TIPS OF LIFE AND LOVE:

YOU ARE THE ONE

YOU THAT WALKS WITHIN MY DREAMS,

YOU WHO ARE MY PLANS AND SCHEMES,

YOU MY HEART DOTH SPEAK.

YOU WHOSE EYES ARE SHINING BRIGHT,

YOU ARE MY GUIDING LIGHT,

YOU ARE THE ONE I SEEK.

YOU ARE THE ONE MY LIPS DARE KISS,

YOU ARE THE ONE MY HEART DARES MISS,

TO YOU MY LOVE I SHOW.

YOU ALONE WHOM I WOULD MOURN,

FOR THIS MY LOVE WAS BORN,

YOU ALONE SHOULD KNOW.

YOU ARE GONE FROM ME ONCE MORE,

AGAIN YOU HAVE SHUT THE DOOR,

YOUR LOVE CAN MAKE ME WEAK.

YOU WHO BURNS ME WITH YOUR TOUCH,

WHOSE LOVE I NEED SO MUCH,

WHOSE LOVE I SEEK.

WHY DOES MY HEART STILL HOLD YOU?

I REALLY WANT TO KNOW;

WHY CAN'T I FORGET YOU? 

YOU ARE A STRANGER TO ME, REALLY,

AND YET YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE,

NOT EVEN SLEEP CAN SHUT YOU OUT,

IT'S MORE THAN I CAN BEAR!

THERE'S ALWAYS SOME REMINDER,

LOVE TAKES ITS TOLL

TAKE ME OUT OF THIS WORLD,

WHERE REALLY IS HURLED, INTO THE FACE OF A GOWN OF WHITE LACE, WHERE LOVE TAKES ITS TOLL, WHERE SUNSHINE IS RAIN, AND TEARS ALWAYS STAIN, VEILS AND FLOWERS AND LONG, ENDLESS HOURS, I HAVE NO GOAL. BUT TO BE SOME WHERE, THERE'S ALWAYS LOVE THERE, WHERE FROWNS ARE SMILES, THERE ARE HEAPS AND PILES OF LAUGHTER, FOR THE SOUL. A GESTURE, A JOKE, AND GOOD HAPPY FOLK, NOT A HURT, NOT A SIGH, BUT A RAINBOW STANDING BY, AND LOVE DOESN'T TAKE ITS TOLL.

WITH HONEY AND BEES, AND LAUGHING WILLOW TREES WHERE HATE IS ABSURD, AND EVERYONE IS HEARD, AND LOVE DOESN'T TAKE ITS TOLL. BUT WHEN I SAW YOU AGAIN, I FEARED YOU MIGHT WIN, AND BRING ME BACK TO LIFE. OF BEING YOUR HUSBAND, AND LOVE WILL TAKE ITS TOLL WITHOUT LOVE WE WILL PERISH, AND LOSE ALL THAT WE CHERISH, AFTER LOVE COMES THE SMILE, SO I'LL STAY FOR AWHILE, AND LET LOVE TAKE ITS TOLL.

FADING:
A DREAM, SO LIKE A FALLING STAR,
A DREAM, TO TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE,
IT'S DRIFTING AWAY, I CAN SEE.
A DREAM, IT'S FLOATING ON A CLOUD
A DREAM, DON'T SPEAK OF IT ALOUD,
IT'S DRIFTING AWAY, LET IT BE.
LIKE THE WIND IT HAS NO NAME,
AND THE WIND, TO ME IT CAME,
PLEASE COME BACK TO ME.
MY DREAM, MY DREAM, DON'T FADE AWAY,
WE'LL RIDE THE HILLS AGAIN SOMEDAY,
TOGETHER---ALWAYS FREE,

JUST A THOUGHT:
I JUST CAN'T KEEP FROM SMILING,
WATCHING KITTENS AT PLAY,
MY MIND DRIFTS BACK TO FLOWERS AND FIELDS OF YESTERDAY. I THINK OF TRAILS UNRIDDEN, OF UNFOUND DREAMS OF GOLD, ALL THE RAINBOWS NEVER REACHED, WATCHING MY LIFE UNFOLD.

RACING NOW, ACROSS A FIELD, WIND IN A STRAND OF WHEAT, I'M NOT SURE, CAN IT BE REAL?
DREAM HORSE, NO CHANCE TO MEET. THERE IS NO TIME TO DREAM NOW, I THINK I'M REALLY GLAD, I KNOW MY DREAMS ARE HOPELESS, INSIDE THAT MAKES ME SAD. I SMILE NOW, WITH PRESENT THOUGHT, I KNOW, INSIDE OF ME, CERTAIN THINGS WILL NEVER CHANGE, MY DREAMS ARE EVER FREE.

SEA DREAMS:
BEYOND THE RED-YELLOW SUNSET,
BEYOND THE RESTLESS SHAPE OF MOONLIGHT, THRU THE WISHING STARS, I SAW MY FATE SHINING BRIGHT.

I SEE THE BLUE-GREEN WATERS OF THE SEA,
I TURN TO THE FACE OF LOVE,
I SMELL THE SALT, THE WIND, AND IT'S YOU I THINK OF,
I REMEMBER OUR KISS,

AS SOFT AND SWEET AS A SUMMER RAIN,

I CLOSE MY EYES BLOT OUT THE HURT,

AND IMAGINE YOU ARE MINE AGAIN.

A COOL BREEZE BLOWS THRU MY HAIR,

AND THE WATER SEEM TO GLOW,

AND AS THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA,

THE SAME MYSTERY OF WHY YOU HAD TO GO.

NOW THE SEA IS MY ONLY COMPANION,

IT SEEMS TO SMILE AS THE WAVES RUSH TO SHORE

BUT IN ITS BLUE-GREEN TWILIGHT, IN THE WARMTH OF ITS LOVE. I WILL DREAM FOREVER MORE.

TIME:
TIME HAS COME TO A STANDSTILL, LOVING LOVE,

YET HATING IT. WAITING FOR IT, THE WAIT IS LONG.

TOO LONG, SOMETIMES IT SEEMS. BUT HOW LONG IS A

LIFETIME? LOVE COMES AND GOES WITH TIME, SO I

SAY "STOP TIME". TIME.... THE ETERNAL BATTLE

WAGE FROM FOE TO FOE. TIME BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE.

HOW MUCH? A YEAR? AN HOUR? FOR A LIFETIME

IT TAKES TO FIND YOUR LOVE, ONLY A SECOND TO

DESTROY IT. TIME IS MY ENEMY, BUT THERE IS NO

FOE TO FIGHT, NO WAY TO WIN. IT ONLT TAKES A

MINUTE TO MAKE A MISTAKE, THOUSANDS TO FIND IT

OUT, EVEN MORE TO CORRECT IT.

TIME THE ETERNAL SALVATION, THE ETERNAL SPACE

DEATH. FIGHT TIME, AND YOU'LL NEVER WIN.

LOSE TO TIME AND OPEN YOUR DOOR TO SORROW.


FLOWERS
THE FLOWERS OF WARM,
BORN OUT OF A STORM,
ARE ORANGE-BRIGHT, AND DEEP BABY BLUE;
SO SWEET IS THEIR KISS,
AND THEY SAY IT LIKE THIS,
NE LOVE ME, HE LOVE NOT, I LOVE YOU.
THE FLOWERS OF HEAT,
SHOULD YOU CHANGE TO MEET,
ARE YELLOW SILK GOLDEN WEAVE;
THEY SING AND SWAY,
AND ALWAYS THEY SAY,
I CAN SEE IT, BUT CANNOT BELIVE.
THE FLOWERS OF COOL,
IN A DEEP MAGIC POOL,
THE GLORY OF RED, BROWN, AND GREEN;
THE TIME OF ITSELF,
THE SEASONAL PAINT SHELF,
UNCOVERED, THERE ARE DOUBTS TO BE SEEN.
THE FLOWERS COLD,
LIKE THE FLOWERS OS OLD,
ARE DEAD AND LOST AWAY,
THE RAIN WASH THEM OUT,
EVERY TRUTH, EVERY DOUBT,
NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY.
THE FLOWERS OF HATE,
FIRST BURN, THEN ABATE,
PRAY GOD THEY ALL SHRIVEL AND DIE,
FOR EASY THEY BLOOM,
AND LOVE THEY CONDUME,
NOT THAT FOR MY LOVE AND I.
"LIFE WITHOUT LOVE IS NO LIFE AT ALL"

LIFE:
a.The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.


b.The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.

2.Living organisms considered as a group: plant life; marine life.

3.A living being, especially a person: an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.

4.The physical, mental, and spiritual experiences that constitute existence: the artistic life of a writer.

5.a.The interval of time between birth and death: She led a good, long life.

b.The interval of time between one's birth and the present: has had hay fever all his life.

c.A particular segment of one's life: my adolescent life.

d.The period from an occurrence until death: elected for life; paralyzed for life.

e.Slang. A sentence of imprisonment lasting till death.

6.The time for which something exists or functions: the useful life of a car.

7.A spiritual state regarded as a transcending of corporeal death.

8.An account of a person's life; a biography.

9.Human existence, relationships, or activity in general: real life; everyday life.

10. a.A manner of living: led a hard life.

b.A specific, characteristic manner of existence. Used of inanimate objects: "Great institutions seem to have a life of their own, independent of those who run them" (New Republic).

c.The activities and interests of a particular area or realm: musical life in New York.

11. a.A source of vitality; an animating force: She's the life of the show.

b.Liveliness or vitality; animation: a face that is full of life.

12. a.Something that actually exists regarded as a subject for an artist: painted from life.

b.Actual environment or reality; nature.

ADJECTIVE:
1.Of or relating to animate existence; involved in or necessary for living: life processes.

2.Continuing for a lifetime; lifelong: life partner; life imprisonment.

3.Using a living model as a subject for an artist: a life sculpture.

IDIOMS:
As big as life

1.Life-size.

2.Actually present.

BRING TO LIFE:
1.To cause to regain consciousness.

2.To put spirit into; to animate.

3.To make lifelike.

COME TO LIFE:

To become animated; grow excited.

FOR THE DEAR LIFE
Desperately or urgently: I ran for dear life when I saw the tiger.

FOR LIFE
Till the end of one's life.

FOR THE LIFE OF (ONE)
Though trying hard: For the life of me I couldn't remember his name.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE INFORMAL
Absolutely not; not for any reason whatsoever.

TAKE (ONE'S) LIFE
To commit suicide.

TAKE (ONE'S) LIFE IN (ONE'S) HAND
To take a dangerous risk.

TAKE (SOMEONE'S) LIFE:
To commit murder.

THE GOOD LIFE:
A wealthy, luxurious way of living.

THE LIFE OF PARTY INFORMAL:
An animated, amusing person who is the center of attention at a social gathering.

TO SAVE (ONE'S) LIFE:
No matter how hard one tries: He can't ski to save his life.

TRUE TO LIFE:
Conforming to reality.