The Bridge

Can anybody see the bridge?
We've been traveling for days just to see her.
They say you should never burn bridges down.
Unless something bad is on the other side to get you.

I don't know. I don't know what's on the other side.
I've never been to a bridge like this before.
I say I don't know what's on the other side...
Good? Evil? or just a different road of life to travel on.
All in all, I like the road I'm on now.
I know the trails, the short cuts, the sink holes.
I am comfortable here.

Hey, who's that standing on the bridge?
He's holding some kind of key.
I wonder if you need a key to cross over?
I'll ask...
"Hey mister, what's the key for?"
"In order to travel to the other side
you will need it. but be brave.
Uncertainty rules the other side.
There are many new roads to travel down,
many new trails that wont be easy...
Do you think you can make it?
Do you want to try? - he said.

All of his talk was clearing confusion from my life.
I needed that key. I had to cross this bridge.
"How much for the key?" I asked.
"It's free. The only catch is that you must find another person
to cross over too. Once you have given the key to them, you're
free to travel, " he said.
"But what about you? How long have you been holding the key
for me to come along?" I asked.
"About seven years," he said. "I knew you would come.
It's the 'doing' part that people shy away from...
So, have a good life, and don't follow me -
this is mine."

So, here I sit in the middle of the bridge of life.
Trying to see what's on the new side of the river
while knowing all to well,
the past. . .
"Wanna cross a bridge with me ??? "

It Was The Last Thing I Expected

It was the last thing I expected
Like a blind date being blind,
I never saw it coming
You were more than I could hope to find -

It was as if some light had found me
As I drudged on through the dark,
Never knowing or realizing
Life's in drive, not stuck in park -

You were the last thing I expected
A falling star out of the night,
Yeah the last thing I expected
I never had things turn out right-

I never had love that was certain
Like the sun shine from above,
I never had someone to count on
I never ever felt so loved -

You were the last thing I expected
You were the best time that I had,
You were the last thing I expected
The best thing I couldn't turn bad -

If I knew that love could turn out
The way it has for me,
I would have started sooner
At last I finally see -

That the last thing I expected
Is the best thing that I've done,
You were the last thing I expected
And I thank God that you're the one -.-

:-)

JI/KWM
1996

The Only Thing Missin' - Is You

I've come to review - the scene of the crime
Police asked what's missin' - of what used to be mine,
The kids are just fine - and the furniture looks new,
The only thing that's missin' - is you ..

I went through the closets & the dresser drawers
Folded laundry's on the table - and the dirty's on the floor,
The guns are in the cabinet - and there's money left in view
The only thing that's missin' - is you --

I don't know where you are - but I know where we've been
We tried to make it work - God I hope this aint the end,
Cuz I know in my heart - that the love I have is true
The only thing that's missin' - is you ..

(bridge)

So I came to review - the scene of the crime
I done my lookin' round - and lost track of the time,
And the kids will be fine - and somehow we'll get through
The only thing still missin' - is you ..

Yeah the only thin that's missin' - is you .. -.-


JI/KWM
2006

Cool Breeze

Let me be the cool breeze
Blowing on your skin,
Let me be the lover
You always wish I'd been,
Let me be the shadows
That caress your body deep,
Let me be the one you need
The one you want to keep -

Let me be the cool breeze
Feather soft upon your skin,
Let me be the light that shines
And warms you deep within,
Let me be the mystery
You hold fast up in your mind,
Let me be the one you want
The one you wish you'd find -

Let me be the cool breeze
Sweet scent upon the air,
Let me be the one who runs
His fingers through your hair,
Let me be the one to hold you
In my arms strong and true,
Let me be the chosen one
That makes sweet love to you -

Let me be the cool breeze
Through your window late at night,
Caressing your skin in silence
Like lovers who've loved you right,
Let me be so quiet and strong
I'm begging you from my knees,
Let love blow across your skin
Let me be your cool breeze -.-

JI/KWM
2003

Someday

We'll have to get together again, someday
And talk about the old times and the new,
We'll have to get together again, someday
And find out if I still love you -

The good times that we nad when we were young
The many times we laughed and we cried,
The good times we shared just uh havin' fun
The only time my heart ever died -

So we'll have to get together again, someday
And talk about the old times and the new,
We'll have to get together again, someday
And find out if I still love you -

We'll talk about the first time we met
That evening we spent on the beach,
Just sittin' there alone as the sun went down
and watchin' the waves splash out of reach -

The many nights we wpent out on the town
From dinners to shows and then home,
It makes me want to do them all over again
It makes my heart feel so alone -

We'll have to get together again, someday
And talk about the old times and the new,
We'll have to get together again, someday
And find out if I still love you,

Oh yeah find out if I still love you
Yeah yeah find out if I still love you -.-

JI/KWM
1984

A Friend

So you're saying that it's over
Got that's news to me,
I thought forever was a long time
I thought forever we would be..
I must have gotten my signals crossed
Somewhere along the way,
I must have gotten the message wrong
Because I thought with me you'd stay..
People have told me time and again
Better not give your heart away
It's much safer to make a friend.
Yet to me a friend I thought I had
For with you I could share the good
and the bad,
But again I find my heart's a mess
I should have made a friend
I guess ... -.-

JI/KWM
1983

Jay Leno quote for today...

"If God had wanted us to vote,

He would have given us candidates..."

You either have to smile at this - or cry...

JH English

I remember where I was when our
English teacher asked us to write our
first poem.
We lived on Whidbey Island
and she asked us to step outside of ourselves
See life from a different perspective.
Be a dog, a cat, or a fish.
See what they see,
Feel what they feel, be...
At first I thought she was crazy
But then I became a tree,
A whale, a bird and a wolf.
This was fantastic!
I remember when I changed my name
So I could share my poems and verse
With friends and strangers and
Not feel it was all of me on the page...
John Islander was born, my other self.
He still is.
Sometimes John and I will get together
And share stories from our past
Like our Junior High English teacher...
Thank you for creating us.. :-)
-.-

JI/KWM
10/01/10

A Smile Upon Your Face

It's been three months since I had work
But there's a smile upon my face,
We packed the house and moved the kids
But we're in a better space,
And every afternoon when you come home
And lunch is set in place,
Yeah it's been three months since I had work
But there's a smile upon your face -

And life is hard and I never knew
What you'd do when I wasn't home,
The T.V.'s crap for morning shows
Unless you're an idiot and all alone,
Laundry, dishes, daily cleaning the house
A full time job I'll make no bones,
But it's all worthwhile - when I see you smile
And we're living in this happy home -

And as the days go by I realize
That I lost touch with you and the boys,
There used to be a time when we were younger
We'd play with them and their toys,
But at seventeen and sweet fifteen
They're plugged in and cyber bound,
It's so nice for me to sit, watch and listen
My own family I'm glad I've found -

Yeah it's been three months since I had work
But there's a smile upon my face,
We packed the house and moved the kids
But we're in a better space,
And every afternoon when you come home
For lunch that's set in place,
It's all worthwhile - when I see you smile
I like that smile upon your face ..

I love that smile upon your face -.-

JI/KWM
10.5.10

Love Gone In My World

All day long
I've tried to write a song
To say the way I feel,
To somehow make it sound for real
Without the need of breaking hearts,
And some times
It seems, that I can find the words
To put together
To somehow make it sound
A little better to the ear
But then
I break down and cry
I remember and my heart it dies,
The pain comes rushing in
I try to start again,
But then my eyes
They fill with tears
And I think of all those happy years,
When you and were one
And we both could touch the sun with love,
But now it all is gone
I wonder why it went away
I wonder why it couldn't stay
Around
For just a while...
It used to make me smile,
And I see it
Every now and then,
It's like a long - lost friends
You haven't seen in quite a while,
Oh, I wonder where the loves gone
in my world
I wonder why
the loves gone in my world...

JI/KWM
1983

Ellensburg again...

On September 1st, 2010, we returned to Ellensburg, the place where we had met, fell in love, and gotten married at the court house some 20 years ago. I was a graduating History major she was a special education teacher still in training. Our first son was born in Ellensburg and it seems only fitting that he'll graduate from Ellensburg HS next year.

So many miles we've traveled to wind up here. For three years I commuted to Yakima where I had my first teaching job at Davis High School. Walt Ranta was the teacher in the next room. I continued to work as a concert rigger on the weekends and throughout each summer at the Gorge amphitheater. I was able to meet every performer, got over 200 autographs and hundreds of photos from back stage to on stage. It was a different world then, no terrorists plots, no major wars, and the economy was humming along.

We spent 9 years working for the Yakima School District, I went back to school on the weekends and earned my Master Degree in School Administration from Heritage College in 1995 but didn't start working as a principal until 2000. Ten years later and now two teenage boys, and we're back at Central Washington University as my wife begins to finish her BA in English. She's been writing short stories for years and I've been composing verse, songs, and poetry for over 30 years now. One of us will be published in the near future - who knows, maybe we both will. :-)

Anyway, the town has grown for the better, the campus is magnificent, and the public high school is fantastic. Our boys have never been in a school of this size and they were blown away by all of the different class offerings they could choose from. We've been in small schools/ districts for the past ten years and this has been the best move yet!

Yes, I'm still looking for another job each week, but for the time being I'm going to substitute teach, get back in touch with my boys and my wife, and relive Ellensburg again...

Close To Your Heart

I want to tuck you in
I want to fold you in
my arms again,
I want to lock your body
tight
and hold you - close to my heart...

Yea, close to my heart
where you can hear the pumping
beating sound,
Close to my heart, as the
blood thunders by through my veins -
Close to my heart -
to stay ...

I want what you want
if you want me,
My hearts been seeking
a love mate tonight,
I want to lock up your smile
and drink from its well,
And hold you close
I want you close to my heart -

I want the laughter that
falls from your mouth,
I want that fire behind your eyes,
Holding your deep inside of me..
I hold the lock where your
heart now could be
I hold the lock - but you
you hold the key --

So let me pull you close
as you gently rub on my skin.
Let me hold you close
unlock the door and
let me in...
Close to your heart
where I can hear the bumping
beating sound,
Close to your heart
as your blood it thunders
through your veins...
Close to your heart - to stay -.-

Karl W. Miller
02.25.2004

If I Had The Time

I saw you yesterday
as you were passing by.
I felt the look of need
as I caught you with my eyes.
But as the world turns,
and the rush of life goes by,
I'd love to say I love you
if I had the time -

And if I had the time
I could see much more with you.
And if I had the time
there aint' no end to what we'd do.
I'd spend the day in your arms
so glad that you are mine,
I'd never want to let us go
if I could find the time -

If promises were rainbows
I'd be your pot of gold.
To find each night when you get home
and need someone to hold.
But as this world turns,
and the rush of life flows by
I'd love to say I love you
if I had the time -.-

Karl W. Miller
9.13.2003

Dancing Over the Edge

Time after time you've played the fool
Dancing too close to the edge,
Treating young hearts as if a game
Of chance you cannot hedge,
So when the time for love comes round
And commitment lies on the ledge,
You'll miss the mark - miss out on love
The fool dancing over the edge --

And you're dancing to the music
That no one hears but you,
Glancing through the cages
Of reflections back in view,
Seeing through the pages
Of your life - or so alleged,
As you miss the mark, miss out on love
The fool dancing over the edge --

Now humpty dumpty sat up on his wall
As the soldiers came into view,
He dared them all to knock him down
But something’s he didn't think through,
Like how could a heart that was broken be true
To the one who had thrown it away,
And how could the shell of a man stand firm,
When the love he couldn't keep ran away,

So he's dancing about on the top of his wall
Tempting the soldiers to make him fall,
But the soldiers stay back - stay away from the ledge
As the love dancing fool
Dances over the edge --

He's the fool that is dancing in each one of us,
At our lives and our jobs we dare not to trust,
For in time even love can too slip away,
And what we are left with is- a great debt to pay,
But the fool has found out that its fun on the ledge,
He has found the excitement that many leave in dread,

And you're dancing to the music
That no one hears but you,
Glancing through the cages
Of reflections back in view,
Seeing through the pages
Of your life - or so alleged,
As you miss the mark, miss out on love
The fool dancing over the edge --

Karl W. Miller
(c) 2003

Almost Over You

I've found you in my memories
When I'm asleep at night,
That smile is on your face
You know the one, it looks so right,
You're warm & close to me
And I can feel you in the air,
As my mind runs on the memories
When you were there -

My life keeps moving on
And I keep workin' with each day,
I don't know what went wrong
Somehow we both drifted away,
From love that was a moment
It was all that we could do,
But life has turned us over,
And I'm almost over you -

Was it the day you turned away
That made me want you more,
Or was it my love that went astray
That made us close the door,
If I could get you off my mind
When you creep in like you do,
Because life has turned us over
And I'm almost - over you -.-

And I've found you in my memories
When I'm asleep at night,
The smile still on your face
You know the one, it looks so right,
From that love that was a moment
It was all that we could do,
But life has turned us over,
And I'm almost over you -

Yes life it turned us over,
And I'm almost .. over you -


Karl W. Miller
September 5, 1989

Love Has Gone

All day long, I've tried to write a song
to say the way I feel,
to somehow make it sound for real
without the need of breaking hearts.
And sometimes it seems that I can find the words to put together
to somehow make it sound a little better
to the ear
but then
I break down and cry
I remember, and my heart it dies
the pain comes rushing in
I try to start again but then
my eyes, they fill with tears
and I remember all those happy years
when you and I were one
and we both could tuch the sun with love
but now it all is gone
I wonder why it went away
I wonder why it didn't stay around
for just a while,
it used to make me smile...
and I see it, every now and then
it's like.. a long lost friend
you haven't seen in quite a while
oh I wonder where the love's gone in my world,
I wonder why the love has gone
in my world...?

Just another Monday

Saturday and Sunday were spent at home getting the yard and house cleaned up for Spring. The Miller's relaxed a little and watched some hockey on T.V. Only 2 weeks until Spring Break! :-) Hope everyone out there has a great week!
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