A Rainbow Ain't Nothin' But Colored Light

Splashed each other in baby baths,
Our mamas used to, tell us.
Almost got lost down by Rain Lily Pond,
Made our way home, without a fuss.
 
Ran together through hot August storms,
Held your hand, in mine so tight.
Chasing down that faraway rainbow,
Finding love, counting colors of light.
 
Beneath that ol’ willow tree,
We imagined, and schemed,
Whispering tales, revealing secrets,
Confessing our, grownup dreams.
 
Shared ourselves in quiet green fields,
Alone on, sunny afternoons.
Vowed to leave this quiet town when,
School ended, come June.
 
But the real world,
Isn’t simple.
Workadays,
Quiet passing time.
Woke one morning,
To a note.
You’d no longer,
Be mine.
 
A rainbow ain't,
Nothing but,
Colored light,
Or so, I'm told.
If all you find,
At the end,
Is a pot of,
Fool's gold.
 
Today in passing,
A friend told me,
You became a bride,
Not long ago.
Caught my breath,
For a moment,
Took a drive to that,
ol’ willow.
 
Spent time,
In its shadow.
Wondering if you,
Thought of us.
Or remembered me,
Kiss your cheek?
And scratch our names
Forever in the tree?
 
A rainbow ain't, nothing but, colored light, or so I'm told.
If all you find, at the end, is a pot of, fool's gold.
 
Each morning I wake up without you,
Miss the sun, in your eyes,
At night I stare through my reflection,
Hope to see you, in the moonlight.
 
A rainbow ain't, nothing but, colored light, or so I'm told.
If all you find, at the end, is a pot of, fool's gold.
 
I was there when you’d fall,
Do I cross your mind ever, at all?
Or am I just a bath playmate,
From a long time ago?

A rainbow ain't, nothing but, colored light, or so I'm told.
If all you find, at the end, is a pot of, fool's gold.


2020 Alfred C. Martino

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A Rainbow Ain't Nothin' But Colored Light

Wake No More

Wake no more!​

Can’t stop the virus,
Spreading in my brain.
Can’t cage the beast,
Driving me insane.
Raging storms of living,
Rivers of blood are my eye’s veins.

The demons inside me,
Are having their fun.
I'm shoved to the corner,
With no place to run,
While fingers claw at my skull,
Could be theirs, could be mine, I’m done.

Savage night remains,
Delights in disease.
Retching in the shadows,
I fall to my knees,
And shiver in the acid rain.
It’s got a hold, help please.

I know you? (Go away.)
Talking to me? (Got nothing to say.)
Where am I? (What’s today?)
Who’s asking? (I’m okay.)
Everything’s fine. (What’s today?)
What’re you asking? (Who’s to say?)
Think I’m alive? (Another day.)
Gotta go. (Can’t stay.)

Wake no more!
Wake no more!
Wake no more!

Flowing information,
Release poison streams.
Media, law, detachment,
What the hell do I mean?
Time to take my place,
Social misfit better left unseen.
 
Kicked to the curb.
Not that it matters.
Mob rule, desire,
Individual shattered.
Flushed down a sewer,
Veil of truth ripped in tatters.
 
Confusion from unknowing,
My time is well past late.
Freedom-deficient life,
Determined my fate.
Hope they place me gently.
Beneath a granite slate.

Wake no more!
Wake no more!
Wake no more!

Wake no more!


2020 Alfred C. Martino

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Wake No More

Curse At The Sky

[Verse 1]
A black mass crawls along a faraway landscape.
A serpent of soldiers brings a battle with no escape.
A call to arms, as war drums thunder.
Beneath our feet, the ground cracks asunder.

[Pre-chorus 1]
Nodding faint smiles to our weeping wives.
And for our daughters, long hugs of goodbye.

[Chorus 1]
We may perish,
Oh, but we don’t care.
In battle we trust,
Our purpose laid bare.

[Verse 2]
Beyond a placid valley, their war cries are heard.
Tighten our leather guards, none waste a word.
We fight for Alesia, behind shields of metal.
Men forged of fury, and Hell of no equal.

[Pre-chorus 2]
Nodding faint smiles to our weeping wives.
And for our daughters, long hugs of goodbye.
We leave behind our farms to face Roman lore.
Hunger for victory, yearn to be immortal.

[Chorus 2]
And we will perish,
Oh, but we don’t care.
In battle we trust,
Our glory laid bare.

[Post-Chorus]
The flames of fear, war-dance in the night.
Begin our reckoning, to bring forth the fight.
Fight for our warrior king, reap what we sow.
Choke on the smoke, along the valley low.

[Pre-Solo]
Armor of thousands flashing in the flame's glow.
Pledge to our warrior king, reap what we sow.
Now run with your brothers, lift your sword up high.
Run towards the darkened hills, curse at the sky!

[Solo]

[Post-Solo]
Armor of thousands flashing in the flame's glow.
Pledge to our warrior king, reap what we sow.
Now run with your brothers, lift your sword up high.
Run to the hills, curse at the sky!

[Verse 3]
Our boots splash red mist, with every charge.
It’s cool and thick, and chills our dead hearts.
Now run with your brothers, lift your sword up high.
Run through the valley, and curse at the sky.

[Pre-chorus]
We will perish,
And we don't care
In battle we've trusted our lives,
Our glory laid bare

[Chorus 3]
And so we perish,
Oh, but we don’t care.
In battle we trust,
Our bodies laid bare.

​Curse at the sky!


2019 Alfred C. Martino
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Curse At The Sky

Curse at the Sky

Keep Breathing

[Verse 1]
Whisper in the wind.
Do you hear me?
Adrift in my mind.
Can you save me?

[Verse 2]
Alone among people.
Do you see me?
Whisper in the wind.
Do you hear me?

[Chorus]
Keep breathing, keep running.
Keep the sun bright in your eyes.

Keep breathing, keep running.
Keep the sun bright in your eyes.

[Verse 3]
Keep running...
Keep the sun bright in your eyes.​

Keep breathing...
Keep breathing...
Keep breathing...
Keep breathing...
Keep breathing...


2020  Alfred C. Martino

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Keep Breathing

Jesus In The Sun

[Verse 1]
Spied a wayward woman with a crooked, quirky smile.
Singing to herself, spinning dancing all the while.
Knew right away as she swayed through the square,
She might touch my heart, but never stay there.

[Verse 2]
Came up beside her and offered my name.
Had time to share, did she wanna do the same?
With a ballerina’s turn, into my soul she peered,
Saw how time and circumstance aged my years.
And held out a hand…

[Bridge 1]
Thought I heard her whisper…
Rainbow streams,
Colors of love,
Pastel clouds,
Ivory doves,
Desert quiet,
Blue sky above,
I've seen Jesus,
In the Sun.

[Verse 3]
Follow if you like, but leave doubts well behind,
Release your fears, if you follow you will find.
Didn’t wait for my answer, she was off with a start.
Skipped through the rain, storms drifting apart.

[Verse 4]
Searching for something, someone, somewhere.
And when they appear, we’ll know what we have to share.
Lips to mine, knocked my world unsteady,
Gently, she said, In good time you’ll be ready.

[Bridge 2]
Thought I heard her whisper…
Lily petals,
In a meadow lush.
Swirls of genius,
From Monet’s brush.
Sweet first kiss,
With a teen crush,
I've seen Jesus,
In the sun.

[Verse 5]
Found myself alone at the center of the fair.
Smiling, watching happy faces everywhere.
As one we held hands, danced in blissful elation.
Savoring the lesson of life’s celebration.

[Verse 6]
Butterfly flutters a curious fawn.
Earthy mist on a summer dawn.
Newborn sleeping at her mama’s cheek.
Midnight moon upon a mountain peak.
Kiss before dying, farewell whispers.
Enraptured lovers, desire simmers.
Silver sparkles on an open sea.
Written words, now and to be.

Beauty is Jesus In the Sun.
Life is Jesus In The Sun.


​2021 Alfred C. Martino

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Jesus In The Sun

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