THE ONE (c.) Copyright 2013 Giovanna Sclafani

So you think you have found the one
The one that makes your head spin
To be your beginning and end
Your heart is pounding like drums
Every time you speak
Your body becomes weak
And you tremble when he is near
Panic comes over you
And you get an overwhelming fear
You just can’t let go
Afraid to fall
So afraid that you will fall
So far down
That you’ll never get up again
As you go crashing down
So far down
To the ground

Please tell me that you’ll catch me
Should I fall?
And not break me
Or my heart
And that’s a start
You just don’t know
You have no idea
Of how deep I feel
It’s so unreal
Like deja vu
You get it too

I felt our souls collide
The moment we met
Like some sort of Kismet
Love that lived before
Has returned once more

I am gutted
And can’t think
I can’t sleep
Can’t eat
I fear
When you are near
That you won’t care
My heart sinks
But continue to think
Of how wonderful it could be
For you and me

Oh how wonderful
It would be
To be entwined
Your heart and mind
Just like old times
From long ago
I really think so.

Tell me true
Don’t you long for it too?
It’s like Deja Vu
You know it’s true
You cannot run and hide
Love will capsize and energize
A love that never dies
Has come back to haunt us
Then taunts us
In its revelry
Of what could be

Soul Mates
‘Tis our fate
You cannot fight,
You just cannot fight
It will take you down
And toss you around
Again and again
And torment your mind
Until you finally resign
You have to admit
What you are feeling
And let it in
then it can begin,
Let the light in once more
From the one that you adore.
Lovers forevermore.

by Giovanna Sclafani   copyright 2013

Heart Chords (C.) Copyright 2013 by Giovanna Sclafani

Heart Chords

I want to live in your song

And linger on every line

And savor each chord divine

That plays so softly

On my heart strings

I want to live in your song

with all the beauty it brings

That touches my heart so gently

Like your silken touch on the keys

 

As I linger on every note you play

I inhale every breath

On each and every rest

And in every word that you say

 

As the music resounds

And touches my soul

My heart is beating like the drums

That I hear in your song

And the guitar you sweetly strum

 

I savor every word that I hear

As you sing your song so dear

The sad chords that make me bleed

As I shed many a lonely tear

As the chorus rises with power and might

That gets me through the long and lonely night

 

As I cross the bridge my heart soars

Like the crashing waves on the shore

That flow now within me in this melody

 

I want to live in your song and never depart

On each chord brings such beauty

That resides now in my heart

In every note that you breathe

I feel such love and tenderness

I long to live in your song

And never ever leave

 

As I linger on each chord

And savor it’s beauty

That makes my heart sing

As you play your strings

And the mellow sounds of bass

My pain it does erase

 

Oh how I long to reside in your song

And never leave this place

It’s like heaven’s embrace

And is where I want to be

To live in your song for eternity

Sad Chords Goodbye (2012) by Nigel Spencer and Giovanna Sclafani

http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/song/15604575?1336410755    It’s and honor and privilege to have been asked to write the lyrics for the beautiful music of Nigel Spencer,  This song is the result of our recent collaboration and I am so happy and pleased at the results.  Nigel was greatly influenced by the music of the Moody Blues and it shows in his wonderful music. Please check out all of his music on reverbnation. He has made many albums over the years and his music is outstanding and needs to be heard and appreciated by the whole world…. This song Sad Chords Goodbye brings tears to my eyes much like Nights in White Satin does to me.  

All is not Lost

I heard the news today,

about destruction and devastation that came,

I came into this world with nothing,

and I  will leave here the same,

but people shall remember my name.

Floods may pour onto our land,

Fire may destroy all,

that was created with labored hands.

Mountains may crumble and fall,

and the seas may all dry,

but do not cry,

for we have not lost all,

No we have not lost all.

With our hearts that love,

we’ll build from the ruins,

and start over again,

No, we have not lost all

Our spirits may be broken,

by the devastation that surrounds us,

we must be audacious,

and get back up again.

The world may crumble and fall,

but we have not lost all,

No we have not lost all!

As long as we have a breath of life,

and a heart that loves,

and our loved one’s near,

we can be of good cheer.

for we have not lost all.

Take my hand,

I’ll lead you to the promised land.

We’ll build a new terrain,

from this vast wasteland.

We came to this world with nothing,

and we’ll surely leave the same,

but somehow they’ll remember our name.

In material things we cannot trust,

metals that melt and rust,

and jewels will tarnish in the rain.

The finest silk will rot,

love is all we got,

that won’t fade away.

For we have not lost all.

So, stand tall,

we shall never lose all,

Never, Never, will we lose all!l!

Sculpture of Love

Poem by G. Marie Clay (c.) Copyright 2010

 

With these hands I mold your image

with clay I  play

and a fine knife to carve your features

with all the love I have today

the image I wish to portray

strike a pose

let me remember always your face so dear

to behold when you are not here

as the artists hand gently creates

images that they make

how can I but recreate the beauty

the image before my eyes

for in your heart your beauty lies

i can carve your body

but not your soul

I look closely at the statue I made

of my love

and put on the finishing touches

puzzled, i realize something is wrong

of course it’s the heart of stone

this i cannot clone

i walk away with a sigh

for a statue cannot cry