Rest here for a minute...

Rest here for a minute.
Everything else can wait -
Dirty dishes in the sink,
Laundry pile in the bag,
Work load on the table,
Kids' homework to be checked.

Rest here for a minute.
You won't lose a thing -
The children's smiles,
Your husband's massages,
Your mother's hugs,
Your father's words.

Rest here for a minute.
The world will still be there -
The roads will still be crowded,
The clients will still come,
Your life will still move on,
Your love will still await.

Rest here for a minute.
What is there that you can't stop?
Tomorrow isn't a guarantee,
Neither is the next minute,
But you won't regret stopping,
Taking a moment to breathe, look around.

Rest here for a minute.

Directed

Blooming, withering, falling;
Growing, ageing, dying;
Watching, waiting, wondering;
Hoping, dreaming, loving;
Lying, cheating, failing;
Flowers fallen, trees dead,
Hopes awakened, love given,
Hearts broken, Fate unyielding.

Life goes on anyway.

Early morning dreams

Am I still in your dreams?
Or have you shipped me away
To the place that holds Band-Aids
That were cast aside after
The wounds had healed?
Have you sent me to the land
Of things all but forgotten?
Or am I where old lyrics rest?
The kind which resurface
After you've slept and
Which come till the tip
Of your tongue where it
Sits for days just to remind you
Of me, my name...

I dreamt of you again last night.
Brown eyes flashed,
Specs put aside,
Arms holding love strong.
I dreamt of you again last night.

The Act

You swept me off my feet,
Showed me visions in my sleep,
Taught me I could go on and dream,
Told me it's tied at the seams.

You spun me around in circles,
Called me yours and beautiful,
Told me now, always, forever,
And vanished when I surrendered.

You built castles in the air
Which I thought had foundations,
Could never be damnations,
Yet turned into lamentations.

You found me in my weakest,
Built me up like the greatest,
Left without word at the end,
The act was over - the end.