Windy Road

One from March 2017, written on an iPhone in the notes section, at 9:04 pm, after the storm had subsided - I made that bit up....

Windy Road
By Julie Gengo

I met you on a windy road

With all things shuffling 
Fast and furious

You stopped me
I listened 
The sky was open 
The wheat fields glistening 

The barn in view
Life was moving 
We were still 

You asked me if I knew the way to San Jose
I didn't 

You showed me your hand
I held on

I drew a map with my finger

It started from your palm
And moved all the way around your chest
And down your spine 

A clear path to get you on your way
But you didn't
You turned around  
You stayed

Patience by Marion Daze - Song Lyrics from the 90s

More song lyrics from the 90's. Marion Daze never performed this, but the music is really good and I'm going to take another crack at it as an update is being sorted out. Stay tuned....

Patience by Marion Daze (demo)


Patience
By Julie Gengo

So much has happened now
Time moves fast
Entwined in wishes 
Memories of the past

Caught up in heavy rain
And rainy days gone mad
Where are the fundamentals
Of dreams that I once had

Sometimes I just don't know
What's really going on out there
Sister sing me a note
A little something to soothe my ear

Caught up in heavy rain
And rainy days gone mad
My dreams have been deferred
What happens to them now?

Sometimes I just don't know
What's really going on out there
Sister sing me a note
A little something to soothe my ear

If time is of the essence 

Then we must trust in our hearts

Patience so precious

Mysterious in parts

Sometimes I just don't know

Sister sing me a note

South Ledge - Song Lyrics from the 90s

Song lyrics from the 90s. This was written during my time with my second band called Clovematic. We were only together for about a year but I was able to write some really nice songs. The music was created by a man called Eugene Lavenue based around a vocal melody that I sang to him. 

SOUTH LEDGE

Lyrics by Julie Gengo

A picket fence

A daisy chain

We walk on through

In a dream

Your hand to touch

A masquerade

Of the same old scene

But now

You and me

Sitting here

Watching the sky go by

On our south ledge

The world stands still

The angels wait

For the by and by

For the by and by

This old place

Still remains

Somewhere sits

In my dream

You said so much

I remember now

This history

Hasn’t left me

But now

You and me

Sitting here

Watching the sky go by

On our south ledge

The world stands still

And the angels wait

For the by and by

For the by and by

Monday Morning

Okay well I believe this is another poem from around 2009. I was living in Cardiff by the Sea in the bottom of a house that sat on a hill. Although my space was a converted garage, I did have an ocean view. Small but very sweet with a fence in front of the house that sat between my house and the house below the ally. That fence was covered in purple morning glories. 

Monday Morning

By Julie Gengo

Monday morning

light hovers through

purple glories

not wanting to go to work either

Streaming music keeps focus

while dragging through

mundane complexities

of why go at all

if you doubt happiness

Relinquish your everydayness

then Monday will

unravel just fine

For somewhere down the road

just a few steps

is a respite

where ease is present

and flowers bloom everywhere

A flash forward

will bring to light

all that makes sense

and all that doesn't

And Monday will

go on

and on

forever

like a good memory that lingers

Justine - Song Lyrics from the 90s

Hello again. Another song lyric from the 90s. Yes this is a dreary song...but the melody is nice, sort of melancholic.


JUSTINE
by Julie Gengo

When you grew up before my eyes
I did not see you
Serine words were what we had
But I could not reach you

Arriving sometimes
When all things are moving
Arriving sometimes
When all thing are moving
   slowly

Oh Justine stay away from my love
When darkness falls
It shatters all
Oh Justine when darkness falls
It shatters, shatters all

Under the starlight candles burn
If only to fix this
Oh star eyes if you only knew
How I could have changed things
  for you

Arriving sometimes
When all things are moving
Arriving sometimes
When all thing are moving
   slowly

Oh Justine stay away from my love
When darkness falls
It shatters all
Oh Justine when darkness falls
It shatters, shatters all

The seabirds are all we've got tonight
Serine words won't suffice tonight
I've tried so hard
To turn the key around

Oh Justine stay away from my love
When darkness falls
It shatters all
Oh Justine when darkness falls
It shatters, shatters all

Terms and Conditions

2017 is proving to be quite lucrative in the poetry section of my mind. Sometimes, you just have to write it down.

Terms and Conditions

By Julie Gengo

If you want to enter

There are terms and conditions

Not to be confused with desires 

Like love and happiness

Violation can be 

Disastrous and permanent

There are no excuses 

Except death

One, if you wait too long 

You risk rewards like pleasure

And satisfaction 

Two, the sacred rule of response -

When there is none, rejection is imminent

Three, love must be present even in anger

Four, snarky replies don't fly

Five, speak what you mean

In slow methodical dirges that capture attention

Six, meditate before you strike

Seven, appreciate time 

Or thoughts of hole punching

In certain spots, will arise

Eight, red wine can soothe dismay

Know which one works best

Nine, avoid complication

All things flow better without

Ten, eye contact is essential

It speaks to the soul

Like lovers caught up in warm rain

Water Falls Down The Back Of My Neck

Sometimes you just have to write a love poem. Enough said...

Water Falls Down The Back Of My Neck

By Julie Gengo

The broken chair bends while twins fly by

The way he looked at her

And you at me

Slanted mailbox suspense

Subtle laughter and surprise

His words, your lips

Water falls down the back of my neck

Russian spies and Chameleons

Our friend at the bar

I smiled, you laughed

Time stopped for a moment

Among the madness

Warm hands caress

Black and while swirls and magnets

Bon Iver and Sweden’s roar

While tulips listened

To stories and poetry

When you were there and

I was here

Dreams and melody

Like butterflies and waterfalls in the distance

My India

In 2004, I was fortunate enough to venture to Kerala, India, deep in the coastal south. It was a breathtaking adventure and tumultuous as the same time as we were there during the horrific tsunami that shook our surrounding shores. Lives were lost and the people came together as they do in this magical place. 

My India

By Julie Gengo

When you fall in love

it transcends the world

All encompassing

and consuming

My India,

rich in pleasure

alive in movement

sacred in sound

Vibrant colors

infiltrate souls

like a tonic

on a crisp winter's night

Drink from the river

and feel

the lives of men

past and present

Bow down to

the noble one

the purveyor of light

who removes darkness

Ashes on my forehead

water at my feet

As I walk down the path

of perseverance

I transform