No matter what

a rose is a rose

no matter what

she will always give

het heart

she can laugh

cry in the shade

she can be vulnerable

shy away

but...

she will always care

always share

the love she has

'cause a rose is a rose

and it's all she got

no matter, no matter

no matter...

what.

(c) JR. 2023

Sunrise in the morning

when the night comes for me

and its darkness is the pain I feel

when my heart freezes over

'cause you're no longer

my sunrise in the morning

I so much want to see

you're gone God knows where

you made a retreat I couldn't foresee

somewhere out there living the good life

wanting to be free

and I'm out here, wondering

what went wrong, what did I miss

what heartbeat became unreal

I have no answers

I'm not trying to find them

'cause there's no reason to explain

what happened here

so I'm picking up the pieces

packing suitcases, not coming back

no more sunrises, no more mornings

to meet

and I do what I always do

moving on, closing doors

opening new ones

no use wondering about the why's

the world is a great place to be

always new oppertunities  to meet

that's how I look at life

feelin' just fine

(c) JR. 2023

When Love's

when love's a whisper in my heart

will it find your spirit waiting

will you let me know you're engaging

will you let me know when it's breathtaking

when love's a whisper in my heart

(c) JR> 2022

My new tomorrow

and when she knows 

love has to be lived to its full 

in all its true colours

her heart will always be mine 

to live in

and she'll be my new tomorrow

a tomorrow I will always need

(c) JR. 2022

With me

wherever you go
wherever you are
I'll be there
you'll be there
waiting for me
waiting for it to happen
to bring us together
to go all the way
not to hesitate
yet never to hate

but keep it all in the heart
in the mind, in the soul
we were whole
nothing can take away
nothing can change the day
I met you, cherished you
envied you
for the beauty you had
all of it you shared
with me

with me
only with me
you shared
all you had
without regret
your soul lay bare
for me to care
and keep always
you never questioned me
you trusted me
you were a leaf
floating on the wind
carried to me
to find
to bring home
with me

and you stayed
never complained
never could I fail
in your eyes I was great
we had a lifelong date
I'm so glad for what we have
what we've got
seems to be enough for us
not to be blown away
not to float away
to another place
you stayed
found your tree agian
to celebrate
our union
that took place
and you stayed
never complained
you stayed
with me

(c) JR. eightees-ninetees l

A slow pain

there's a slow pain
penetrating my heart
I think somehow
I'm almost certain
almost convinced
it has reached
each and every part
it must be love
there's a slow pain
penetrating my heart

strong talk of what you have
talk of what it is
to be on top of things
seems all so very important
I don't need it so much
only thing I can think of
is it in you to love
'cause a slow pain is
penetrating my heart

all the strong talk
cannot diguise
cannot even hide
what's going on inside
what's happening to you
I can only guess what I see
it must be love you need
something you could get
if you just don't let it be

now you've stopped
your eyes lock into mine
with a strange tempting look
and you feel a slow pain on the rise
it shows in your eyes
I read in it your thoughts
I know what you've got
a slow pain's penetrating
your heart

(c) JR. eightees-ninetees

Satisfied

there are times, when my heart misses a beat
and hits a minor key, when I think of all those
yesterdays, dusty and grey and I'll be lost in my
sadness

of what might have been and just not turned out
to be, 'cause something a past will never do, is
change its taken course when it has been sung
out of tune

and I have so many a time and my rope was getting
shorter ev'rytime, but that's life, getting the wrong end
of the stick was getting to be a habbit to me, someone
told me I had to quit and just let it be

and I did, I managed to get back on track, getting more
and more satisfied, with what I had, more and more
responsible for what I did and getting into old age
gave me a break

I was satisfied, not yet old still alive inside, my thoughts
will always get the better of me, I'm just hoping time will
give me something more and not give up on me too soon
even now I'll always keep coming back, still satisfied
with what I have

(c) JR. 2019

Road of my misfortune

as I'm walking down, this road of my misfortune
where I lost that touch, where my heart once was
I ask myself, 'when will my future decide, to take
a hold of me again', as it did so many times before

as I know it will, as it always does, easing my pain
caressing my soul, soothing my weary mind, stroking
my hair against the winds of time, on this road of my
misfortune

and yes, the times they will be better, my eyes will
shine that new born light and my laugh will clear
the sky, yes, my happiness will strike me again

(c) JR. 2019

My Heart

it's hard to say
harder to hear
my heart it fell asleep
when you were lovin' me

nothin' to stop it
nothin' to wake it
you were tryin' so hard
it was painfull to see

yet my heart fell asleep
when you were lovin' me
breaking you into many pieces
'cause you tried too hard

casting a tightening grip
a suffocating hold over me
my heart fell asleep, you lost
needing it so much

my heart fell asleep, you left
it was not yours to keep, slowly
it rises from its sleep, breathin'
fresh air, a lot it will need

recovering in speed, rid of the grip
that held it down, reaching for the
freedom where it will live

my heart fell asleep
it was not yours to keep

(c) JR. eightees

Satisfied

there are the times my heart misses a beat
and hits a minor key, when I think of all those
yesterdays dusty an' grey, and I'll be lost in my
sadness

of what might have been, an' just turned out not to be,
'cause one thing a past will never do is, change its taken
course when is has been sung out of tune

and I have so many a time, and my rope was getting
shorter ev'rytime, but that's life, getting the wrong end
of the stick was getting to be a habit to me, someone told
me I had to quit and just let it be

and I did, I managed to get back on track, getting more
an' more satisfied with what I had, more an' more responsible
for what I did and said,, getting into old age gave me a break

I was satisfied, yet not old but still alive inside, my thoughts
will always get the better of me, just hoping time will give me
some more an' not give up too soon on me, even now, I'll always
be comin' back satisfied with what I have

(c) JR. 2018

I knew you so well

living in the wildernis 

of your mind, I knew so well

where I have dwelt , so many times 

where you could not hide
what kept you alive
I knew you by heart 

sometimes a little tough

but no more than that 

and I knew you so well 

your thoughts ringing a bell 

if not with me
maybe with somebody else

they'll get to know you as I did 

I don't know if I can take it 

but there it is, I must leave

guess I have come to know you too well
started ringing too many bells 

the sound a deafening one

I could not hear you think at all  

you have closed your mind for me 

it made a retreat I could not foresee

never did I hear you think again 

when it came to that 

I knew I had to go away 

living in the wilderness 

of your mind

I knew the time had come
I would stop climbing

those mountains inside 

and I knew you so well 

your thoughts would ring a bell 

if not with me 

maybe with somebody else

looking for you one more time 

I realised I had lost you 

your thoughts were somewhere else

'cause I know you too well

I could not get in
the bolt was thrown
a key turned 

memories were burned 

in the fire of your mind 

disappearing into the light 

and I knew you so well 

your thoughts would ring a bell 

if not with me 

maybe with somebody else

(c) JR. 1985


(c) JR. 1985 ??

Willpower

my mind is filled with tears
never crying

my heart is filled with pieces
never breaking

my days are short and long lived
and time has come never healing

yet willpower is doing just that

JR 2018

Cloak of heat

the wind is like
a cloak of heat
wrapped around me

and when it gets cold
it only gets colder reaches
each and ev'ry part
reaches my heart

'till finally
a cloak of heat
is wrapped around me
and I can leave and keep
the heat with me

a wind lies down
a frown, coldness
is around

reaches me in
each an' ev'ry part
even my heart it breaks
and comes apart

a wind of time
never comes twice
is like a cloak of heat
always is, it has left me

(c) JR.