Her Ghost

My precious heart, before we sleep
I say a prayer for a dream I wish to keep
The room is dark, memory is deep
We merge in turns, as the river meets the sea
Sometimes it seems my man is torn in tide
Between the one he found and the one who left him behind
I want to be the one he sees, I want to be the one
The one he sees before he sleeps, not
Her ghost

Here comes the dawn, you're waking up
And I'm drawing the curtain on love
The room is bright, love's a fire and a flood
The ghost fades to pale against our blush
And now our heartbeats rhyme, she's
Out of time

...

I think that it might be gone
The good lord knows it took long
To recede into the shadows, from where it came.

I know that you tried to learn
But you can't gain by staring into
The bullseye of a bruise like it's the sun,
You just keep continuing to lose.

I've been accused of turning my back too fast
Guilty as charged of burning the book of the past
But I waited for you cos I knew it could last
Good morning my darling, welcome back.

Me, Reviewed
So, recently Idle Tigers / The Ideal Tiger wrote about ... none other than our very own Heart Beats! Or to be more precise, myself (Stevie) and one of my most consuming obsessions: the poet W.H. Auden. Here you will find a primer on a hugely important person (Auden - not me!), and a huge personal influence, with both aspects explained much better than I could ever do.
The Ideal Tiger Blog


I write reviews for Venuszine, here are a few links...


Peter, Bjorn & John with Young Galaxy
Another review, this time of Peter Bjorn and John with Young Galaxy opening, Jan 23 at The Phoenix. I wouldn't go to The Phoenix for just anyone, let me tell you! Young Galaxy - they're really, really good.
Click here to read the Review!

The Bicycles & Golden Dogs
The Bicycles, I just love em!
This review is of the show at Lee's Palace with The Golden Dogs on New Years Eve. Both bands rule. It was a rockin' show.
Click here to read the Review!

The Jason Collett Revue at the Dakota on December 18th. What an AWESOME show!
Click here to read the Review!

xo
S