To autumn colours of beauty
& in winter you bring me warmth
Until spring arrives with new light
Every season is my favourite
When I am by you
When the wind blows your hair
I see a different beautiful sight
The trees leaves fall in the wind
Like my heart falls for you
Whether it be hillside or poolside
As long as I am by your side
I’ll see you in every season
With every reason
To hold you close
You're my favourite season of the year
Of every single day
& if you’re ever in pain
I’ll let the rain wash it away
& I’ll be there for you
Through wind and hail
& whatever may prevail
I’d sail through storms
All for you
Struggle through
The hardest of seasons
All because
You’re the reason
Every season
Are my favourite.
7. Not for day, nor for the night
There are words i said
Which of course i meant
Because i wanted you
To be with me
Not for day
nor for the night
But for the rest of our life
There are words i said
As the world goes round
I keep saying to myself
Those words will one day get to you
Words that i said
Which of course i meant
There are words i said
Like i wanted you
Not for day
nor for the night
To start building a life
With one another
Only i thought i might cause a fright
If i told you i love you
Believe me when i fall
In love or in pain
You’re the only one to catch me
As i fall my words fall with me
My words are true about you
I need you to be with me
Not for day
nor for the night
Until the final light that my eyes see
& i hope you are the soul i stay with
For the words i said of course i meant
There are words i said
i meant
Because i wanted you
To be with me
Not for day
nor for the night
Longer than the moment we shared
But for the rest of our life
If i… If i...
Never get to tell you
I meant every word i said
Remember the words remain
Not for day
nor for the night
Forever they will be
For life they are
For you
Only you.
8. with her
with her
i know
what love
is
how real
love is
i feel
heart beating
for you
with you
saddened
when not
next to you
memories
with you
live long
in the heart
our hearts
never far
apart
love is
what we have
in abundance
much more
than a substance
something standing
forever strong.
9. Let me be your plug, To your socket
Let me be your plug
To your socket
I want to be your lobster
To your cooking pot
I’d like to be your shoes
For your feet to walk
Let me be your handle
To every door you open
I’d be your sunglasses
To spare the glare from the sun
(in winter or the summer sun)
With my love laid bare
You could rest upon my heart
(please just excuse the high rhythm
of the heart's beat when next to you)
I’d be your umbrella
To stop the soaking rain
I am those words of inspiration
To help get you to your destination
I will be a cushion under you
If you were ever to fall
Yet I’ll the voice you need
To get back onto your feet
Let me be the lifesaver to you
As you have been to me
I want to be the key
That unlocks everything about you
Please let me be your sky
So you can fly as high as a bird
Let me be your plug
To your socket
As you are electric
& my spark to life.
10. Cherry Orchard View
What the view must have been like (~1880)
With fields and trees for miles to see
A hill in the distance it must have seemed like an adventure to go there
From the window sill it must have been a place to ponder
With a roaring fire in the fireplace on a cold winter’s day
Crackling away as the world lay untouched through the window that the eyes see
A house at the end of the street with no end in views of fields in sight through the window
Seeing the sun rise and set at night must have been a delight from the garden or window sill
At night the house must have stood in silence in unspoilt countryside, stars bright without much light
As time went on the world grew and the countryside turned from green to brown (~1925)
& I can only imagine as the cherry orchards went and the bricks built up, with a heart somewhere, saddened
The view from the window would never be the same again
There may be no photographs of the time the house of what it use to be like
& the eyes that saw the house as it stood by the countryside and cherry trees
Have all gone from the world, taking those images and memories to the ground
I imagine what it would have been like all those years ago to see the view, of fields, street and house as it stood then
Now today I am blessed to still see the hill, albeit from high above, and the extraordinary light that goes by throughout the year
With a later modified roof (~1970) I can see the Cathedral, far away but the eye can just see it, a stunning sight it is
Today I close my eyes and run through fields without a care in the world as if they were there back then
On a summer's day I can feel cool breeze as I walk to Robinswood hill, a trek it would have been
& in my mind I imagine how the view changed through the window as the world grew brick by brick
In time the house at the end of the street may have changed through the years
But one thing for sure is that it has held many hearts within its walls
Sheltering them from the wind and the rain yet hearing every laughter, cry, hello and goodbye
The house is old and sometimes she’s cold with a little tender care she looks after us as we look after her
& the window view still remains although it’s changed through time the sun still rises and shines until sunset
The cherry tree filled fields that eyes from eras gone by must have seen, now bricks and lights, now a different time
For the eyes that look out of the window today are young, growing and will ponder life from the window one day
From seeing me leave for work I look back to see a family home with my loved ones waving back at me
We are another piece of history to this house and the land we walk and breathe.
11. 4 hearts
Once a heart
By itself
I only had to look after my own
It soon became two
As her heart made mine beat a little quicker
As we shared and explored
The world we live
& our hearts grew love
For one another
From two came three
A whole new world
However the heart
Shared equal and fair
A fourth heart
Small and new
To add to three
Made the heart whole
& smile
With all the hearts
In need of love
Words of hope
& sometimes
A gentle nudge
In the right direction
A heart is no longer by itself
Yet grown to four
With love and much more
To protect and adore.
12. She isn’t on the hill anymore
She isn’t on the hill anymore
Walk away
No longer does she wait for him
That moment has passed
Even through every weather
She waited
Looking longingly at the hill
Time thinking of walking
Wasted
As she is no longer on the hill
Time to walk away
As the rain dripped down her face
All the thoughts were of him, for him
The rain washed them away
But there was a time
She could wait no more upon the hill
She left
He finally walked up the hill
Knowing that too much time had passed
He made the choice
Yet this didn’t stop his heart sinking
His thoughts were for her, of her
Reaching the viewpoint
He saw no one but a lonely self
Although he already knew
He saw
With his own eyes
She wasn’t on the hill anymore
She’d left
From that moment
He had to make his mind up
As she had waited
With every hope
Only for him never to arrive
& he realised
How very wrong he was
She isn’t on the hill anymore
Time to walk away
Remember what was
& not what could have been.