Whistling Pig Music/Redbird Cafe's "Write A Song..."
contest # 2 - submissions (Feb 1 - March 31, 1999)
02/06/99:22:14:15
W.Quincy
Your Title Window With A View
Last night I stood on the
glistening sand dunes
Ran my toes through fine grains, pouring
like breakwater
I pondered the elusive expanse before
me
And the terns tipping alabaster wings;
I'd like to lift up my wings
I dreamed of
staying here
Just a cabin by the water and a window
with a view
Full of moonbeams bouncing o'er midnight
waves
And the restless burr of breaking tides
When people complain about city life,
asking...
What am I doing in this concrete and
steel cube
I think of moonlit waves near midnight
dunes
And a window with a view
02/14/99:06:26:22
Brice Henderson
Your Title Betty's Next Hit
Last night I walked along
the empty beach
Ran my toes through the cool sand
I pondered the present, squandered
the past
And the future is still at my command
I'd like to say
I dreamed of
those moments, in a restful sleep
and a peacefull song of joy the surf
had made
Full of hope, all misgivings drifted
out into the sea
And I wondered at the awesome prayer
I prayed
When people come to you, Lord, asking
questions
What am I, who
are You, why are we here?
I think more of us should stop and
simply thank You
And let Your gentle spirit guide us
through the years
02/14/99:18:31:52
Tim Henderson
Your Title Dust Bunnies
Last night I started coughing
in my sleep, dear,
Ran my toes through the dust-bunnies,
'neath your bed
I pondered the all the cobwebs on your
ceiling,
And the thought I'd
like to clean this place kept running through my head
I dreamed of vacuum sweepers,
mops and ajax,
a duster and a full blue windex spray
Full of lemon juice and super strong
ammonia,
And vinegar to keep the flies away,
When people cough and wheeze
there in our parlor,
What am I gonna tell them's, what he
said,
I think I may move into the Youth Hostel,
And where
there's no big dust bunnies neath my bed.
02/19/99:15:49:48
carson grey
Your Title Theory
Last night I talked to Einstein
Ran my toes through mass and time
I pondered the velocity
And the relativity I'd
like to close my eyes and see
I dreamed of ageless timeliness
fusion and my youth and a curtain and
a stage and lights
Full of fear
And truth
When people like me speak
to God
What am I supposed to ask
I think I'll talk to Einstein
And fast forward through the past
02/21/99:21:20:31
billy marabella
Your Title My Moonbeam
Last night I walked on the
beach all alone. I
Ran my toes in the sand where we used
to write poems and
I pondered the moon and how brightly
it shone on the sand
And the sea and on me I'd
like to think that was you, my Moonbeam
I dreamed of walking with
you hand-in-hand
With the woman I love and an old coffee
can
Full of seashells we found and a couple
of clams
And a love found not even in dreams
When people ask me, my Moonbeam
What am I doing alone on the sand
I think I'll tell them my Moonbeam
And I are writing poems and making
plans
02/23/99:17:58:10
Mike Plumbley, from the diamond Isle of Wight (UK)
Your Title The Walmart song
Last night I dreamed of
Awesome, Texas
Ran my toes in Barton Springs
I pondered the chilli in the morning
And the tequila at night I'd
like to dream some more
I dreamed of steak on pink paper with
ribs in Lulling and a cold Perl beer
Full of dreams from Awesome, Texas
And a cold beer at Waterloo
When people say I'm crazy
What am I doing with my life?
I think I'll drop them off at Walmart
And head back to Awesome, Texas
02/26/99:11:51:09
E. G.
Your Title Ode to Sanity
Last night I
sat on my front porch
Ran my toes through our lawn
of dirt
I pondered the rent that we're paying
And the landlord I'd
like to hurt
I dreamed of a fabulous kitchen
wooden cabinets and a window due East
Full of bright morning sun, an imported
white Bunn
And appliances matching tastefully
When people ask what am I doing
What am I still playing for?
I think of the
babies waitin' at home
And the sanity I'm serving more
02/28/99:20:25:58
R. Baber
Your Title New Rug Rag
Last night I walked barefoot
across her new carpet
Ran my toes through the deep, plush,
pile
I pondered the softness of the texture
And the feeling made me smile I'd
like to lay this same kind o'er my tile
I dreamed of a discount
carpet warehouse
with a wide selection and a payment
plan
Full of different styles and colors
And a shiny delivery van
When people drop by my house
to visit
What am I supposed to say
I think I'll buy myself that new rug
And I think I'll buy it today
03/03/99:19:28:54
Nevada
Your Title I Wonder
Last night I walked across
the sand
Ran my toes on the line of where the
ocean meets the land
I pondered the person I am
And the person I'd
like to be
I dreamed of a girl with
perfect teeth
had a crown on her head and a pedestal
so people can see
Full of self-centeredness, she made
fun of me
And I wonder to myself, yeah I wonder
to myself
When people try to change
me, I wonder
What am I really supposed to be
I think what's wrong with just being
myself
And not go through the trouble of being
someone else
03/05/99:14:16:53
Ri'chard
Your Title Only when I dream
Last night I I saw your
face in a dream
Ran my toes across your jeans
I pondered the moment, as I tossed
in my sleep
And the times we enjoyed I'd
like to keep
I dreamed of you saying you were mine
To have and to hold and a life intertwined
Full of each other
And a love that's undying
When people see me weep
What am I but lonelyness it seems
I think my life's better when I sleep
And you're with me in my dreams
03/07/99:19:57:02
Tena Henson
Your Title Mr. Right
Last night I sat on a chair
Ran my toes through someone's hair
I pondered the meaning of life
And the guy I'd
like to kiss
I dreamed of holding you
closely and a bottle
Full of champagne
And then I woke up
When people see me
What am I to do
I think about you
And how you're too perfect
03/22/99:13:40:28
Lori O'Connor
Your Title Rising
Last night I arose with
the rising moon
Ran my toes through the green grass
and dew
I pondered the sorrow and sadness of
life
And the lightness, I'd
like to rise
I dreamed of the windy and
wildness of freedom
Of silence so silver and a soul not
beaten
Full of spirit, laughter, and delight
And disappearing fear of the night
When people are stone, poor
and alone
What am I but faceless and wasted on
this world
I think of the sun and the moon and
the stars
And I rise
03/23/99:10:33:35
Jimbo
Your Title Fear Of Doubts
Last night I burned your
picture,
Ran my toes into the wall,
I pondered the thunder storms of love
And the tears of pain that fall, I'd
like to weather every storm and find a rainbow after all.
I dreamed of walking thru
a desert,
thirsting true love and a shot
Full of passion quenching romance,
And a heart thats burning hot.
When people I hear, talking
of doubt,
What am I seeing, myself in a mirror?
I think trust and respect is what we
all need,
And what gets in the way is our fear.
03/23/99:03:21:32
JR Greely
Your Title Midnight Surrender
Last night I walked alone
in the meadow,
Ran my toes thru the soft prairie grass,
I pondered the moonlight
And the and the stars up above I'd
like to give up this lonesome for love.
I dreamed of a soul mate,
a friend through the years and a night
without lonely, heartache or tears.
Full of laughter and love, one who
is always tender,
And live in a world of Midnight Surrender.
When people stop dreaming,
or stop time in its track,
What am I feeling, with all the love
that I lack.
I think I believe that the future will
send her,
And fulfill all my dreams of a Midnight
Surrender.
03/26/99:22:04:41
Adam Nail
Your Title Forlorn
Last night I say the glow
of your face in the dusk
Ran my toes through the sheets of candy
coated deceit
I pondered the reason why I gave myself
to your betraying love
And the callous heart I'd
like to rip apart
I dreamed of road leading
to a new start
Only leads me in circles and a narrower
path
Full of hate
And pain, but always showing sympathy
When people fall to their
knees
What am I suppose to do with broken
wings
I think your the god looking down upon
me
And you get pleasure out of what you
see