a warm september in Verona
burning stones below our feet
tourists crossing the piazza
a place where local people meet
through the streets I search my way
tradesmen smile as I pass by
on this early autumn day
a different blue colours the sky

chorus:

let me travel to Verona
there I found peace of mind
let me travel to Verona
leave my troubled days behind

a warm september in Verona
the silky river doesnot talk
I sit down upon a milestone
symbols made of Roman chalk
through the streets they drive fast cars
whining like a newborn child
in the early evening sun
the autumn air I breathe is mild

chorus:

let me travel to Verona
there I found peace of mind
let me travel to Verona
leave my troubled days behind


lions laugh in the arena
centuries of cruelty
they have gone back to the jungle
to write their ancient diary

final chorus:

when will I go to Verona?
memories fading away
will you take me to Verona
on a sweet September day?

Very nice,I'm glad you're turning your talents to Song Lyrics.Poems are cool,but you can't sing them.I noticed that you "added words +made changes.Since I only read it once,I'll take your word.I liked it as it was and as it is.....how's that!!

Yes, I realize I've created actually a whole new side as part of poems and pics,lol

BTW: I changed the content of Verona Blues radically, as it actually was a scetch. Now I (IMHO) find it more interesting.
Can be played with two guitars or with a band (drums/bassguitar/leadguitar/saxophone.....

For some reason I really dig it if a saxophone would be added

Catherine, Catherine
please let me fly
spread out your wings
take me up to the sky
and I'll try,
yes I'll try
to keep the balance
please give me a chance
don't ask why

Catherine, Catherine,
drop me a line
send me a message
say that you're fine
and I'll try,
yes I'll try
please give me a chance
for a honest romance
you know why

(intermezzo)

I was so selfish
I know that I was
let me make up for it
you know because
I am aware
what it was to have you
please come back, baby,
please do

Catherine, Catherine
please let me fly
spread out your wings
take me up to the sky
and I'll try
yes I'll try
to stay by your side
both day and night
you know why


(c) amaryn 2013

not a word spoken
just a sunset at the horizon
a dance of emotions
underlines the silence
an orchestration of happiness
with you by my side

if on Java I should be
here I'd like to sip my tea
sit in peace and dream all day
let the hours slip away

then I'd walk over the hill
feel the moisty evening chill
as the day comes to an end
I'll have made my soul my friend

@Catherine;
You're becoming a good Songwriter.Love songs are a mainstay in an artist's catalogue.Only one itsy-bitsy thing kinda bugs me;the word "idiot".I'm not sure exactly why,but it just,to me,seems like a bad word to try to sing.There are so many other words meaning the same thing,I think almost any one of them "sings"better. If you try singing "idiot"it's three syllables,throwing off the rhythm,to me.I may be more "sensitive"to the rhythm or beat,but I hope it's a good thing.

Morning, Doug!

It's a waltz, so in "I was so selfish" the emphasis is on "I" and "sel-" and "know" and "was"
What about drumming there?

Made a change as you noticed! Thanks, Flower bro!

Much better,my Flower Bro!You changed "I was an idiot"to "I was so selfish"correct?I thought you'd go for "fool"or "clown"but "selfish"works much better.I'm always aware of the syllable count when I write.If it doesn't "bounce"right,I try to make changes.You're getting "the hang"of writing solid songs.I'm glad I could suggest something you took to heart.

she was just a one day fly
sitting in the sun
took off while I looked elsewhere
disappeared, was gone
maybe she just liked the sun
didnot care for me
but one good thing I admit:
now my eyes can see

Originally Posted by amaryn

I went for a walk to a village nearby
through fields below a breathtaking sky
I felt really good, I was thinking of you
as people in love always do
I wish I could hold you, but elsewhere you are
though deep in my heart you never seem far
I walk in my dreams beside you my love
and I never can dream enough

5 stars

All I can say: you're amazing

Patrícia, you make me feel proud and I really appreciate you took the time to go through these poems and songs amidst your busy daily life.

T H A N K S& O B R I G A D O!!

your heart feels like
a mild breeze of summerwind
gently moving the branches
of the elmtrees
every beat of it
reminds me
how much I long
for consolation
after the cold touch
of winter

dear sleepless night
give me some respite
let us walk outside
in the moonshine

teach me how to yawn
be my guide till dawn
when thick curtains drawn
hide the sunshine

and while the sun goes down
the night is creeping in
and a new and tiresome battle
is ready to begin

dear sleepless night
give me some respite
come lie by my side
in the moonshine

sing me a song of beauty
while watching the water flow
listen:it tells a story
of years long gone although
leaving us a window
through which we have a view
on what patience and persistence
slowly for us can do

I saw Dylan eat hamburgers
singing "times are achanging"
while the Doors kept repeating
that people are strange
it was then I remembered
that one phrase of Rousseau
who said that history
would never change

I like all the poems you posted today.Since most don't have names,I'll just say that the "March First Poems" are great!I'm glad you also have written a couple of songs,lately.I think you're a talented Songwriter,and wish that you write more songs that possibly could be put to music.Songs+Gutiar=$$$$ now that's a formula everybody can understand!

Thanks Doug! More to come soon enough It's a collection of songs+ poems, as always..... I appreciate your comments!

follow me, follow me
let us go searching
for someone as wise as Socrates was
follow me, follow me
let us go watching
all the wonders
of the Wizard of OZ

never give up
though the challenge seems scary
don't turn your back
just wait for the ferry
taking you cross a wild river wide
there are no places left - to hide

follow me, follow me
all the way down
to visit the harbour where da Gama slept
follow me, follow me
right into town
where soldiers slaughtered
and soon widows wept

never give up
though the challenge seems scary
don't turn your back
just wait for the ferry
taking you cross this wild river wide
during the stormy night