Still Held . . .

 . . . together 

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There was a time

When I was so unsure 

Of how I would find

My way through tears and trouble.

This big world can

Look so scary 

To a little boy

On his own.

It's held together by your love.

So secure sometimes it's frightening.

The thread connecting

All the right things

That help me to survive.

It's held together by your love.

It's so sure it strikes like lightning

A breeze refreshing

Me when I 

Find that life is cruel.

It's held together by your love

Each day I'd see 

Life full of uncertainty.

So few were free

From burdens of humanity.

It seemed to 

Me like everything 

Was fraying 

Before my eyes

I'm not one to run away

From each little storm.

Only fools refuse assistance

As they're carried downstream in the 

Rushing foam

I look around,

Concerned for much 

I see now.

I may have found

The rare elusive why and how

That everyone keeps searching

For, to bind or mend

All life's loose ends. 

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Strange . . .

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. . . how and from where a song may come . . . 

(from https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3937)

". . . Circumstances played into American hands when France failed to suppress a slave rebellion in Haiti. One hundred thousand slaves, inspired by the French Revolution, had revolted, destroying 1,200 coffee and 200 sugar plantations. In 1800, France sent troops to crush the insurrection and re-conquer Haiti, but they met a determined resistance led by a former slave named Toussaint Louverture. Then, French forces were wiped out by mosquitoes carrying yellow fever. "Damn sugar, damn coffee, damn colonies," Napoleon, the French leader, exclaimed. Without Haiti, Napoleon had little interest in keeping Louisiana. . ."

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Dreaming . . .

 

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. . . of summertime . . . 

 OHO's Ocean City Ditty from OHO's album Gazebo

 
     

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Tweaking . . .

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I can be a fool just as well as anybody can.

Just a little rope and I'll hang myself like any other man.

I'm not so different from the rest.

So please don't put me to the test.

I don't get my kicks when I hurt you or I make you cry.

I can find the courage for anything I want to if I try.

I know I have to take the risk,

A strange dependency I guess.

It's a simple case of matter over mind.

It's a human race.

There are winners all the time.

Just a pretty face.

Such a pretty face.

I go walking right in her general direction.

I go walking without a fear of my detection.

And I've been called every name in the book

But I don't care about it. 

Some kind of crook may be remorseful

But if you take a look, then you'll see

What kind of fool that I can be.

You looked at the world your own way, rose-colored spectacles,

Only heard the things that you chose,

Saw what you wanted to see.

You didn't look too hard at me,

Had no idea what I could be.

On the other hand in my case I knew I wanted you.

I could see the trust in your eyes,

A trust so far out of place.

You didn't see through my disguise.

It hit you right between the eyes.

Now the game I played is all over and done.

Though it hurt you so,

There's no way you could have won.

So it wasn't fair.

Do you think I care?

I'll do anything to take advantage

Of a situation thrown my way.

I'll move a mountain if I think I have to.

I'm moving mountains every day.

Call me anything that you want,

That's your prerogative.

Be as honest as you can be.

Make sure you hold nothing back.

I'll have to take it like a man.

I'll do it any way I can.

Odds I won't refute what you say.

I've heard it all before.

Yes I've heard it time and again

Because I've lived it and what's more.

It's just of part of who I am

It's more than every now and then.

Do you think I'll change? Can an old dog learn new tricks,

Turn my life around?

There's so much I'd have to fix.

No it can't be done.

I'll just have my fun.

                        

 
     

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All There Is . . .

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One of David's imaginative compositions, posted here to take you to another place . . . another 

ZONE!  

From OHO's 2018 release Gazebo.

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For The Ride

Non-Plussed . . .

 

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It's all too much, it's clear to me,

The escapades each day I see.

The things I hear and read about

Can drive one to extreme degree.

My fellow man, when not engaged

By enterprise; constructive days,

Is either one pathetic cuss

Or filthy-rich. I am non-plussed.

Non Plussed
- Pumpkin Air



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Church . . .

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The church of music

Holds no ham and oyster suppers

We're all just deacons

With our boots upon the ground

Marching into mystery

In command but 

Still can't quite see

The church of music

Won't require your weekly presence

You'll find it stays with you

No matter where you are

No dogmatic postulates

No demands on

Your fidelity

It can end the darkest night

Carry you through the hours

Know not if it’s wrong or right

Make no mistake

It’s divine

This church of mine

There are no fiery demons

In what I believe

It’s not for me to say

Who’s  what and where they go

All things flowing naturally

No controlling

Power over you or me

It can end the darkest night

Carry you through the hours

Know not if it’s wrong or right

Make no mistake

It’s divine

This church of mine

Stricly spiritual

No trace of any politics

Lurking in the mix or in the fabric

Only what is good 

No room for hate and no deceit

Honesty 

Sincerity will move you

And me

This church won’t interfere

With what you think or do

Your body and your mind are

Yours and yours alone

No one tells you what to say

No one criticizes

What you feel inside

It can heal the deepest wound

Shine a light in the darkness

Warm a chill in any room

Make no mistake

It’s divine

This church . . . 

It can end the darkest night

Carry you through the hours

Know not if it’s wrong or right

Make no mistake

It’s divine

This church of mine

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