This Wooden Box (My Guitar)

Copyright 2006: Robert Lindsay Nathan, Jr.

She patiently awaits me
Atop her corner stand
Serine and simply stately
Appearing oh so grand

And when I pick her up to play
Her heart beats out a rhyme
Erupting from her wooden soul
A primal patterned time

Her spirit beckons for me
To pick her it up and play
A melody so sweet and soft
That lifts the heart to say

Nothing lasts forever
Life will always change
But love forever carries on
My old guitar explains

Made from steel and wood
A miracle no doubt
With sounds so sweet and mellow
Could resonate about

Sanctify the craftsman
Who made her come to be
This friend who’s never let me down
Gives gracious company

Her spirit beckons for me
To pick her it up and play
A melody so sweet and soft
That lifts the heart to say

Nothing lasts forever
Life will always change
But love forever carries on
My old guitar explains

Calico Heart (Martha's Song)

Copyright 2007: Robert Lindsay Nathan, Jr.

Two stones that you gave me
Will they save or enslave me?
What do they symbolize?
Are they tears behind eyes?

Two stones that you gave me
Will the weight of them stay me?
Should I carry them light?
Like two torches at night?

To frighten away
All the sins we hold tight
Never knowing can‘t empathize
With tears behind eyes.

Chorus:

I know it’s not near enough
To earn your soft and tender touch
But maybe for now, bear with me a while
It’s as much as my calico heart will allow

Keep it locked away safe
Like the face of the stones
Nothing gets in
Only cold from alone

I speak only the truth
Of the flowers of youth
My gem is now dust
It’s sparkle now rust

As this poetry pains me
Your “slipper” sustains me
So here’s one more try
I’ll aim to explain me.

Chorus

Bridge:

Tell me how it is done
Melding two into one
Like the heart made of stone
In the song sung by Joan?

Chorus