Why

when in the peace of your valley

all your dreams died, as they were satisfied

and loneliness became your friend

why, did you let her go

(c) JR. 2022

Side of the road

I'm standin' here at the side of the road
with people passin' by leavin' their cares
and worries here... at the side of the road

where I'm standin' , with a weary, worried
and troubled mind, with its emptiness
its loneliness  here... at the side of the road

and they pass me by, with their happy faces
smilin' goin' to their happy places and
they  leave me their blues here...
at the side of the road

where I'm  standin' with my weary, worried
and troubled mind and I know it will be some
time before I will travel yet...
another mile



(c) JR 2018