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RUGS ON PUDDLES COATS OVER OCEANS is a collection of kimann’s original poems and lyric poetry, written over a span of over twenty years, 1991 through 2013. dates of origin of the poems are noted as well as dates or years of edits and rewrites – they are a part of each poem’s autobiographical identity. all lyric poems exist as fully realized songs and have been written and recorded with kimann’s husband and song-writing partner, michael l. schultz.
a sampling of the songs can be found at www.LapofaMuse.com, at Amazon.com, at iTunes and on YouTube, search Kimann & Michael Schultz
THE HAUNTING
I’m prey to quiet moments
When thoughts ring home like mourning bells
The sounds of sadness pull me in
Forgetfulness release me
Everything I see
I see in the context of retrospect
The story of my life plays backwards
White on black
Wicked words from within
Memory go
Please go away
And pull your shadows in
Let me swim across his river, then
I hear her calling to me
In words so soft they touch me there
The sheets become the shroud she wears
The eyes of night still want me
Everyone I know
Becomes less of what I wanted once ago
Reality warps perspective
Wearing thin
The name she calls, calls me from within
Make the night
Please, go away
For the light of day
Makes it easier to find my way
I know I should know better
That years of time will heal the pain
No taunting words of false resolve
I’ve got nothing left to gain
And now all I want
I want in the context of retrospect
It’s become to hard to move beyond
In this dream
Deep sea strokes instead of steps
Caught in the dive
Down to the blue
Bass strings pluck my heart
Let me sing to this empty room
I’ll play to quiet moments
With thoughts awash like ocean waves
And castles built on shifting sands
Emptiness inside me
It’s possible she’ll hear
It’s possible my love’s still near
I lay my hands upon the table round
And cry out
Open up the windows, lay aside
Reason tonight
Seasons tonight
Spring summer winter’s fall
Open up my mind to hear her call
3-9-92
