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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