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A THOUSAND THINGS I MISS

On this cold December eve It’s just me and the moon Thinking ‘bout that fateful night You came to hear me croon A shooting star lit up the sky But I saw brighter in your eyes Love at first sight, no need to try Girl, I fell… and I can't lie Tonight, I strum this old guitar While my heart bleeds into the strings Snowflakes dance like whispered ghosts Echoes of our wedding rings We had a love most never know From first hello to the very end But now I’m left with just this ache… And a thousand things I miss This park bench, cold and bare Once held the fire of our first kiss The way you smiled, the way you laughed Oh God, it’s all I reminisce The moon still shines where secrets lay Between the chords and words I play Romance was effortless with you But silence speaks too loud today Tonight, I strum this old guitar I’d trade the world for one more kiss A broken heart sings soft and low Of a thousand things I miss Like your hand in mine at midnight walks Your sleepy voice, our late-night talks Your perfume on that winter coat The way you cried at every note I feel you in the wind that blows But you’re not here—and heaven knows… So I strum this old guitar again In the key of could’ve been Snow falls like it’s grieving too For what we were, and what won’t mend Forever love, how’d you disappear? I still reach out, but you’re not near Just a song, a breath, a haunting kiss... And a thousand things I miss A thousand things… I miss Oh, a thousand things… like this

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 1/8/2019 12:07:00 AM
Beautifully written. Full of feeling.
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Date: 12/25/2018 3:14:00 PM
I can feel the loss..the pain..the heartache...the holding on to memories ..I can feel all this...I do believe even in such moments in life...God has a plan..So that soothes the pain.Am touched.
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Date: 12/15/2018 9:19:00 AM
A thousand things I miss... so sad but beautiful for to miss such things one was blessed to have had such. As I am not on here as much as I would want, I have missed your words. I have a new song up if you have a moment. I hope to have time soon to catch up on what I have missed, the thousand things I have missed, your writes are some.
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Date: 12/13/2018 11:11:00 AM
Hold on to those memories lyric man hugs Jan xx
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Date: 12/12/2018 11:48:00 PM
Perhaps there are a thousand things you miss- but my heart feels that you are embracing a million moments of love. ~ Brandy
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Date: 12/12/2018 9:18:00 PM
I can hear that six string strumming thru this song. Great Job!
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Date: 12/12/2018 2:12:00 PM
nostalgia at its best--- bittersweet only you , with such talent--can spark romance in its many facets, dave... applause!..huggs
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Date: 12/12/2018 10:16:00 AM
A beautiful way of expressing your emotions. Sending big hugs.
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Date: 12/12/2018 8:12:00 AM
Lovely...A sweet love...comes and goes...but memories grow stronger...All the best LM
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