Ҫa Ira Sailing winds of change blown from the start. Swimming with the waves the currents of the heart. Wordless thoughts describe wonder to our eyes through everlasting skies gentle soundtrack to our lives. Patience, calm, a heart with wisdom finds the grace of silence and of freedom when all falls into place.

Barricade Keep them close to your heart where they can make a new start. Give them both one more chance to try another dance. They need time to spend, together make amends. Love was on their side before, they need to make some more. When the lights begin to fade and the darkness comes to serenade let love come to their aid to form a barricade. Give them one reason why they can’t give love another try to let them heal their hearts, each one take their part. Forget who was keeping score of who was hurting more or who got it wrong today- of what got in the way. When the light starts to fade, and the darkness comes to serenade If love comes to their aid may they form a barricade. When the past comes to your door to relive an unsettled score you have to make it plain you can’t go through it all again For It will only end in pain regretting past mistakes on old terrain. Now, as the light begins to fade the stars with darkness serenade Love must come to your aid to form a barricade. A snow wind blizzard forms heartbroken frozen love reborn Love breaks the back of fate after a life long wait love is hard on those who’s love frostbites their toes The frosty gauntlet down has now left town Come to break the chains that love’s freedom reigned Now all the light has gone as the night ends Its parade The dawn rises over one more charade to softly form a Barricade. Please be at peace don’t be alarmed I would never let you be harmed I love you so as morning comes dawn rises so. Your kind and tender charms I wish could keep them in my arms. When the twilight comes you must not fear, don’t be afraid I’m always here. Throughout our lives forever near, our memories shared over all these years. I love you so, all but love has stayed with us and never strayed. Lord, keep us in Your Love l pray, that we will never fade. And You will be our serenade and become our Barricade.

Cats know what love is Cats know what love is, I’ve seen it with my eyes. If you’re feeling lonely, to them It’s no surprise. They’ll sit and purr upon your lap, until you push them down. By which time you’ve forgotten the reason for your frown. They are clued in from the start, as kittens seem to know. Their only vocation is to be there for you so. If you are a cat lover, you feel it, and they know, from the Tabby living down the street to the one curled up at home. Cats the World over, they all behave the same. If you treat them kindly, they won’t hold you to blame: for being down at paw, and living out of skips, you’ll open up a tin of Mackerel, they’ll always lick their lips. So, when you come home to bed from a particularly taxing day, they’ll sleep upon your face, and wake you up that way. But, like me, you won’t mind because the pros out way the cons: of having such companions when every hope is gone. Cats know what love is, we know it to be true: cause you love cats like I love cats, I know cause you’ve got one too.

Peace I’m making up time because times been the cost. I entered a maze where then I got lost I’ve been forgiven with baptisms of fire the demons I painted made me aim higher I’ve wasted my time over many a year It’s a certain fate that I’m still living here I know for sure I was under a spell. That maybe so but It’s my fault as well I made my mistakes in the cold light of day Lord knows I made them with my dignity paid I hope in the future we all may say that Love conquers all for all come what may I’m starting afresh with a new point of view back to the start to be thankful and true to all of those who have been so kind when out of my depth going out of my mind I wish them well wherever they go and hope that they leave the same way so In all of our journeys I hope we may find Peace in our hearts and Peace with our minds.

Ride Down by the stream in the forest we ride our horses beat time in a galloping stride we race together we are side by side along the beach in a January tide. Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Splashing through the waves don’t get in my way I’m ‘gonna trample you down I feel mean today Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride He’s a dark horse with a star on his face next month we’re in the steeple chase I’m training him up for the derby cup you’d better back us and wish us good luck. Ride Ride Ride, Ride Ride Ride. He’s sweating up we’d better slow down don’t wanna run him into the ground try and imagine the scene If you will a thoroughbred stallion with distance to kill Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride Ride

Sliding Doors She takes the train to the city and spends her time on her nails her sharp dressed man waits at the station and she falls into her arms. He doesn’t know that she’s busy with her husband on the phone on the way to her destination to her lover far from home. She walks into the room gracefully gliding through the sliding doors she takes a puff from her Marlboro light and grinds it to the polished floor. A waft of uptown scent proceeds her, she follows down the corridor. Her skirt fits tightly round her knees, she smiles coyly just to tease. At work she keeps her rich friends busy within the clique of the well to do. Her husband’s trade is as a joiner, she tells him she works hard too. She walks into the room gracefully gliding through the sliding doors. She takes a puff of her Marlboro light, she’s in charge lays down the law. She takes the train to the city and still spends time on her nails. Her sharp dressed man is still at the station, everything he has is up for sale. Her husband knows that she’s been busy he’s had someone on her tail.

Song For Joni She has a quality all men admire in equality music, art and words inspire. Women aspire to capture and parade her secret given but to them only be a charade. Her grace and fortune can’t be bought or sold by the many who could sacrifice their souls. So rare a beauty singing of her dreams kept secret until now are told. She sings to the sound hole her guitar inlayed portrays among the scars the songs of many wars betrayed that she has sung. And strums deep beneath her purple veil that hides the hurt she softens with her voice that cuts in waves of ice and salt water from her tongue. She leaves you dreaming: could you sit down at her table in a smoky bar to share her company as she sings to you as she caresses her guitar. And you struggle not to love her as you listen to her voice her soul enlightened sings beyond your reach with angel's wings lifted from afar. Her legacy of words and music only measured by her paintings worth more than gold. Her compassion warms the hearts her fans across the world both young and old. You want to give her love and flowers feed her cats and hear her play. She makes you want to keep within your heart her precious gifts for you to hold today.

I met my wife in real life.

You are an Angel to me You, a gift to my eyes reflect harmonic skies Clear as crystal water over rocks of rebirth Flowing in a whole new Earth in fifth dimension view like your style, you are graceful warm and true. The ash grey ground ‘neath my feet keeps me from falling will I dwell alone when bell’s chimes are tolling Strong will of faith hope and of love belonging moving to a future bright as in a dream revealing Wherever we go becomes our journey to where we are meant to be our destiny lies from where we live on the estuary I am moved by the strength of your heart To stay together never to part we are as one in harmony You are the one who was there from the start All of these years we have spent without fears our lives interwoven as one the rest of our future is that the best is still yet to come I convey this feeling of love in song for free That you have been sent from above with Love for you are an Angel to me.