Sorrow – George Ruddock

The Last Actual Hippie

I was a hippie, I had my beads
To match my, then, long black hair
I was into The Great Society, The Grateful Dead
Wished … Read the rest

At first a whisper, then a scream
A voice that enters my every dream

There is a quiet before the thunder
A pause before a … Read the rest

You left me with silence
In a world I don’t know
Now the shadows of yesterday
Walk in my life

Our moment is over
But … Read the rest

It is that time, the night is done
The last slow song is about to play
The party is over and so are we
This … Read the rest

In the quiet of a summer night
An ancient tree gave a sigh
Old and tired its heavy branches
No longer looked to the sky… Read the rest

When the night goes on forever, I think of you
Echoes of our laughter hang in the midnight light
Your voice is always there in … Read the rest

There was no next day, after you left
Hours stand still, my heart cries
The sun rises without its flame
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She sits alone under the moon
Phone in hand, where is he?
Will he come soon?
Or has the dream flown.

As the sad song fades, I look for you
But all I see is emptiness
Why did you go, what went wrong
And now all … Read the rest

I know you have said no, but my heart won’t let go
I walk with your memories, I see those eyes
Whenever I dream, they … Read the rest