Sad sad world

 a sad sad world

with its lonely tears

waiting... 

'till the morning comes

(c) JR. 2023

Your world

when I am in my world

I can never be in yours

holding on to something

I can never possess

never feel its richness

never feel your soul

so much I want to have

and when I go, leave and turn away

I know I will never come back to stay

and my heart will die every moment

every day

so when I am in my world

I can never be in yours

holding on to something

I can never possess

never feel its richness

never feel your soul

so much I want to have

(c) JR. 2022

In the attick

a world of its own
a world to own
a world of tales
a generation of play
in the attick

I'm there takin' a share
in the mysteries that came
over me
I 'm almost in retreat

I open up a book
a life is uncovered
from long before
showin' youth
once more
In the attick

I feel young
I feel ten again
good times there
don't feel age
in the attick

so I leaf
through the books
see the toys
dream a little
in the attick

memories a pleasure
sometimes a treasure
sometimes worse
when you were hurt
or more

It was a life
that lived
come to see it
as a gift
in the attick

(c) JR. eightees

Lifted me up high

there's nothin' in this world
that can bring me down only
love can

and yes, I fought my battles
with love it did bring me down
it did not make me win

it brought me unto my knees
but in the end lifted me up high
so again I could touch the sky

(c) JR. 2018

My Place

I know, this is where I'll die
somethin' tells me, this place
I found

will be where I'll end my life
it's a beautifull place, so peacefull
it has no lies

as far as I can see, this place, it will
be true to me, it's what I want this
place

is something, like a fantasy or more
a wish to rest my weary bones, to get
away from the world

let it leave me, near a dyin' fire, wine
flowin' close to an early morning where
birds can sing

an' noise is in retreat, my place as it is
is not much but mine to live, as long
as I can

it will protect me, shelter me from an
aging storm, that will get to me when
I'm ready

yet, 'till I die, I will live in such a way
it will drive 'Man' insane, in a surge
I will take it all

an' finally when I drop, I will whisper
under my breath: 'it wasn't all that bad'
in a beautifull place

so peacfull it has no lies, this place
true to me, is what I wanted, my need
to have

where I took a last stand, I did it well
nobody knew, 'till I fell, in this beautifull
place

so true to me, and under my breath I'll
whisper, ' it was my need to  have those
walls around me

'My Place', as it stands

(c) JR. 1985

Words

not a word will I breathe
to another, not a moment
will I be a bother

not a moment will I speak
before my turn, 'cause there's
so much grief in this world

so I'll keep my big mouth
shut, words that leave my
lips, must be a support

to others, never a bother to
my brothers never spill grief
onto my love

'cause she's more precious
than a gem found in a cave
for she's never late

to tell me why she's my mate
and kisses me in the shades she
will not breathe

a word to another of the truth
we've discovered, she wil not
talk about

the experience, the gem, we
found in our hearts, it will
allways shine

play its part, that's why I don't
speak words that maime or kill
that's why

I don''t speak words, that will
impose my will, that's why I don't
speak words

that will lead into deceit, that's
why I don't speak words that
will leave you beat

(c) JR.  1990

At Dawn

I feel air 

touch my fingers 

spread over my body 

notice my age

blood rushin' 

through my veins 

almost awake
at dawn

my dreams 

fly away

respiration grows

I sense the world 

returnin' to me 

suddenly I move

open my eyes

commit my life 

to the world

at dawn

I'm yet 

unable to rise

night's 

clingin' like a cloak 

I shake it, shape it, fold it 

throw it away

I'm alive 

at dawn

I see the walls 

that surround me

so familiar
so trustin' 

in their need 

to protect me 

from reality 

closin' in 

at dawn

I bathe

water trickles 

down my spine 

it's pleasant 

a freshness within

dressin' with care

one glance 

in the mirror

it's all there

at dawn

ready for a new day
its challenges

its surprises

its disappointments,
its difficulties 

its beauty

born 

from the womb

dawn is

(c) JR. 2015

Life

and when I did descend from my mountain of pain
where my world stopped and made me think again,

I had met my self comin' up, feelin' the sense of life findin'
me in yet another day,

so I promissed my self  never to drown again in those hills
leadin' up to its agony,

'cause a next time climbin' it might not bring back the promiss
of a new world in yet another day .

(c) JR. 2018

My place

I know this is where I'll die
somethin' tells me this place
I found will be where I'll end
my life

it's a beautifull place
so peacefull it has no lies
as far as I can see this place
is true to me

it's what I want
this place is somethin'
like a fantasy an' more
a wish to rest my weary
bones

to get away from the world
let it leave me near a dyin' fire
wine flowin' close to an early
mornin'

where birds can sing
an' noise is in retreat
my place as it is is not
much but mine to live

as long as it can it will protect me
shelter me from an aging storm that
will get to me when I'm ready

yet 'till I die I will live in
such a way it would drive
'man' insane in a surge I'd
take it all an' finally when
I drop I'll whisper under my
breath 'it wasn't all that bad'

in a beautifull place
so peacefull it had no lies
this place true to me is what
I wanted my need

where I took a last stand
I did it well nobody knew
'till I fell in this beautifull
place so true to me under
my breath I'll whisper

'it was my need to have
those walls around me'
my place as it stands


(c) JR. 1985

Wonder of it all

I can only dream
of what I've wanted
but have become

I can only see
all the work I did
and have done

I can see what
I've become and not
what was in my reach

my world broke away
when I was in need
my world didn't come through
my world left me

so now it's takin' chances
with what I've got and
the wonder of it is, it still
is enough

so I live on out of my league
but still, yes still I'm pleased
what's become of me


(c) JR. 2018