in the watches of the night
just before the dawning light
you may meet your darkest hour
in the watches of the night

my love, my turtle dove
the one I love is far away
she shook her head and softly said
there is nothing here to make me stay
and I fear she may be right
in the watches of the night

©  ross trevelsky  2010		  	
   “at about the third watch”

In The Watches Of The Night

so we sat by the quai and we drank beaujolais
and we strolled in the bois de boulogne
and we danced in the park and we laughed in the dark
here and there at the toss of a coin
marielle
these are memories that time can't dispel
je me souviens de toi tout ma vie
ma cherie, ma belle

©   ross trevelsky  2002

Marielle

everybody wants to ride my pony
they never know which way to turn
everybody wants to write my story
they never ever seem to learn

that’s the way the world is now, la la la
that is how we live today
that’s the way the world goes round, la la la
that’s the price we have to pay

©  ross trevelsky   2010

How We Live Today

double helix, double bind
final notice for mankind
daniel after all was right
our race is almost run
plague and famine stalk the land
war strikes out with bloodied hand
death himself rides forth at last
to make his kingdom come
in our land god’s left hand
turns the final page
hastening the way to the end of days
this is the way the world ends
...so they say

©  ross trevelsky  2009

End Of Days

mend a quarrel
seek out a forgotten friend
share some treasure
give a soft answer

welcome a stranger
forgive an injury
gladden the heart of a child
take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth

speak your love
speak it again
speak it again

©  ross trevelsky 1999		
(original author unknown)

Resolutions

people give helpful advice
say you should do this or that
take these pills, go to this website,
call in and have a chat
their advice I never heed
I got you, that’s all I need
you and me, we could go far together
honey baby, don’t be blue
I’ll be always true to you
here I am, doing the best I can

©  ross trevelsky  2003

Doing The Best I Can

love softly in the evening rain
hoochie coochie till the dawn
in the morning if you feel the same
darling my love will keep you warm
hoochie coochie, hoochie coochie
darling my love will keep you warm

©  ross trevelsky  2014

Hoochie Coochie

I’ve got something for you, something you can’t resist
I’ve got something you need, somehow you’ve always missed
something amazon can’t supply
something afterpay can’t buy
I got true love, true love
true love, true love for you

if you think I’m in way over my head
think again, think again
it'll happen just the way that I said
in the end, in the end

©  ross trevelsky  2018

True Love

when young jemima sits on my knee
oh grandpa, she cries, you do smell of wee!
oh deary me, how can this be?
it must be my after-shave
...after-shave

 ©   ross trevelsky   2021

After - Shave

scenes from a wasted life
flashing before my eyes
a lonely man, inscribing songs of love and death
nameless things pursuing down winding corridors
no escape, no place of safety

and I see my life in pictures
running swiftly through my brain
like a silent, violent movie
with despair in every frame
when will I ever be free aga

 ©   ross trevelsky   2008

Ross Trevelsky