Why Only One Day

Why Only One Day

My only sweetheart
You are precious to me
From the very start
I looked up to see

This beautiful sight
My fixation remains
Stepping into the light
Your fuel intensifies my flame

I am glad you came
And didn’t walk on by
My life seemed strange
Then I saw your eyes

They invited me in
I duly obliged
Though only to imagine
I was taken by surprise

Why only one day
Do I need Valentines to say?
How much I love you
To a woman who I value

Floating down a stream
The waters calm and blue
You can pinch me from the dream
So I wake up next to you











©M.D.Powell 19/02/11

Our Seed Of Love

Our Seed Of Love



When I heard that you were leaving
Only seeing was believing
I would never stop you going
I support your every step
Our time will come to watch the sunset
Our seed of love is growing

The time is right to do this now
Furrow through this field and plough
I would never stop you going
Use that smile to light the sky
With water running from my eyes
Our seed of love is growing

Please don’t feel guilty
Hold my hands and promise me
I would never stop you going
I’ll be waiting here with open arms
Our knuckles white by grasping palms
Our seed of love is growing

We will pick up where our love was left
I’ll follow signs upon request
I would never stop you going
Your absence has fuelled my heart
In this short time we were apart
Our seed of love is growing.








©M.D.Powell 20/02/11

Olive Branch

Olive Branch


The argument we had
In retrospect was wrong
I feel really mad
At my twisted vicious tongue

I take back what I said
Please ignore those awful words
All my eyes could see were red
My anger made them blurred

Its no excuse I know
Both emotions were on show
Please forgive me one more chance
Dismiss my unconvincing stance

I defend when you attack
With a view that wasn’t strong
My odds are mainly stacked
Against me being wrong

Chorus

I’m offering you this olive branch
To save us from the Avalanche
Hold my hand so we don’t slide
Let’s fight instead to keep us alive

Every time we argue back
Each precious breath we waste
The fighting leaves a bitter taste
This heart we share will crack










©M.D.Powell 15/03/2011

Love Birds

Love Birds





Winning love is easily lost
The prices range some come with cost
Complacency’s a fractured joint
And contributes to broken hearts
By far my weakest point
A premature end to a terrible start

Using words I didn’t mean
Expressively serene
This machine was out of order
Though I never blow a fuse
My broken records bored her
Understandably bemused

Working from the bottom up
I’m finally in touch
Those mistakes are in the past
They will never rear their ugly head
Growing up I’m learning fast
I’ve changed my tune instead

I look outside to see a sign
Two acrobats are walking the line
Deep in thought I stop and pause
I’ll take a leaf from their book
My feathered friends get my applause
Their concept I have overlooked

A pair of Magpie’s stay together
Forge a bond that lasts forever








©M.D.Powell 21/02/2011

Migrate

Migrate



I’m thirteen thousand miles away
There never is a day
That passes by I don’t forget
That moment when I left

Making this decision
Is the hardest one to date
Planning takes precision
Plenty to contemplate

Exchanging all these feelings
Between my soul the heart and mind
Searching for an answer given time
May define my choice clearly

I question being selfish
As I’ve left you all behind
In my dreams I make a wish
We are following a sign

We will be together satisfied
And all happy with content
Our choices made were justified
I hope this all makes sense?

Chorus

Please forgive me if I’m wrong
Though I believe in this is fate
My curiosity is strong
And why I needed to migrate





©M.D.Powell 28/03/2011

It Takes More Than This

It Takes More Than This




The Southern Hemisphere’s had it all
From eight years of no rainfall
To Queensland having floods
Earthquakes under Christchurch
Where iconic buildings once stood
Are services on a survival search

The mourning after nights before
We can’t open the door
Just leave us alone
These houses are our home
Unprecedented scenes
I’d never before seen

Picking up the pieces
Shattered lives may not recover
The missing toll increases
Of lost siblings fellow brothers
We all gather round
Looking down at cracks in the ground

It takes more than this to break resolve
When people get involved

Unity will win the fight
By working day and night
Strangers forming friendships
Now people know their neighbours
Was this always in the script?
Caused by natures bad behaviour










©M.D.Powell 02/03/2011

One Last Time

One Last Time

I drank too much last night
I was wrong and you were right
This happens every time
It isn’t fair on you
My frustration and the drink combined
Shouldn’t mean taboo

Let’s talk about this openly
This subject isn’t closed
Darkness seems to shadow me
With compulsion unopposed
An intimidating figure
The alcohol’s a trigger

It is me who is talking
Though I have no control
Consumption is another thing
Not going down the hole
In hindsight now I’m sober
I hope I haven’t drove her

Away so far as tolerance
Will stretch before we break
I’m exhausting all your patience
And putting everything at stake

Chorus

I can only say I’m sorry
And forgive me one last time
My anxiety your worry
Shall be diminished from our minds

When I saw your eyes fill up
I knew then how I’d hurt you
You never ask too much
So this is what I’ll do
Starting with a hug
I am finished with this drug




©M.D.Powell 12/04/2011