Too Early To Tell

POEM/SONG
Too Early To Tell
by Juanita D. Holley
1998

Some say she’s gone to heaven
Some say she’s gone to hell
Some say she was a miracle
I say it’s too early to tell
To her it don’t really matter
She said ..either way
But we may never know the truth
Cause only she could say

You see, no one told her what to take or give
And no one told her what was fake or real
But losing the best part of herself
Was never part of the deal
Now all the love she gets is free
But now love she can’t feel

In the middle of her longest dance
She lost the rythym of her song
Now even though she smiles at you
In her eyes you can see she’s gone

Some say she’s gone to heaven
Some say she’s gone to hell
Some say she was a miracle
I say it’s too early to tell
Some say she was a miracle
I say it’s too early to tell

Broken Hallelujah

"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
(adapted for this blog)

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I know that I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Poem

Her Face

Ahhhh, just look at her face
One can’t know by glance – her race
Black, White, and Indian is her base
Yet character, charm, and love
Will define her place

The sun and heaven gives her such grace
Her song and dance will be an uneven pace
Her tomorrows and days sweetly rolls
I see my mom in her – as her world unfolds

One can’t know by glance – her race
Who cares?
Ahhhh just look at her face
__________________


With love, to my daughter – Kenya
by: Juanita Holley- 7/05

Song-'Around You' (c)

Song; "Around You"
by: Juanita Holley ©
9/97


my love has always - come easy
i know i give more than - i get
but as long as we’ve - been together
i’m not tired of loving - you yet.
i know sometimes its - been crazy
when we don’t see things the - same way
but as long as i have - a choice
i’ll always choose - to stay.

around you i need to stay - around you
around you, i’ve seen the moon and stars play
around you

see, i don’t need flowers - or candy
i don’t want diamonds - or romance
all i need is to know you’ll - be here
at the end of the -final dance
no matter where we go - my dear
no matter what - we do
the sun may rise but it - won’t shine
if i don’t stay - with you

around you - i need -to stay - around you
around you - i’ve seen -the moon - and stars play - around you

my friends all say -i’m crazy
i’m throwing my - time away
they say i could do - much better
i won’t listen to what - they say
its easy to -find another
its easy to start over - they say
but i don’t need - another love
as long as i - can stay

around you - i need -to stay - around you
around you - i’ve seen - the moon - and stars play - around you

I know we will never - be rich
and famous like - we planned
our laughs are what keep - us going
i won’t leave even though - i can
i don’t worry about - the money
i don’t worry about plans - gone bad
cause we won’t miss anything
we never really had

around you, i need to stay around you
around you , i’ve seen the moon and stars play around you

Song-Your Love Is Here(c)

Your Love is Here

Our days are full no time is free
there's no time to slow down no time to breathe
theres no time any more to just play
always some where to go but no time to stay

Our world is turning too fast we know
and love won't wait it comes and then it goes
but at the end of the busy day my dear
it's good to know your love is here

We don't know what tomorrow knows
the future is best if left untold
if we don't slow down long enough to feel
we'll lose what took years and years to build

Keeping up this pace is keeping us apart
it's too late to slow down it's too late to restart
but at the end of each busy day my dear
it's good to know your love is here
at the end of each busy day my dear
it's good to know your love is here