Artistry Of Holly

 

Hello fellow Dan Fans

Have spent this Monday morning browsing the Ever_on site and its been a pleasant experience. 

Thank you to Larry for passing on the address.

 
Wanted to know if I could post a poem. I would really like that.  Use it or Lose it, you know. Actually, most of my poems are songs in my head...but alas I cannot play an instrument so they wind up stuck as words on a page. Still it would be nice to share them with someone, anyone who might appreciate them.
 

~ Holly ~

 

Click Here For "Winding Our Way Towards Home"

Written by Holly

Arranged and Performed by Brett Martin Smith

 

Living In A Box

Living in a box of my own creation
Tryin' to fulfill all my obligations.
Seems everybody wants a piece of me.
What happened to the girl I used to be?
Lord, won't you come on and set her free.

Well my cup's half empty, else it's half full.
But it ain't overflowin' , that's for sure.
There's money in my pocket but that ain't no cure.
Oh, what happened to the joy that once was mine?
Lord, won't you come on and let me shine

Been thinking 'bout a boy I used to love.
I swear I thought that boy hung the stars above.
But he decided to let me go.
Oh, What happened to that boy I used to know?
Lord, I want to tell him that I loved him so.

Living in a box full of regulations,
hoping for a little pleasant conversation

What happened to that girl I used to be...? 
Maybe I will find her
Where the river meets the sea.

~ Holly ~

Click Here To Listen To  Her Sing It
This is for all you "Titanic" fans... Eat your heart out Celine Dion,,, just kidding. Actually, this is dedicated to THE ONE,,, that got away.  I'm sure many of you remember him/her.  Some memories are etched forever in our hearts to remind us  there is more to living than making a buck. 
 
Again, in my head, it has a melody.

~ Holly ~

Click Here To Listen Her Sing It 

THE HEART REMEMBERS
 
The heart Remembers, when love was easy
The heart Remembers when love seemed true
It's been a long time since you last saw me
But My Heart Remembers You.
 
The heart Remembers, the joy and laughter
The heart Remembers, sorrow and tears
It's been a long time, yet those memories
Burn bright throughout the years.
 
The world keeps turning
Life is ever changing
But the sweetest memories are timeless,, like the sea
 
So close your eyes and feel my love now
Let your Heart Remember Me.
 
Does your heart remember me?..........
Oh my heart remembers you...
Yes my heart remembers you.
A PRAYER OF HOPE FOR THE WEARY
 
Lord of the Sanctuary,
Prince of Peace
In your grace and mercy, grant us rest for our weary souls.
Remind us in the midst of our hurried existence
That you created us for fellowship with Our Creator.
And whether we walk the paths of Eden or Gethsemane
He is with us in The Garden.
Thank you for your unfailing love 
And for the eternal hope offered to us
Through the blood of Calvary.
 
AMEN

This is a prayer I wrote a while back....
trying to hold on to my faith
while the busy world  around me
rushes me here, there and everywhere.

~ Holly ~
Don't really have much to say about this one.

Think I prefer for it to speak for itself.

It too has a melody in my head.

~ Holly ~

LIVING ON EGGSHELLS

Loved a man with an empty soul
And I tried to fill it up.
But never a Thank You was said.
No never a Thank you was said.

And the heavens sighed
As my spirit cried for release
So many tears with no comfort in sight
All those years of living on eggshells.

Now I feel like traveling on
I think I gave all that I could
But I don't know where I'll go.
I just pray it won't be raining when I get there.
Oh I pray it won't be raining when I get there.

Loved a man who knew no joy
So I tried to give him mine.
But never a Thank you was said,
No never a thank you was said.

And the heavens sighed
As my love ran dry
And my joy disappeared
After years and years and years
Of living on eggshells.

Now I feel like traveling on
Claim a space that's all my own
But I don't know where I'll go.
I just pray the sun is shining when I get there.....
Oh I pray it won't be raining
When I get there.
TO GUEYDAN
 

Sing, Mockingbird, Sing

Carry my love with your song

And fly o'er the fields of Gueydan

Find the one who gave my heart a melody

And sing the sweetest song you know.

 

Gueydan, Gueydan

Down in Cajun land

Where folks still wave and smile

Gueydan, Gueydan

If I only had wings

I would Fly Away, Fly Away   

Fly Away to Gueydan

 

Fly, Mockingbird, Fly

Carry my heart on your wings

And nest in the trees of Gueydan

Find the one who made my love light glow

And offer comfort to his soul.

 

Gueydan, Gueydan

Down in Cajun land

Where folks still wave and smile

Gueydan, Gueydan

If I only had wings

I would Fly Away, Fly Away   

Fly Away to Gueydan

 

Gueydan, Gueydan

Where I know angels tread

and whisper in the breeze

Gueydan, Gueydan

If I only had wings

I would fly away

Fly away

Fly away to Gueydan

 

 

~~~HOLLY

  

This one I worked on for quite a while.  

Inspired by the mockingbirds whose songs are  common around here and by love gone by.  

Mockingbirds are pretty common, yet unique in 
their ability to mimic the sounds of other songbirds.  

You can tell they really love to sing!

Gueydan is a little town in Louisana.

~ Holly ~

Click Here To Listen To Her Sing It

When you have time.. I know there is such a flurry of activity right now.
 
Its not new,,not really, in fact I shared the first verse with Freesia what seems like forever ago. But it was unfinished until tonight. Now I think I'm done with it.
 
Note to Alvin: I finished this tonight by adding a couple of lines I think you'll like.
 
Remember....my friends Rainbows are for EVERyONe.  :-)
 
Peace
Holly

Wrestling With Angels
 
Don't put me on a pedestal
Where I might fall
Don't put me down
Don't make me beg or crawl.
Just give me the freedom
to find my way.
Oh,,, spirits rise
And spirits fall.
We're only Human after all.
 
And I'm Wrestling with Angels these days
Wrestling my dreams to the ground.
Determined to claim what's mine
From that Cosmic Lost and found.
 
Trading in my judgment robes
For more Humble attire
Holding fast to all the mercy I can find
Got too lonesome on the High Road
I thought I'd lose my mind
Now I'm just searching for a place
Where folks are kind.
 
You know I've lived in spaces
I never care to see again.
Catching only glimpses of the glory
That lie beyond the pain.
And though my Faith at times grows weary
I'll keep believing
In the promise of a rainbow
After the rain.
 
Oh Spirits rise
And Spirits Fall
We're only Human after All.
 
And I'm not ashamed to say
That I'm wrestling with Angels these days.
Wrestling my Dreams to the ground.
Determined to claim what's mine 
From thatCosmic Lost and Found.
 
Spirits rise
And Spirits fall
We're Only Human After All.
 
Wrestling with Angels,,
Wrestling with Angels these days.
 
Holly  2003
 

 

By Amy