WE ARE TWO FLOWERS ON THE SAME BUSH
WAITING TO GET PLUCKED.
** # 7-17-95 Hackham SA
I KISS EACH THOUGHT OF YOU
AS IT PASSES THROUGH MY MIND
AND SET THEM
ON THE SHELF
ALONGSIDE OTHER FAVORITE THOUGHTS OF YOU
TO SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY
WHEN I NEED TO SHELTER
WHAT A LONG JOURNEY
FROM THE TIP OF YOUR TOES
TO THE EDGE OF YOUR KISS
AND SO MANY NIGHTS
YET AHEAD
TO TAKE SUCH A PLEASURABLE
JOURNEY
OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
IF WE WERE ANYMORE DIFFERENT
WE WOULDN'T BE TOGETHER
IF WE WERE ANYMORE THE SAME
WE WOULDN'T BE TOGETHER
LUCKY FOR US
WHERE WE ARE
WAY WE ARE
WHAT WE ARE
KEEPS US SO PERFECTLY TOGETHER.
* # 7-13-95 Hackham SA
GIGGLES
WHILE SWINGING
FROM THE CHANDELIER
THE RAIN FELL
NEW AUTOMOBILES LEFT THE PRODUCTION LINE
GOLD MEDALS FROM THE OLYMPICS WERE MELTED DOWN
BUT WHAT I REMEMBER THE MOST
WAS HOW WE LANDED
AS ONE
ON THE NEW SOFA
WHEN WE LET GO
OF THE CHANDLER
IN GIGGLES.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
TEN
TEN TOES
TEN FINGERS
TWENTY-EXPLORERS
MAPPING OUT ROUTES
OVER FOREIGN TERRAIN
UPON MY BODY.
* 7-13-95 Hackham SA
WE WOKE UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SLEEP
ARGUING OVER WHICH WAS BIGGER
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
OR MOUNT EVEREST
TIME
OR SPACE
MY LOVE
YOUR LOVE
WE LOST SO MUCH SLEEP
WE SLEPT THROUGH A WHOLE BIG DAY
HOW LITTLE OF US
TO ARGUE OVER SUCH BIG THINGS.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
PERFORMANCE
I WAS GIVEN
THE LEADING ROLE IN YOUR LIVE
AND NOW THAT I NO LONGER
AM ACTING
THE LEADING ROLE
STILL I HAVE.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
BEFORE I LEARNED TO SWIM
I THOUGHT I WOULD DROWN
BEFORE I GOT TO YOU.
** # 7-13-95 Hackham SA
OUT OF A MILLION SPERM
I WON OUT
TO GET TO BE BORN
AND HERE I AM
FORTY-SEVEN YEARS LATER
ONE OUT OF A MILLION
AT YOUR DOOR
BEING BORN AGAIN
WITHIN SIDE OF YOU.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
ANOTHER DAY
RAIN
WIND
GLOOM
OUTSIDE
SO WHAT?
WHAT IT IS
IS ANOTHER DAY
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU
AND THE GLOOMY DAY OUTSIDE
IS JUST A BACKGROUND PAINTING
MADE BY AN AEROSOL WIELDING ANGEL
THAT HAD NO BRIGHT COLOURS LEFT.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
SIX AM
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
OF BEING WITH YOU
EVERY HOUR
OF TODAY.
* # 7-13-95 Hackham SA
WHAT OTHER REASON WOULD THERE BE?
YOU ASKED ME
WHY IT IS
THAT I GO TO SLEEP
AFTER WE MAKE LOVE
WELL IT'S VERY SIMPLE INDEED
I GO TO SLEEP
AFTER WE MAKE LOVE
SO THAT
I CAN DANCE WITH THE ELEPHANTS.
* # 7-13-95 Hackham SA
I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN
TO SOME ALIENS FROM ANDROMEDA
LATE LAST NIGHT
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU
AND WARM FALLING RAIN
ON A CLEAR SPRING MORNING
IN A MEADOW OF CLOVER
AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST
WHILE BUTTERFLIES DANCED IN THE CORNER
AND A COOL CLEAR STREAM
SENSUALLY SO SLOWLY
WRAPPED AROUND NATIVE VEGETATION
AND A CHORUS OF KOOKABURRAS
WORKED ON A NEW TUNE
BUT I COULDN'T
SO NOW THEY'LL NEVER KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU
AND ALL THAT IS BEAUTIFUL
UPON THE EARTH.
7-13-95 Hackham SA
LISTEN TOO???
I USE TO THINK
ALL I NEEDED
TO MAKE YOU
THE WAY I WANTED
GIRLFRIEND TO BE
WAS SAY SOME NICE THINGS
WRITE A FEW POEMS
TO YOU
COOK SOMETHING
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
SMILES
ERECTION
PEDESTAL
IT'S THE 90s
YOU'RE AN ARIES
O.K.
BECAUSE
GIRLFRIEND
I LOVE YOU
WANT TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
BE UP TO DATE
I WILL
LISTEN TOO.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
IF I KNEW HOW TO SURF
I'D RIDE A WAVE TO YOU
IF I HAD A PARACHUTE
I WOULD LAND IN YOUR BACKYARD
IF I WERE A JET FIGHTER PILOT
I WOULD FIGHT OFF MY EGO
AND LET YOU KNOW
I'M THE BEST YOU'LL EVER HAVE.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
IF I HADN'T MET YOU
PARTS OF ME
WOULD STILL BE
BUNCH OF PARTS
SO FAR FROM BEING
COMPLETE.
* # 7-15-95 Hackham SA
YEAH!
LIKE IF YOU WERE
REALLY ASLEEP
AND I WAS WIDE
AWAKE
WHAT KIND OF SURPRISE
DO YOU TAKE ME TO BE
ANYWAY?
7-15-95 Hackham SA
TWENTY-FIVE PAST ONE
WHO ARE THEY KIDDING?
I'M STILL
AT HALF-PAST SEVEN
EARLY MORNING
WAKING WITH YOU.
7-15-95
TWENTY-FIVE PAST ONE
I CAN'T BE YOUR HERO
I CAN'T RESCUE YOU
I CAN'T EVEN SAVE YOU
YOU ARE
FREE
BEYOND IT ALL
BUT IF EVER
IN EVEN A PASSING THOUGHT
YOU NEED A HERO
YOU NEED TO BE RESCUED
YOU NEED TO BE SAVED
REMEMBER I DO KNOW HOW TO SWIM
I DO LIFT WEIGHTS
AND I DON'T MIND
BEING CRUCIFIED ONCE AGAIN
JUST FOR YOU.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
POEMS FALL FROM THE SKY
THOUGHTS LIKE CASCADING RIVERETTES
IDEAS-AVALANCHES
MOMENTS WITH YOU SO RARE
I WOULD EASILY TRADE
ALL POEMS..THOUGHTS...IDEAS....
FOR ANOTHER MOUTHFUL OF YOU.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
SO FEW HOURS LEFT
BEFORE DAWN
SO FEW HOURS LEFT
TO DREAM OF YOU.
** # 7-15-95 Hackham SA
SINGLE
WE'RE LIKE A LIGHT ON THE FAR SIDE
OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN TIMES SQUARE ON CHRISTMAS EVE
TOGETHER
A SUPERNOVA
ADMIRED BY ASTRONOMERS
MESSIAHS
AND LOVERS EVERYWHERE.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
SURPRISE!!!
A SHORT POEM TO YOU.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
SO EXCITED
TOO SLEEPY
TO STAY AWAKE
SO EXCITED
ANOTHER NIGHT
FILLED WITH YOU
SO EXCITED
I ERASED MY PAST
AND FILLED IT WITH YOU.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
WHAT GOOD IS AN ERECTION
IF YOU ARE
IN A DIFFERENT SUBURB
THAN
WAIT - JUST A MOMENT ---
HOLY COW
LOOK
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
BLANKETS UP IN THE AIR
LIKE AN UMBRELLA WAITING A HEAVY RAIN
THIS THING IS
WOW
BIGGER THAN USUAL
WAIT - - -
I WILL SAVE IT FOR YOU
WAIT
WAIT
WAIT!
7-15-95 Hackham SA
I FORGOT WHERE I KISSED YOU LAST
SO WHEN I START AGAIN
I WILL HAVE TO
START ALL OVER
FROM HEAD TO TOE.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
DROPPING KISSES
SAW YOU
DOING CARTWHEELS THROUGH MY DREAM
WITH NOTHING ON
EXCEPT
A DROP OF PERFUME ON YOUR NAVEL
DROPPING KISSES
AS YOU TUMBLED OVER MY WAITING SMILE.
7-15-95 Hackham SA
WORDS SPILT ACROSS THE PAGE
WON'T MOP THEM UP
THEY SAY
'I LOVE YOU'
BUT IF YOU SLIP AND FALL ON THEM
I WILL TOO
SO WE'LL MAKE LOVE
AMONGST SPILT WORDS
ACROSS THE PAGE.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
MAYBE NOW
IS A GOOD TIME
TO ASK YOU TO
MY HIGH SCHOOL PROM
THIRTY-YEARS AGO
BECAUSE SOME THINGS
JUST SHOULDN'T BE PUT OFF
FOR TOO LONG.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
FIVE AND A HALF BILLION PEOPLE
SHARING THE SAME AIR
AS YOU
LUCKILY
I'M NOT JEALOUS
POSSESSIVE
NUTS
OR I'D BE UPSET
TO SHARE YOU
WITH SO MANY OTHERS.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
AIRPLANE
PEOPLE FULL
SKY HIGH
ABOVE STORMING CLOUDS
ALL SMILING
LIKE ME
THINKING ABOUT
WHERE
YOUR LIPS
WERE
LAST NIGHT.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
WENT OVER TO THE STADIUM
TO SEE THESE 'ALL-STARS'
BOUNCE A BASKETBALL
CHEERLEADERS
MASCOTS
T.V. CREWS
DREAMY-EYED CHILDREN
'WHEN I GROW UP I'LL BE THAT GOOD'
YOU NEXT TO ME
MY ALL-STAR
GROWN UP
AND ALL THAT GOOD TOO
MY CHEERLEADER TOO
IT WAS AN O.K. NIGHT I GUESS
EXCEPT
NO PLACE TO MAKE LOVE
WITH TWELVE-THOUSAND PEOPLE
YELLING
THROWING THINGS
WATCHING ME SLOWLY TAKE YOUR TOP OFF
HIGH IN THE STANDS.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
FIVE FINGERS
FIVE FINGERS
TEN STEPS
TEN STOPS
UPON YOUR MOVING MOISTENED BODY.
* # 7-16-95 Hackham SA
IF I COULD SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON
I COULD SAVE OUR VILLAGE
IF I COULD KISS YOU THIS EVENING
I COULD SAVE THIS NATION
IF I COULD HAVE YOU TONIGHT
WE'D HAVE A SAVED WORLD BY MORNING.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
YOU CAN THINK OF ME ALL
WHILE IN THE SHOPPING MALL
BUT OF YOU I CAN'T
EVERYONE WOULD SEE SO BY THE SHAPE OF MY PANTS.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
YOU WERE BUNGEE-JUMPING
FROM OFF OF MY HIGHEST DREAM
DIPPING WITHIN INCHES OF MY KISSES
RAPIDLY BACKUP
CUT THE CORD
CUT THE CORD
I'LL CUSHION YOUR LANDING
WITH MY KISSES.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
WHAT A LUCKY FARMER I AM
HAVING YOU SO RIPENED
FOR MY HARVEST.
** # 7-16-95 Hackham SA
...I CAN ENTER YOU
THROUGH THE PORES IN YOUR SKIN
TOO!
** # 7-16-95 Hackham SA
WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER
WE FORGET
WHEN WE WEREN'T
IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF REMEMBERING
THAT MAKES US FORGET
WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER
WHEN WE'RE NOT.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
I CAN'T WAIT
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE
TICKLE DOWN MY BODY
WHISPERING INTO ME
WHAT YOU FEEL
WHEN WE ARE SAILING
SAME SEMI-SMOOTH SOFT SYMPHONIC SEAS
INTO THE NIGHT.
7-16-95 Hackham SA
CANNIBAL LOVER
IF YOUR LIPS ARE DESSERT
WHICH PARTS OF YOUR BODY
IS THE HORS D'OEUVRE
THE APPETIZER
PACKED LUNCH
SMORGASBORD
BREAKFAST
POTLUCK
BANQUET
SUPPER
BRUNCH
BUFFET
SNACK
TEA
?
7-17-95 Hackham SA
MY HEAD
NESTLED BETWEEN YOUR LEGS
LIKE A NEWLY HATCHED BIRD
WAITING TO LEARN
HOW TO FLY.
7-17-95 Hackham SA
WAS GIVEN SOME
'NEW-TYPE POETRY'
TO READ
LIKE ALL THE OLD STUFF REALLY
ALL HAD NAMES
LIKE A FIELD OF ROTTING VEGETABLES
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO NAME MY POEMS
ALL THESE WRITTEN
TO YOU THIS YEAR
KIND OF LIKE OUR CHILDREN
HOW COULD I
REMEMBER THE NAMES
OF OUR 500 ORPHANED CHILDREN.
7-17-95 Hackham SA
TOOK A SUBWAY
UP YOUR LEGS
GOT OFF
EACH STOP
COULD BE YEARS
BEFORE I REACH
S y
P o
I u
L r
R l
U i
O p
Y s
7-17-95 Hackham SA
STRANGE SENSATION
WATCHING MY THOUGHTS
OF YOU
NOW
HERE
RUN OUT OF THIS PEN
ON TO PAPER
(FROM FINE VIRGIN-RAIN-FOREST-TREES)
MAYBE IF I WRITE
LONG
ENOUGH
PRESS
HARD
ENOUGH
PLEAD
BIG
ENOUGH
YOU WILL COME TOO
OUT OF MY PEN.
7-17-95 Hackham SA
MY LOVE
IS SUITABLE
FOR FRAMING
BY YOUR MOISTENED SMILE.
** # 7-17-95 Hackham SA
OUR LOVE HAS NO BRAKES
NO PARACHUTES
NO SAFETY ROPES
WHICH IS WHY
EVERYONE MUST STAY
OUT
OF
OUR
WAY
T.
AS WE FLY S
A
P
7-17-95 Hackham SA
I WAS JUST KIDDING
WHEN I TOLD YOU
I WAS KING OF THE JUNGLE
I'M REALLY JUST
THE PRINCE.
* # 7-17-95 Hackham SA
I LIKE LOOKING AT MY FINGERS
IMAGINING WHERE THEY'LL BE
AFTER YOU ARRIVE
I LIKE LOOKING AT MY LIPS
IMAGINING WHERE THEY'LL BE
AFTER YOU ARRIVE
I LIKE LOOKING AT MY BODIES
IMAGINING WHERE THEY'LL BE
AFTER YOU ARRIVE.
7-17-95 Hackham SA
NO MORE FOR TODAY
SOMEONE HAS GONE OUT
DIVIDED IT ALL
INTO 24-HOURS
AND WE'RE ALREADY
AT
THE 25TH HOUR.
7-17-95 Hackham SA
WHEN YOU DISCOVER
I'M JUST AN AVERAGE
ALIEN
WILL YOU STILL
WANT TO SKIP ROPE
AND MAKE LOVE
ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON
WITH ME
AFTER DARK?
7-17-95 Hackham SA
WHEN WE ARE ON THE ELEVATOR
WHY DO YOU PUSH ALL OF THE STOPS
TAKING TIME TO GET OFF AND EXPLORE EACH FLOOR
WHEN I JUST WANT TO GET UP ON TOP
IN A HURRY
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
ABOVE THE CITY
ABOVE THE MOMENT
LIKE WHEN WE'RE MAKING LOVE
OUT ON THE OASIS?
7-04-95
WHEN IT APPEARS AS IF I AM DRIFTING AWAY FROM YOU
IT IS JUST A MIRAGE
PLAYING TRICKS IN YOUR THINKING
BECAUSE WHEN I'M DRIFTING
I'M DRIFTING AWAY WITH YOU.
7-04-95
MORNING'S SILENT KISS
TASTES NOT AS GOOD
AS YOUR EVENING'S FINAL KISS
BUT THEY BOTH WAKE ME UP
FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD.
7-04-95
I KEEP FORGETTING WHICH DAY IT IS
I KEEP FORGETTING WHICH COUNTRY I'M IN
I KEEP FORGETTING WHICH SCHOOL I LEFT MY CHILDREN AT THIS MORNING
I KEEP FORGETTING WHAT I AM WRITING
BUT I NEVER FORGET...
WHEN WAS IT WE WERE GOING TO WAKE TOGETHER
DEEP IN THE FOREST A LONG WAYS FROM THIS WINTRY NIGHT?
7-04-95
YOUR SCENT
YOUR AURA
YOUR THOUGHTS
STILL UNDER THE COVERS
WHERE YOU LEFT THEM
EARLY THIS DAY WHEN YOU LEFT
ANOTHER NIGHT
OF DREAMS WITH YOU
NOT THE SAME
AS WHEN YOU ARE HERE
TO ROLL OVER AND EMBRACE
NOT THE SAME
AS WHEN WE SKYDIVE OFF THE GRAMPIANS
HAND IN HAND TOGETHER
NOT THE SAME
AS WHEN WE SEND THE STOCK MARKET
CRASHING WITH OUR DARING INVESTMENTS
BUT FOR WHEN YOU ARE NOT HERE
IT DOES COME SECOND BEST
YOUR PRESENCE STILL HERE
UNDER THE COVERS
KEEPING ME WARM.
7-05-95
WE TRADED SOCKS
THEN WENT SAILING DOWN THE RIVER
IN THE RAIN
ON ELECTION DAY
TOMORROW WE'LL TRADE BACK
RETURN HOME
AND VOTE FOR EACH OTHER
AS WE CELEBRATE
BEING TOGETHER
IN SUCH A WINNING MOMENT.
7-05-95
I TOOK ALL THE LOVE SONGS
PLAYED ON THE RADIO THIS NIGHT
PUT THEM ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
FOR WHEN NEXT
WE ARE TOGETHER
WE CAN DANCE
TO THE SONGS
ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
AS I KISS THEM INTO YOU.
7-05-95
IF EVER I SEEM TOO STRANGE FOR YOU
AND I'M WALKING BACKWARDS
WITH MY PANTS DOWN
WAVE
SO I CAN TURN AROUND
WAVE
WAVE
WAVE
BIG WAVE COMING YOUR DIRECTION...
7-05-95
I CARVED OUR INITIALS
ONTO THE SIDE OF THE EARTH
NOW MORE AND MORE
ASTRONAUTS GOING
BEYOND THE ATMOSPHERE
TO HAVE A LOOK
AT WHAT I WRITE
BELIEVING I WAS DOWN TO EARTH
WHEN I WROTE
TO YOU.
7-06-95
COMMUNION
WE WERE THE ONLY ONES
MAKING LOVE
BEHIND THE ALTER
WHILE EVERYONE WAS PRAYING
IN CHURCH
WE'RE THE ONLY ONES
TO HAVE OUR PRAYERS ANSWERED.
7-06-95
WHEN I'M INSIDE OF YOU
YOU ARE INSIDE OF ME
MOVING IN RHYTHM
TO LOVE'S WHISPERINGS
BENEATH THE RUBBLE.
7-06-95
WATCHING THOUGHTS QUICKLY RACE BY
AND IMAGES
AND SCENTS
MEMORIES
HOPE
KNOWING
YOU WILL BE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT
TO STILL THESE RACING THOUGHTS
THAT LEAVE ME EXHAUSTED
WHILE WATCHING THEM
WHILE WANTING YOU
WHILE WAITING FOR YOU.
7-07-95
NOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN ME NAKED
HEARD ME SNORE IN MY SLEEP
SEEN WHAT A MESSY PERSON I AM
HOW SCATTERED I CAN BE
WILL YOU STILL SPEND
THE WEEKEND ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE WITH ME
ORBITING THAT PRETEND WORLD
SO FAR BELOW
WE USE TO WANDER ABOUT
BY OURSELF IN?
7-07-95
AFTER I WASHED MY SHEETS
THE MEMORIES
OF EVERYTHING WE DID LAST NIGHT
REMAINED
EVEN WITH EXTRA WHITENER
EXTRA FRAGRANCE
EXTRA DETERGENT
WHEN I GOT BETWEEN THE SHEETS
EVERYTHING I REMEMBER ABOUT YOU
REMAINED
SO GOOD TO HAVE MEMORIES OF YOU
OUTLAST THE FINEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
REMAIN.
7-08-95
IN BETWEEN THE SUNSETS
I TAKE EVERY STEP
IN RHYTHM TO HOW YOU SAY
'I LOVE YOU'
7-08-95
IN THE SHADE OF
WHERE THE EARTH KISSES THE SKY
WE DANCED
UNTIL LOVE TOOK FLIGHT OVER THE HORIZON
WITH US
AS HER WINGS.
7-08-95
I WAS JUST A REGULAR FROG
ON AN ORDINARY LILY
IN A COMMON POND
BEFORE YOUR KISS
MADE ME SO ROYAL.
7-08-95
IT IS EASIER TO DANCE IN MY DREAMS
WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPING NEXT TO ME.
7-08-95
IF I HAD TO WAIT
ANY LONGER FOR YOU
TO ENTER MY LIFE
I'D HAVE RUSTED
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
7-08-95
I HAD NO PROBLEMS
TELLING THE WORLD
I'D WAKE WITH YOU TOMORROW
THE PROBLEM WAS
YOU WEREN'T HERE
TO MAKE MY WORDS
COME TRUE.
7-08-95
I FOUND A PLACE IN MY BRAIN
TO STORE EVERYTHING YOU SAY TO ME
NOW ONCE I FIND
THAT PLACE
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN.
7-08-95
ATE TOO MUCH
BUT NOT ENOUGH OF YOU
RAN TOO FAR
BUT I DIDN'T GET TO YOU
PROMISED TOO MUCH
AND EVERYONE I WILL KEEP
UNTIL I AM WITH YOU THEN I WILL GIVE THEM ALL TO YOU.
7-08-95
BEFORE I MET YOU
I WAS JUST A REGULAR GIRAFFE
NIBBLING AT
THE BOTTOM LEAVES
OF THE TREE OF LIFE.
7-09-95
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SO MANY YEARS BEHIND
ENEMY LINES
UNTIL I SAW YOU
WAVING YOUR FLAG
SOUNDING YOUR SALUTE
CALLING MY NAME
I BRAVED THE SHELLINGS
SWAM AGAINST THE CURRENTS
FOUGHT FORBIDDEN FOREIGN FOES
TO GET TO YOU
FOR FREEDOMS FINAL FULFILLMENT.
7-09-95