significant others

We cluster, Xu and ξ
Our κ's consistently high
Bad νs for a hater
But we (who know β)
Are as transcendental as π

tenencia

tu boca no, tan poca fue mi suerte
tu brazo no, rechazo frío y fuerte
tu oído no, por más que pido verte
tu dedo no, por tanto heredo muerte

♫ Ain't Even Trying ♫

I said I got loving on my mind, Loretta
Should I shake it off and try to forget her?
She said maybe, but it's still too soon
Just walk the line, you'll see about June

If you see me walking, that's me living
The sun's in the water, there's light in the west
If you hear me crying, that's me singing
Ain't even trying to get this love off my chest

If you need a manager, I'll play Doolittle
If you want, you can play me like a fiddle
I was playing in the jailhouse, honey
You looked in, I walked out like Johnny

If you see me walking, that's me living
The sun's in the water, there's light in the west
If you hear me crying, that's me singing
Ain't even trying to get this love off my chest

I can't fight like Mooney Lynn
Can I turn out the light and let the moon shine in?
This half moon is in first quarter
You'd make a fine full moon, Miss Carter

If you see me walking your way, I'm living
When you're laughing, I can rest
I'll be singing to you, love, when you're crying
Ain't even trying to get this love off my chest

diamond

how can i fade
emerald to jade
sapphire to topaz
ruby to red glass
how can i solder
steel onto silver
how can i hold
gilt after gold
how can i order
wine after water
how can i share
vapor with air
you left a conundrum
harder than corundum

♫ Get Me Back ♫

Can't waste another day in Margaritaville
I gotta wake up from this dream
Can't take another round with Jose Cuervo
I need another shot at that old Jim Beam

Gonna get me back to work, back from vacation
Get me back to the land I love
Gonna get my radio back onto that country station
If I can't get back the girl I'm thinking of

I used to see you over a pint glass
Now your shadow's on my plastic cup
But when I saw your face in a coconut
I knew that it was time to go home and give up

Gonna get me back to work, back from vacation
Get me back to the land I love
Gonna get my radio back onto that country station
If I can't get back the girl I'm thinking of

Some folks come here to get happy
Some are here to forget who they are
I thought I came to get lucky
But you can't drown bad luck at a swim-up bar

Gonna get me back to work, back from vacation
Get me back to the land I love
Gonna get my radio back onto that country station
If I can't get back the girl I'm thinking of

if i get offa this mountain

she's a drunkard's dream
you're the midnight sun
she is all five senses
you are just the one

about face time

I wake to emails that are not from you
The single buzzes on my run aren't too
Later, the doubles throw names on the lock
screen, but they're someone else's – we don't talk
The T runs late, a fortnight after U
Riders are smiling, texting back, a few
have the correct fair hair, but the wrong face
I check your typing bubble – just in case
The flight east makes a short night run away
I'd have a red eye even at midday
I'll dry, return to touch before the fall
rains mute my will – "Touch to return to call"
The Lune drains slowly west – the day we met it ran uphill
We'll find our level best – I hope you're standing, hope you're still