The moon is filling the room, 
Filling the room
With visions of you.

The dawn comes in with the breeze
I open my eyes;
You’re smiling at me.  

Chorus:
That’s the kind of world that I crave.
That’s the kind of world that I crave.
That’s the kind of world 
I wanna show you,
I wanna go to.
Take my hand,
I’ll show you the way.

That's the Kind of World That I Crave

This instrumental was written for my father, who passed away in 2020.

Autumn Morning

Part of the Mystery

This song is a result of a weekly songwriting challenge.

The Gecko

This cello trio has been known to have a calming effect on its listeners.

Music in Variations III

29 Steps from the sidewalk to my new apartment.
Red brick and mortar, a fusion of color inside.  
All of my promises, every wish that I ever kept
They all …tie ….in to those 29 steps.

Old life left behind.
Shedding the doubts and a troubled mind.
A second chance, to embrace the dance.    
My luck has changed.  Oooh
Since moving away.  Hey.

Old Joe, who lives below
Writes music for TV and radio.
I drift away to the songs that he plays.
I feel safe again.  Oooh
Surrounded by friends.  Hey.

29 Steps

It’s a natural attraction
I’m the left, and you’re the right.
It’s a natural attraction

It’s a natural attraction
I’m the day, and you’re the night.
We’re a chemical reaction.  

Under the stars, we collide in a million ways.
Nothing but us in this infinite space.
Where do we take this, our moment,
Our lifetime?
Can we go on like this for the rest of our days?

And your typical reply
Is to hold my hand and smile,
And tell me everything is fine.

And though our love may ebb and flow,
You know I’ll never let you go.
Every day, I’ll love you more and more…..

Natural Attraction

This song is a result of a challenge to write one song per week given a key word and an optional challenge.  The key word was "count," and the optional challenge was to include the numbers 1 through 8.

THE CAR AHEAD
We all piled in the family van.
Left the city heat for some mountain air.
With tarps and tents, boots and books,
A Coleman stove, and fishing hooks.

Jimmy and Joe, I’m counting to 10.
Leave your sister alone, stop whining.
We’ll be there soon, not fast enough for me.
At the end of this is my serenity.

1, 2, I’m waiting.
3, 4, ……
5,6…….Mary Jane, get your gum off the floor.
7,8, It’s not too late.
9 and 10, I’m counting again.

I’d rather be riding in the car up ahead
Than spinning my wheels with you.

The Car Up Ahead

This is the result of a challenge to write one song per week given a key word or words.  The word was "sidewalk."

I wish I were walking down Laurel Street again.
The years have slipped by, but I picture, so clearly, back then.
Dozens of restaurants and antique shops,
Two grocery stores, and there’s so much more.
I wish I were walking down Laurel Street again.

I can still taste the pizza, so hot it would burn my tongue.
Hear the sound of the canvas facades as they flutter in the wind. 
Stroll down the sidewalk, whatever I need
Is all within that two-mile street.  
I wish I were walking down Laurel Street again.

Laurel Street

The snow is falling on New Year’s Eve,
It’s the same old crowd; the same old scene. 
I feel kind of foolish just standing around
When I see you walk in, alone.  

And suddenly, the sky is blue. 
I dream of the words I’d say to you. 

We’d kiss at midnight,
And toast to the year. 
I can see it all happen, it’s crystal clear. 

Finally, our eyes meet, and we share a smile.
I’m seeing the two of us walk down the aisle.
And while I’m thinking of something to say,
You leave with a girl with a beautiful face.

And suddenly, the sky turned gray.
I tuck in my dreams for another day.  

No kiss at midnight, 
No toast to the year.
Instead, you’ll be kissing that beautiful girl. 

Strange how the years seem to fall off the page.
How the days, then the years, seem to fall off the page.
Another year gone, and I haven’t changed.  

New Year’s Eve, 
And I’m still the same me.

kathyinwaikoloa

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