"Angel, sitting in the tree,
Won't you, won't you
Sing for me?
'Cause I've been looking for you
All of my life!"
He said that, years and years ago,
Playing, teasing
A lady he wanted to know.
She smiled at him.
That's just one of his
Pocketful of memories.
A few months on, late at night,
He tells her he loves her
"If that's alright," he says,
"'Cause I'm not sure if you love me back."
But she nods, beaming like the sun.
"I promise, I promise,
You're the only one for me,
And I'll stay with you always."
That's another
Part of the collection.
He's crying, begging on his knees.
"Sing your, sing your
Song again please!"
'Cause he needs it, but he can't
Hear it anymore.
Ever since she was swept away,
Calling, calling,
"I'll see you another day
But don't wait for me."
That's the most recent,
The freshest wound.
Life goes on
For some -
Most, you could say.
But to the man
Sitting with his head on his knees,
Who matters:
The billions that live on...
....Or the one who's gone?
"Angel, sitting in the tree,
Won't you, won't you
Sing for me?
'Cause I miss you more than I can bear."
But she just smiles,
Pity in her eyes,
"Forgive me, forget me,
Don't waste yourself asking 'why?'s
And 'how?'s and 'what if?'s.
"Find a new melody
The old one's reached
Its final perfect cadence.
Opening strains of a new song
Are aching to begin.
Let them in.
Learn to ask for help.
How can Heaven answer
If it hasn't been asked?"
She was forever
At the time.
Look how fast forever can fly by......
Author notes
This is WAY too corny. Please please please give me suggestions as to how to improve it.
Written May 1st, 2006
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Am I not alowed to write something a little depressing when stuck in an English lesson supposedly writing about 'Romeo and Juliet'? Or maybe it was the 'My Family' and 'The Royle Family' essay. Can't remember.
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I don't know. Tis' an excellent poem, though a little depressing for you, is it not?
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I like it!
But I'm not sure if it goes...
Seems kind of final.
Though I'm maybe being a little hypocritical here seeing as she's dead. -
At the time it seemed forever
But forever flew so fast
And he remembered never
The sorrows of the past...? -
Your unclarity is clear enough. I like the vagueness of the last bit though.hmm... I'll think about it. How do you think I should end it?
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Hmm, well, I am not going to lie and say it isn't corny, but personally I like corn, and as you are a Corn Flake, what is to be expected?
On a more serious note, I really like this, actually. I think the end needs a little tightening up, as the last phrase is not as good as the rest of it, in my personal opinion. Perhaps it should just end with the bit before that. Am I being unclear? I just think it doesn't have as much clarity with those lines. -
hmmmmmmm glad you like it
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*shrugs* I think that makes it though. When you feel certain things, you can't find your own words for them so you resort to using corney phrases that ou wouldn't otherwise use.
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Why thank you. I still hold with the corny thing though
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Wow! Really brilliant lyrics! I really like the theme of the song. Rings true for so many people who want for somthing they can't have or have only just got a taste of.
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