POEMS
by Uncle John
I Saw Her Standing There
When I Think About You
Poems For Roses
Blue Mountain
Featheree
River Of Time
All You Need Is Love
Honest To Goodness
River Of Light
Hola a mi corazón
River Of Sound
Daydream Eyes
Showdown
Climate & Time Changes
Ojos Esmeralda
Hola
Stella Shine
Brillo Estela
The Odyssey
I SAW HER STANDING THERE
She works in a happy
house
Enjoys family fun exercise and home
She keeps a watch on her phone
I saw her standing there
With her beautiful smiling eyes and long hair
Clear and honest and aware
When her eyes meet mine
I feel fine
Sensitive
To our precious time
To keep us through the night
To face the dawn new and true
Like fresh flowers and morning dew
Clean water and cool air
Her emerald glare
When I saw her standing there
When she stands and steps
with her hands on her hips
The flash of her watch in the twist of her wrist
I´m just another witness
To picture perfect fitness
There's more to love than meets the eye
There is the Spirit within you and I
Her smile is more attractive than the cleavage I see
Beauty surrounds me
In good company
An atmosphere of harmony
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU
CUANDO PIENSO EN TI HACE
When I think about you, I think of the hot sun
Shining in the life of everyone
Called to work you're gonna make it fun
Waiting for the day to come
Maybe it's the bow in the picture
Or the way you wear your hair
Maybe it's the flowers on the desk
Or the way you share
A photo of you in the garden of life
Sweet smelling air
With a butterfly personality
A caterpillar made aware
When I dream about you, I dream of the hot sun
Glowing in the dark for everyone
Resting from work you are going to make it fun
Waiting for the light to come
POEMS FOR ROSES
from Café Eyes
The same Holy Spirit that lives in you
Lives in me
Who tells me where to go
and who to see
Imagine in my mind
Imagine in my heart
Photos of you that I find
Imagine yourself as art
Can you look inside your heart
that I will never break
No matter how tired you are
You are alert awake
You yawn
Waiting for the dusk
between daylight and dawn
Midnight in the lunar landscape
Butterflies escape
For the midday break
You can listen to your heart
While I see the sweet part
You're smart
Poems for roses
Written for you
Poems for roses
To put in your hair
Poems for roses
Some of them are true
Poems for roses
to sing for you
You know how awkward I can be
How strong and fast you are and free
It's your inspiration that I learn from
I want to be with you when you come
To the beach we learn then we teach
Listen to Mother Nature preach
You may get wet
You know the romance hasn't started yet
You are beautiful as is your family
And better than the rest
I can't help but be grateful
I only appreciate the best
I feel butterflies in my heart
Every day you are near to compose
Special magical moments
Love looks like a rose
Poems for roses
I write for you
Poems for roses
Any flower will do
Poems for roses
To teach us a thing or two
Buy borrow or take time
to spend with you
BLUE MOUNTAIN
The invisible man is standing
at the window in plain sight
Of the blue mountain
and the only thing that remains
It will never be the same
He is holding a rain box
and he told me:
"I mean,
who do you think is going to believe it
when you tell them
you have the keys to the rain?"
I know you are the master
and I have the servant´s hand
Together through tears and laughter
chasing the promised land
Now I hold on to what I understand
Listening to the band
A woman is truly magnificent
In the eyes of a man
She wore cat sunglasses
pure blue hearts
I can see blue
Who are you, blue eyes
"I have café eyes," she says
Only you can make it rain
on a clear day
Only you inspire my heart
to share what you have to say
You only
have the key to unscrew the lock
And all the girls gather
to hear each other talk
About the blue mountain
Ripple of its fountain
FEATHEREE
Sleeping princess on the mountain
I'll begin with a song for thee
I traveled through to your miraculous fountain
Where you changed the weather fair for me
Featheree your eyes listen to me
With a song from the heart for thee
It´s the sweetest love you'll ever find
Gentle loyal sweet and kind
It aint no joke no flash in the pan no illusion no fake
It's beyond the conclusion a simple solution
With a new beginning another daybreak
The princess is now awake
It's a feather in her cap you see
Her strength and joy inspire me
I remember when she said to me
"Time will see" Featheree now tell me
Is the news getting to you
"Featheree" by Uncle John
Written Marin county, California
Inspired by the natural beauty of Mount Tamalpais,
Muir Woods, birds and butterflies
RIVER OF TIME
I am a man in pants in a spiritual trance
I´m here for the story as I listen and dance
As I channel her thoughts under the sun
Overlooking the riverbanks of fun
Love is burning in the hearts of youth
Learning as they grow
In the rhythm of the river´s flow
Keeping the sun aglow
Walking in truth
With each new moment you live and you live
You´re forgiving and you share your time
The trees grow
to become the pages of your life
The key to the future is there just ahead
The child holds the world
in the realm of his hand
It opens to a heart with wings
On a river of riddles
He sketches a drawing
of the return of spring
It makes me dance and her sing
Everyday the sun rises
Never is it late
New as a song
Star of the morning
When it´s almost morning and time to sleep
Get up go to working class for another week
Can I really give it all to you
Wish you well the best good luck
and make it all come true
A dream garden in a world of flowers
Not going to waste any hours
To share the truth
What is the fountain of your eternal youth
These are thoughts
going through my mind as I walk
Follow you when you talk
Makes me smile and rhyme
When the heart moves in rhythm
with the mind
Love becomes a river in time
All You Need Is Love
Angel eyes
You make me come
To my senses
From a heart of love
I caught a wink from her
She says back to me with a smile
The stars long for darkness
in order to shine
Our souls bear light illuminated
through our eyes
Positive and honest
A vision of love
Plans and concerns
Communication makes our world turn
Where we learn
Physical energy
Intellectual strength
Spiritual faithfulness
Emotional excitement
Friendship
Support
They won´t allow bullies
To put them down
Turn them over
Angelic crown
Inspiration
You make me come
To my senses
Through your eyes
And smile
So pretty and fair
The glance of your soul
The movement of your hair
The love of your brother over there
The creative feel in the air
Angel eyes
Extraordinary care
Poems of love
The way you look
I read you
In the eyes of your heart book
Makes a connection
She knows
There in my mind
Gentle loving and so kind
Like a hand to a glove
All you need is love
Photo by Mikaela Barrett
HONEST TO GOODNESS
Honest to goodness
I need a woman who stays in shape
Always true to herself never wanna escape
Dancing with style she’s got the look
She’s not just another page in the book
All the dishes honeybabe
And fishes in the sea
The dirty clean air clear & there
For all of us to see &
Those bitchin’ babes
At the wishing well
You talk to them I’ve seen & heard of
& use words I could never spell
We daydream by electric candlelight
Achieve success by being polite
To show you the present
Is gonna be pleasant
Honest to goodness
Love is where you began
C
radled inside a womanOh how happy I can be
When you’re here with me
Tell me I can persuade
You not to be afraid
To come along the esplanade
On a moonlit serenade
To the grand promenade
How I love to see u smile
Like a flower blooming
Or focus on the picture
While your mind is zooming
I look into your starlit eyes
According to the moon
When I'm with you in darkness
Light up make out the room
We stroll along
to the song and dance
Treasuring the moment
opens up the chance
To get your reaction
How I love to catch you now
When the night falls anyhow
And see the new you in action
Honest to goodness
I need a woman who stays in shape
Always true to herself never wanna escape
Dancing with style she’s got the look
She’s not just another page in the book
RIVER OF LIGHT
Start with the old begin with the new
Artistic vision daydreaming with you
Children are playing with big balloons
River candles for the bride and groom
Love shows and dances in tune
Full of view from the top of the mountain
Now guided by the light of the moon
The sun rises and there is a child riding
Start of the morning magnolia in bloom
Sometimes you are natural to act
Say what you have in mind
Intuition as a river of light
In telepathic time
You are hot he thinks, with light he wrote
When she takes off her coat
You're hot, he sees, she thinks of me
Balancing the river boat
I tell you a story about the spirit of women
It's a story about the love of man
Following her eyes while
They speak with their hands
Dancing to the beat, playing in the band
Fair maiden, he said, please,
Will you come with me?
I'll take you where you want to be
Play on the beach
B
y the river of your dreams
CLIMATE & TIME CHANGES
The end of night is near
Waiting for the sun
As the moon rises we hear
Horses on the run
Riding behind the pack
Changing what will come
Not looking back
To the hiss, horns, buzz and hum
Rain upon a dry land opening to the sea
Someone from the sky comes with a key
Turns into sound listen to them play
Bells calling darkness night
and light the day
Do bees return to abundant flowers
As birds gather & fly by through showers
The awakening wind gathers momentum
Under the direction of its turning rhythm
Yesterday's chill today is a gentle breeze
Tonight is getting hot
tomorrow's day to freeze
Time counts its day in minutes and hours
Rain falls on everyone the air is ours
Been on the road for days
Travelling by a river running like a maze
Leading up to the event ready to age
Listening to every line
once written on a page
Backstage is all mirrors and masks
Makeup and safe ready to ask
Set and waiting and ready to act
The weather & time are precise & exact
Feel the fresh air and smell
Spring is sprung we're playing
Tall true tales we cannot tell
Sometimes we are praying
Listen search for hear
As the air captures the sound
Draw me close and near
The treasure we have is round
Walk down the railroad tracks
Climb a mountain on a hike
Jump & put in all your marbles & jacks
Stand up for who you are it's like
Climate and time changes
Weather information
Local conversation
Procrastination and speculation
Creation demonstration
Revelation and transformation
Climate and time changes us
RIVER OF SOUND
When the midnight sun is setting
On the horizon of our dream
All the lessons that I learn about
Flow through me like a stream
Songs move within the river of sound
In the musician
Numbers roll in a maze through the mind
Of the mathematician
Poetry written in phrases with heart
In its own rhythm
Chronicles relating to special days
In a portrait of wisdom
We draw with cards for roses
And love inside a dream
Dive and rise to the kingdom within
Float on its river stream
Current as the wind
& changes in the tree
Sturdy like a tower
For truth and liberty
Been down in my life before
When you made me laugh
Changed my pity into a smile
Raised my head up like a giraffe
We overcome and are transformed
& in the cold stay warm
The wind whistles & the river sings
Listening to the song the river brings
Daydream Eyes
The way they look into his daydreaming eyes
Belle of the Ball
Star in the Hall
Lady on call
Babe in the White Dress
In a game like Chess
Nature on board
Thoughts like a cord
Daydream eyes see
And wonder who is she
Some say it´s like watching the True Man grow
Some say it´s a living color fantasy show
Some like to trot
Some like to talk
Some like to run
Some like to walk
Some sit still in the sun
Shines in the music glisten and come
For everyone
to play and listen have fun
Strength is not all physical
Spiritual, emotional, and cultural
Ability
Talent & Goal
To be balanced and whole
Dancing with you through the light
Eye to eyes
Mind to minds
Sight of sights
Light to light
Paint your picture
Hear your call
Don´t matter whether or not you´re small
Belle of the Ball
She´s hot
Her eyes show what she´s got
And the girls always know
When the daydreaming men look
They grow
Star in the Hall
I can hear your call
You´re like the flower by the wall
In the arrangement of roses and sunflowers too
I know you by your shoes
Babe in the white dress with butterfly eyes wide
Their last show´s your first
And you´re here by my side
Hear see and ride
Throughout the day we play
In the season of the rainbow day
Angel in the play
Show yourself on call and stay
Listen to the river wave
And the wind that carries the song to save
Our hearts within
Again and again
With no trick
Real dream magic
Daydreaming eyes
Like the True Man sees
Deep inside
Real sunshine
Wines and dines
Joyous feelings lifts them frees
Until they´re dancing for eternity
The way they look into his daydreaming eyes
Belle of the Ball
Star in the Hall
Lady on call
Babe in the White Dress
In a game like Chess
Nature on board
Thoughts like a cord
Daydream eyes see
And wonder who is she
from BOOMERANG
SHOWDOWN
From the edge of darkness
There is a glimmer of light
Leap for the daytime
Leave behind the night
People are afraid of getting old
Because all old people die
Have you wondered why
Time
In your heart of inspiration
Time
To stop discrimination
Time
Look inside to realize
Time
Through space and stars
And follow the weather
Time can change
Some have been waiting a lifetime to show a hand
Time for the showdown waiting for the band
This midnight gambler
Will become a full time rambler
Singing my heart here now for you
Coming into a desert town
For the showdown
Yes it all comes around
After the slowdown
The sound
I look in my heart
And there you are
Your magic eyes
And dancing guitar
Our eyes are like windows and mirrors too
That can be like a star´s light of truth
The child can see
And is realized
Waiting to manifest
An inner light
For her name is wonder
Staring through you
The golden gate is open
To an inner world of ocean blue
Looking in to the eye of the sun
In order to see
Radiate beautifully
The way to do is to be
For the sea that bore me
Shall free me to be
Like the sea of tranquil desire
Like the sun with its heart on fire
Like a rose like a rose
Coming home coming home
Like a road like a road
Leading home
And this gentle rider
Going to go one higher
Dreaming up a story
Of their morning glory
This began with a bird you know
Begins again here with a show
Surrounded by kind love
And a sunshine rainbow
No longer carrying a frown
I´m coming into town
Going to show up
For the showdown
I been waiting for you
Yes, waiting here for you
Like the sea of tranquil desire
Like the sun with its heart on fire
Like a rose like a rose
Coming home coming home
Like a road like a road
Leading home
Hola a mi corazón
Traducción al español de Tania Carrasco
El movimiento del viento
Enciende las luces de la noche
Las estrellas en el cielo brillan
A la vista de las vistas
¿Sabes que el tiempo está esperando para convertirse en eternidad?
Para verte tan feliz como puedas ser
Haciendo lo que puedo
Por ti cuando eres amable
A través de todos los cambios en nuestra mente
Gracias por compartir el tiempo
Jugando y campanas sonando
Bailando y cantando
Tu sabes quien es el Maestro
Soy solo un hombre trabajador
Juntos a través de nuestro trabajo y risas
Hemos estado persiguiendo la tierra prometida
Ahora que somos familia
Con una visión de la libertad
te digo
Hola a mi corazón
Adiós a tu miseria
El tiempo profetizado por venir
Por el trovador del cambio
Se abre camino ahora
Este mundo seguro que parece extraño
Ahora el círculo está completo
De vuelta a la carretera
Al otro lado del gran puente
Como un boomerang volviendo a casa
Con calma y paciencia y fuerza de todos somos
Soy solo una temporada para recordar
Y un largo sueño sobre una estrella
Con una canción de amor y un sueño
Visión del guardián del planeta
Y la fuente de nuestra alma
Nuestra vida gira
El nuevo mundo cantado
Y amor
la obra maestra en el papel del universo
Amanecer adentro
Llévame a tu tierra dorada
Pon tu mente en mi mano
Mira dentro de tu corazón niño y comprende
Ahora que somos familia
Con una visión de la libertad
te digo
Hola a mi corazón
Adiós a tu miseria
Ojos Esmeralda
Casamentero
feliz flecha
Reina de las hadas
Apunta al corazón más sincero jamás visto
Nada de lo que buscas
eso no se puede ganar
artista angelical
Contenta de estar
No tienes que glamorizar
Todo el amor que estás en tus ojos esmeralda
Ojos bonitos
Mariposa
Cada mañana
Cada noche
Cada día
Estás en mis pensamientos
No tan lejos
Aquí hoy
eres esquivo
No es tan fácil de atrapar
Tus ojos esmeralda
Te miro a los ojos
Que es lo que veo
Luz de una vida
mirándome hacia atrás
Caminando con gracia
Hablar de bromas
viendo su sonrisa
Enciende un lugar feliz
Su corazón es fuerte y verdadero
Hay acceso Divino en ti
Una verdad interior
Bella en una visión
Vista para levantarse
Su cuerpo como la joya
Reflejos de belleza
Sus ojos esmeralda
Mirando tus manos
Al latido de mi corazón
Mis vasos sanguíneos respiran
Y tu haces tu parte
La forma en que bailas con una pequeña patada
Y mueve tus dedos por tu cabello
me haces mover
Duro de compartir
El amor esta en mi sueño
sueño el sueño
Buscándote
Para traer el amanecer
En tus ojos esmeralda
Es hora de improvisar
siendo magnificado
A los ojos de otro
ella es fuerte y en forma
En equilibrio y en forma saludable
Me encanta
Como espejos y ventanas
De la misma manera
Además
La vista de mi reflejo
En sus ojos esmeralda
Matchmaker
Happy arrow
Fairy queen
Aim for the truest heart ever seen
Nothing of what you are looking for
that can't be won
Angelic artist
Happy to be
You don't have to glamorize
All the love that is in your emerald eyes
Pretty eyes
Butterfly
Every morning
Each night
Every day
You're in my thoughts
Not so far
Here today
You are elusive
It's not so easy to catch
Your emerald eyes
I look into your eyes
What do I see
Light of a life
Looking back
Walking with grace
Talking face
Seeing your smile
Lights a happy place
Her heart is strong and true
There is Divine access in you
An inner truth
Beautiful in a vision
View to get up
Your body like a jewel
Beauty highlights
Her emerald eyes
Looking at your hands
To the beat of my heart
My blood vessels breathe
And you do your part
The way you dance with a little kick
And move your fingers through your hair
You make me move
Hard to share
Love is in my dream
Dream the dream
Looking for you
To bring the dawn
In your emerald eyes
It's time to improvise
Being magnified
In the eyes of another
She is strong and fit
In balance and in healthy shape
I love it
Like mirrors and windows
Likewise
The sight of my reflection
In her emerald eyes
Hola doncella que bella
Me gusta lo que haces con tu cabello
La forma en que transformas el aire
Caminando al ritmo de tu corazón
Equilibrio en movimiento
En un camino y un despertar
Sonrisas de ojos brillantes
Como amables parientes
Mira al cielo
Cambios cercanos y lejanos
Mira tu forma de trabajar de entrar
Mirarte como una estrella en la noche
Una luz brillante en tu vida ilumina la horas
La inspiración absorbe la luz
El amor vibra, puedes sentir su poder
HOLA
Hello maiden how beautiful
I like what you do with your hair
The way you transform the air
Walking to the rhythm of your heart
Balance in motion
On a path and a woke
Bright-eyed smiles
Like kind kinfolk
Look to the sky
Changes near and far
Look at your way of training
Amazed at who you are
Gaze on you like a star in the night
Brilliant light in your life illuminates the hours
Inspiration absorbs the light
Love vibrates you can feel its power
Stella Shine
Stella shine
Far away in my mind
Shimmer with the night awake
Until your light finds
The gold star is coming
She looks like a newbie
She moves me with a question
She is so carefree
Like the tail of a comet`s
Trail at night
Following every detail
She is a delight
She is like the song
Playing in my ears
Inside a dream
Of a thousand years
Brillo Estela
Brillo
estela
Lejos en mi mente
Brilla con la noche despierta
Hasta que tu luz encuentre
La estrella dorada viene
Ella parece una novata
Ella me conmueve con una pregunta
Ella es tan despreocupada
Como la cola de un cometa
Sendero de noche
Siguiendo cada detalle
Ella es una delicia
Ella es como la cancion
Jugando en mis oídos
Dentro de un sueño
De mil años
The Odyssey
Dreams of love are made like this
At night she remembers her last kiss
As he was getting back from the dusty down under
With sand in his ears and heart full of wonder
One day you show
Grateful to get
The moment pressing forward
Weather follows the set
A meteor shower oh what a sight
The moon is sweet and forthright
Not hidden like the fortnight
Makes the stars shine bright tonight
Showing us the sights
In a music band marching
Watching rifles being twirled
Drinking a cup of coffee
In the vacuum capital of the world
Frank is on the marquee
Welcome to the windmill girl
Rainbow fog light shining heaven
Showing us each gate and pearl
Down the road the wagon wheel
Rolling into the forest of gnarly burl
Everything we experience
Under the moonlight in our time
On the beach and from above
By the horizon sign
Over the hill & under the rainbow
Past bedtime in your prime
Star of light
The heartbeat of love & true
Beauty bright
When they discover you
God gave each of us a soul and spirit too
Free to change the old familiar can become wonderful and new
First we believe & worship God & no other
Then show service in the love we have for one another
Heading for the sea of time to see fulfilling prophecy
You always think you're right then you're made aware & set free
Change the way you think you see
Like a caterpillar transforming life
From the ground to the sky
Returns home in the bye and bye
On the wings of a butterfly
What can we do for you to open your soul heart's eye
A question burning with light
The answer is truth with insight
Generations & millenniums hand down love to overflow the cup
Rock 'n roll starts up
Big tides and forest green show up
Small seeds planted on the scene grow up
Coming Soon:
Storybook Kids