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