N2thelight said:

The Day Is Done

the day is done, and the darkness
falls from the wings of night,
as a feather is wafted downward
from an eagle in his flight.

I see the lights of the village
Gleam through the rain and the mist,
and a feeling of sadness comes o'er me
that my soul cannot resist:

A feeling of sadness and longing,
that is not akin to pain
and resembles sorrow only
as the mist resembles the rain.

come, read to me some poem,
some simple and heartfelt lay,
that shall soothe this restless feeling,
and banish the thoughts of day,

Not from the grand old masters,
not from the bards sublime,
whose distant footsteps echo
through the corridors of time,

for, like the strains of martial music,
their mighty thoughts suggest
life's endless toil and endeavor;
and tonight i long for rest.

Read from some humbler poet,
whose songs gushed from his heart,
as showers from the clouds of summer,
or tears from eyelids start;

Who, through long days of labor,
and nights devoid of ease,
still heard in his soul the music
of wonderful melodies.

Such songs have power to quiet
the restless pulse of care,
and come like the benediction
that follows after prayer.

Then read from the treasured volume
the poem of thy choice,
and lend to the rhyme of the poet
the BEAUTY of thy voice.

And the night shall be filled with music,
and the cares, that infest the day,
shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
and silently steal away.

like it, like it a lot

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love,
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
And felt your heart beat close to mine
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command.

And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last till the end of time my love
It would last till the end of time my love

The first time ever I saw your face, your face,
your face, your face

~~Ewan MacColl~~

beautifully performed by Ms. Roberta Flack

"NEW MORNING"

I dont give a dam about the castle on the hill
all the gold that we could eat, or the horse you had for sale
No I'm getting kinda rich on the side of any soul alive
I dont give a dam if I'm running from the law
when my moneys not enough and they come and take it all
No I'm getting kinda rich on the side of any soul alive
Have you heard the Mona Lisa
Have yo heard who you are
Your a new morning
Your a new moning
Wanna be ok when I'm sitting here alone not just thinking of the ways that I could have done it wrong
No I'm getting kinda rich on the side of any soul alive
Have you heard the Mona Lisa
Have you heard who you are
Your a new moring
Your a new morning
Your a new morning
Now, your a new morning now
Have you heard my Mona Lisa
Have you heard who you are
Your a new morning
Your a new morning
Your a new morning
Now, your a new morning now

..........................feeling blessed for a new morning today!.......................................

Now this is a cool thread! I'm diggin the picture u r painting. That last one brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face.

mayrain said:

The Rose

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winterfar beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes the rose

Halo

Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light

I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again

Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo

exquiste pieces of work ... N2thelight..

Ray of light

Zephyr in the sky at night I wonder
Do my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun
She's got herself a universe gone quickly
For the call of thunder threatens everyone

And I feel like I just got home
And I feel......

Faster than the speeding light she's flying
Trying to remember where it all began
She's got herself a little piece of heaven
Waiting for the time when Earth shall be as one

Quicker than a ray of light

And I feel.....

Quicker than a ray of light
Then gone for
Someone else shall be there
Through the endless years

She's got herself a universe

And I feel......

Quicker than the ray of light shes flying

Quicker than the ray of light IM flying.......

........................................................................

Peace and Love always orgers!

u know what they say about a little "leaven".........it can ruin the whole batch!

Ive gleaned enuff.