HeyJaredChristopher Van Name
Observer. Ponderer. Over thinker. Lucky man. Beneath the cracks that time reveals Still live the dreams that age conceals” -“This Old Clown” CVN Copyright (c) Songbay 03/07/2018
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THE SKY’S ON FIRE (opens the original)
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The sky’s on fireBurning with your nameThe sun sets further south nowI see your shadow on the pierHear your voice in fragments Caught between the endless tideAnd my jaded memoriesThe weathered boards are quiet nowFree of the frantic scurry of anxious toddlers The crisp, thin autumn airVoid of their buoyant laughter As loneliness takes up residency In this little, boarded up old shore town I watch the night push the day awayAnd listen to the surf serenade The yellow moon hanging over the bay I he
THE WIND (opens the original)
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I have felt the windHeard its whisperWatched it steal my soulI’ve followed itAcross many seasThrough swell and stormCalm and doldrumIt is my compassMy restless heartKnows no other path<img alt=""
A VOICE LIKE YOURS (opens the original)
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You gave your heart to meWhen I needed to be heardYou found the melodyThat lived within my wordsI’ve been waiting for so longYou painted skiesI’d never seen beforeTook my wingsAnd made them soarNow it’s time to play your song The world’s been waiting for a voice like yours To stop the rain and calm the stormThat made us lose our souls And though we may be worlds apartWe’re
BLUE (opens the original)
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I found youHidden amongstThe yellows and grays It took some lookingMy heart has been shroudedBy their heavy skiesFor too long nowPerhaps you saw meLingering aboutWaiting for a sign Or maybe The sky was just tiredOf holding up my pain<d
REQUIEM (opens the original)
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They saidYou’d be happy here Tucked awayBeneath the sunlit pines That shadow the river I wonder if you hearThe twilight cricket’s chirp?Or feel the rush of deer hoovesTrampling the dandelions?Not long ago Together We stood here Grieving over Loved onesWho went before usAnd nowI come here Duty boundJust as you didSo many seasons agoHoping earth and sky Can bridgeThe sacred chasm Between nowAnd the here after Wishing the wa
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