The road

so, I finally found you     (Man)

on this road

waiting for me

looking for shelter

looking 

for some warm hay

and I know

we will walk this road together

this road you chose to step on

every step, you will ever take

and  our journey     (woman)

wil it be long

will it be all of the way

I don't know            (Man)

this road  

it has no promise

I will be there          (Woman)

as long as you need me

as long as you're here

as long as you stay

it will be all of the way

it will not always be  (Man)

a bed of roses

there will be thorns

there wil be obstacles

but as long as love guides us

life's confrontations 

won't throw us

won't take us down

in any way

so when our days        (Woman)

have been lived

and our steps

have been satisfied

into their silence

our journey

will have come

to an end

yes..                            (Man)

and this road will see

no more reason

to count our steps

and pave our way 

again

(c) JR. 2022

An' ol' glass

a glass

it's getting old

breaking up

going to pieces

after

all that pleasure it gave

an' ol' glass

after all those memories

it faded away

and it breaks

it can't be replaced

an'

all those memories...

erased

breaking up

going to pieces

and

it breaks

an' breaks away

underneath

my caring fingers

it's memories

crushed to flinters

erasing all the names

drinking away

holding it, using it

drinking its pleasure

thinking it was great

a short

long life it's had

filled up to the rim

never

said no to a drink

never came second best

and never had any rest

and the ol' glass

it gave an' gave

it gave all its life

in an' unheard sigh

without any sign of fright

catching that last light

an' ol' glas

on the shelf

crushed to pieces

without shouting help

vanishing into the past

it just didn't last

(c) JR. 2023 remake 1985

Steps of time

when I go

when I will go

it will be in a blast

of a brightness and its shine

with blue skies overhead

and a night's fortune 

by my side

with mornings 

that come an' go

and nights lost

in

their starry horror show

I will see

The Universe settling

I will see

my love coming down

waiting for me

an' my chrystal blue eyes

when I go to where

she has settled down

and when I go

I believe

there's nothing as cheap

as the air

on your breath

that doesn't leave

nothing as cheap

as the air you don't need

nothing as cheap

as the air you don't breathe

and at that border 

you're crossing

nothing's in distress

nothing's keeping you back

from seeing her coming down

the steps of time

gazing into 

your crystal blue eyes

where only 

The Universe shines

(c) JR. 2023

After the love

after the thunder came the sun 

after the sun came the love

after the love came a child

after the child only love

and we've done our thing

we've done it well, we've grown

we got family

more than we should

more than we ever could

something we never knew

so, after the thunder came the sun

after the sun came the love

more than we should

more than we could

something we never knew

after the love, after the love

after the love.......................

(c) JR. 2023

"Yes"

when life's empty

'cause

your soul's dying

and  promise

for it to live

so far away

as it doesn't

want to complain

an answer is all

what it needs

one that again

will make it strong

and able to compete

if nothing else

it's the only way

to stand your ground

and defeat its defeat

do what has to be done

that will make you whole

if not

completely complete

put your question

to the test

speak the words

you need to speak

you have nothing 

to lose

when

"yes "

is the only word

you wil want to

hear on her breath

when she speaks

(c) JR. 2023

Consequences

sometimes there's no reason

to care about

actions and their consequences

and sometimes we do

sometimes they age well

sometimes they don't

they are the things we do for love

they are the things no one will hear of

things that would take them apart

these things we do for love

sometimes they age wel

sometimes they don't

they are the things we do for love

they are the things no one will hear of

things that would take them apart

these things we do for love

sometimes they age wel

sometimes they don't

these things we do for love

(c) JR. 2023

Onbezoedeld

het is nier het ware

in zijn veelal 

onwaardig onware

dat rondreist

en soms

als een kluister

om ieder heen zweeft

die zinnen 

doet verstommen

of weer doet spreken

luisterend

naar een leugen

listig verweven

als een enige waarheid

aangeprezen ideaal

verstikt het zich

in zijn eigen geconstrueerde

blootgelegen ondergang

maar zelfs dan

gaat het in zijn wraakzucht 

niet vrijwillig heen

wanneer

het in het zicht van

zijn naderende dood

in die wraakzucht

nog velen

aan hun dierbaren

laat ontvallen

voordat de waarheid

ontdaan 

van zijn kluisters

weer onbezoedeld

voortleeft

Legacy

when 

the morning rain comes

falling down

and you're waking up

to a darkness fading

life's challenges

will be waiting

somewhere

in the wings

of their disbelieve

waiting

wasting time

wondering

if you can make it

on this path

of new opportunities

that you've taken

walking of

into your own

unknown

where your tomorrow

and your legacy

should be

worthwhile to the ones

who didn't think

or believe

you'd deliver

or make it

as they too

are the ones

somewhere

ahead

in their future

who will have to stand

and deliver

their own legacy

(c) JR. 2023