TANGLED UP IN BLUE
“At last I was ready to let go. I thought it would make me feel sad, but instead there is a great sense of freedom … a lightness of being seldom felt. I was holding on to threads of a past life … dusty cobwebs; brittle with age; they served no-one well. Once we walked hand in hand; side by side, but our paths now have taken different directions and I smile happily for him as I watch him go. He has found a happy ending; one that I could not give him and a great peace has settled around my shoulders; replacing the heaviness of responsibility I had previously felt for his happiness. I continue to declutter my house and my life and the space left behind is not empty, but the essence of true tranquility … “ - excerpt from a short story called “Goodbye to H” by AP
“I am and always have been a rebel, never caving into peer pressure; standing up for what I believe in; fighting against injustices; for those who cannot defend themselves and still it is possible to remain true to my inner core. These days my approach is softer; my words are gentler, because it really is not about who shouts the loudest. Even the stillest, smallest voice can be heard above the cacophony of sound in a noisy world … the secret is not really a secret at all … it is faith … it is hope … it is love.“ - AP
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4QoCskBN4
MAKE ME SMILE – STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL
Last night I lay awake and silently listened
the window open; I heard the sea breeze sigh
I thought I heard the sound of a bittern
above the gulls and rolling tide
the moon looked down and smiled at me
her glow mercurial lit my face
I swear I heard the sands sweet whispers
weaving a dream like silken lace
oh what a tangled blue web you wove
spinning your tales and all your woes
I am free of you now; I'm letting you go
what comes in with the ocean cleanses all that it knows
no longer do I wander up and down
looking for signs; searching for clues
I know everything now; more than you know
you were never the one; you could never be true
still I will wonder what's out there for me
and pray I will know it when it rolls in from the sea
a message in a bottle; a heart-shaped pebble
a sweet cockleshell may play Cockney Rebel
I'll hold it up to my ear; hear it's secrets intent
for the sound of my loved one and all that he sent
he'll tell me he loves me and mean it this time
I'll love him forever; until I run out of rhyme
he will light up my face from now 'til the end
never cause me sorrow;
always be there tomorrow
a small satisfied smile hovers on my soft lips
as I succumb to my dreams and time is let slip.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission. I have gifted this picture to my dearest friend Kostas, who I am humbled to say has it on his desk top where he views it every day <3
This image is a compilation of 2 of my photographs.
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
“At last I was ready to let go. I thought it would make me feel sad, but instead there is a great sense of freedom … a lightness of being seldom felt. I was holding on to threads of a past life … dusty cobwebs; brittle with age; they served no-one well. Once we walked hand in hand; side by side, but our paths now have taken different directions and I smile happily for him as I watch him go. He has found a happy ending; one that I could not give him and a great peace has settled around my shoulders; replacing the heaviness of responsibility I had previously felt for his happiness. I continue to declutter my house and my life and the space left behind is not empty, but the essence of true tranquility … “ - excerpt from a short story called “Goodbye to H” by AP
“I am and always have been a rebel, never caving into peer pressure; standing up for what I believe in; fighting against injustices; for those who cannot defend themselves and still it is possible to remain true to my inner core. These days my approach is softer; my words are gentler, because it really is not about who shouts the loudest. Even the stillest, smallest voice can be heard above the cacophony of sound in a noisy world … the secret is not really a secret at all … it is faith … it is hope … it is love.“ - AP
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4QoCskBN4
MAKE ME SMILE – STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL
Last night I lay awake and silently listened
the window open; I heard the sea breeze sigh
I thought I heard the sound of a bittern
above the gulls and rolling tide
the moon looked down and smiled at me
her glow mercurial lit my face
I swear I heard the sands sweet whispers
weaving a dream like silken lace
oh what a tangled blue web you wove
spinning your tales and all your woes
I am free of you now; I'm letting you go
what comes in with the ocean cleanses all that it knows
no longer do I wander up and down
looking for signs; searching for clues
I know everything now; more than you know
you were never the one; you could never be true
still I will wonder what's out there for me
and pray I will know it when it rolls in from the sea
a message in a bottle; a heart-shaped pebble
a sweet cockleshell may play Cockney Rebel
I'll hold it up to my ear; hear it's secrets intent
for the sound of my loved one and all that he sent
he'll tell me he loves me and mean it this time
I'll love him forever; until I run out of rhyme
he will light up my face from now 'til the end
never cause me sorrow;
always be there tomorrow
a small satisfied smile hovers on my soft lips
as I succumb to my dreams and time is let slip.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission. I have gifted this picture to my dearest friend Kostas, who I am humbled to say has it on his desk top where he views it every day <3
This image is a compilation of 2 of my photographs.