Bluebird Songs (Volume III)

By Edward Kenny

BLUEBIRD SONGS - Volume III is the third in a series that offers a sampling of lyrics written by Edward Kenny. Although he has written many songs and musical plays with several composers, the lyrics contained in this collection have not yet been set to music. The book categorizes the works into affairs of

• Language: English
• Publisher: BlueBird Publishing
• Release date: Aug 16, 2023
• ISBN: 9798985998733

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Bluebird Songs

Volume III

Edward Kenny

Copyright © 2023 Edward Kenny

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Bluebird Publishing—Lindenhurst, New York

ISBN: 979-8-9859987-0-2

eBook ISBN: 979-8-9859987-1-9

Bluebird Songs Volume III| Edward Kenny

Available formats: eBook | paperback distribution

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, nations, countries, governments, government officials, organizations, businesses, events, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.

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Dedication

T

hank you to everyone who has brought my words to life by composing music, singing, acting, dancing and reading, also, to all of those who have taught me, encouraged me and loved me. I am humbled by your gifts.

Edited by: Christopher Kenny

Contents

Bluebird Songs

Dedication

Acknowledgements

THE SPIRIT…

Aberdineshire

An Angel’s Birth

An Angel's Wish

Blackbird into Dawn

I’ll Find You

Moths

Never Born

Once I Was an Angel

Pronounced Alive

Purpose

A Sign of Spring

Stand

Sunfish

Unfinished

Winking

…the Heart…

Anything

April Fool

Cupid

Eclipse

Enchanted Forest

Fifteen Rounds

Ghostwriter

Golden Girl

Guillermo and Maria

Hold Me

I Love Her So

Illuminated Soul

I'm Trying to Write You a Love Song

It All

Love and Courage

Man’s Best Friend

Memory’s All There Is to Hold

Music Plays

No Rainbows

Obsession

One Spirit

The Outlaw and the Rio Grande Rose

Pegasus

Perfect Man

Purple

Ray of Sunshine

Reality

Rodeo Clown

Romantic Ghosts

Secrets of Your Heart

Shark

She Taught Me to Dance

Sunrise on the Sea

Take Back Your Ring

Take Me In

That Would Be You

Tough Guy

True Paradise

Unconditional Love

Vale of Tears

The Vision

The Vow

You Woke Me to Say Goodbye

The Family…

Aidan’s Song (Grandson)

An Angel Appeared Today (Granddaughter)

Any Ole’ Joe

Broken Heart Whole

Brother

Calverton

Every Day

Mary Star of the Sea

Rachel’s Love

Two on the Horn

THE MIND…

Artist in the Dark

C’mon Sisyphus

The Man in the Mirror

Movement in the Sea

Niagara Falls

A Ship That Someone Saves

SOCIETY…

Adult Child

The Border

Broken Man

Bus Driver in Paradise

Capture the Wind

The Cavemen

Character

Dues

Feet of Thunder

For the Children

Fountain of Youth

Gabriel

Gettysburg Family

Holly

Illegal Jam

Limbo

The Land

The Long Pandemic Night

Man of Stone

The Man Who Moves the Trains

Medal of Honor

The Mountaintop

My Name Was Romeo

The New Sad Clown

Nessie

A Nurse

Oh, Weary World

Old Timers Day

Privacy Rocks

The Queen

Roadside Shrine

Rock Island

Running in Heaven

Sky Flyer

Slipping Down the Food Chain

Smolder

Soldier in the Rain

Starfish

Strawman

Survivor

Tears of Lady Liberty

Teenage Mind

This Flag

T.V. Degree

The 22nd Row

The Unknown Soldier

What Christmas Is About

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to my friend and collaborator, Al Grilli, for lending his talents as a singer, songwriter and guitar player.

THE SPIRIT…

Aberdineshire

A

nd so there shined a light above Balmoral

And in that beam were stairs cascading down,

Then she took His hand and began ascending,

Fulfilled her tasks to leave behind the crown.

Violet, blue, green, orange, red and indigo,

But in the last watch only light was seen,

Until on the wings of another morning,

It flew off with the spirit of the Queen.

In Aberdineshire in Scotland,

Land where mountains rise and gardens grow,

There’s a castle and a legend

Of a heroine from long ago.

Two sides of the sword of a tradition,

They can be hard to hold and to let go

And in the end, we are all only human,

The best of us will do the best we know.

Once upon a time there was a princess,

Like the stars aligned in a time and place,

Where above the blood, the treasure and power,

There rose a woman of such love and grace.

In Aberdineshire in Scotland,

Land where mountains rise and gardens grow,

There’s a castle and a legend,

Of a heroine from long ago.

And so there shined a light above Balmoral…

An Angel’s Birth

(The Challenger)

A

re you sitting comfortably?

There where the teacher used to be?

How could you know what you would see?

Or the lessons you would learn?

She smiled at you and said goodbye,

She was a spirit drawn to fly,

She dreamed of being in the sky,

But dreams can sometimes crash and burn.

Still in those brilliant sparks of grace

She found an everlasting place,

The ship broke up above the earth,

The world witnessed an angel’s birth.

There is so much technology,

It takes just one anomaly

And then, a shooting star is free,

A star never to return.

And yet, onward we must explore,

For we were born to leave the shore,

Believe there must be something more,

That one day we will discern.

Still in those brilliant sparks of grace,

She found an everlasting place,

The ship broke up above the earth,

The world witnessed an angel’s birth.

Beyond the science and the math

She has now opened up a path,

And it’s alright to cry and laugh,

For we all must take our turn.

And at the precipice of space,

She found the loving arms and face,

That nothing on earth could replace,

The reward that she came to earn.

Still in those brilliant sparks of grace,

She found an everlasting place,

The ship broke up above the earth,

The world witnessed an angel’s birth.

An Angel's Wish

A

n angel's wish

For things we could accomplish,

'Though she was beautiful and kind,

Her wish is for those left behind.

An angel's dream,

It's closer than it might seem,

Onward and upward we must fight

And look above us to the light.

And remember Christina,

She went through so many things,

But it was all for a purpose,

Now, an angel has her wings.

An angel's prayer,

It can never disappear,

Take up the banner she unfurled

Do we what you can to change the world.

An angel's love,

Through the clouds it shines above,

It will be just a little while

Before the day comes to truly smile.

And remember Christina,

She went through so many things,

But it was all for a purpose,

Now, an angel has her wings.

Blackbird into Dawn

T

he trees are rustling,

With the birds awakening,

The dew is glistening,

One bird has taken wing.

A blackbird into dawn

Has left you all to carry on,

To bury what is gone

And to wonder what lies beyond.

A blackbird into dawn,

Spreading his wings upon a song,

‘Though we once loved as one,

We must now greet the rising sun,

I'm sure that you will pray,

Turn your eyes toward yesterday,

Disbelieving as you say,

That we all must go someday.

A blackbird into dawn

Has left you all to carry on,

To bury what is gone,

And to wonder what lies beyond.

A blackbird into dawn,

Spreading his wings upon a song,

‘Though we once loved as one,

We must now greet the rising sun,

But dawn will conquer night

And your tired eyes will lose sight

Of a blackbird's speedy flight,

Through the shadows of the light.

A blackbird into dawn

Has left you all to carry on,

To bury what is gone,

And to wonder what lies beyond.

A blackbird into dawn,

Spreading his wings upon a song,

‘Though we once loved as one,

We must now greet the rising sun.

I’ll Find You

O

ft does a passion fade,

Like the sunset on the seas,

Notes of a concert played

Fall to pieces on the breeze.

How then could we believe

That our vision would survive?

And would it be naïve

To think fledgling birds can thrive?

But we should not be bound by mortality,

Because somehow, we will share a destiny,

And when you leave this life behind you,

If there is any way I can, I’ll find you.

Once in the land of dreams,

Where our spirits learned to fly,

Love shined its colored beams

And that light will never die.

One day the blind will see

And the answer will appear,

Then all eternity,

Will be there for us to share.

But we should not be bound by mortality,

Because somehow, we will share a destiny,

And when you leave this life behind you,

If there is any way I can, I’ll find you.

When the last word is said,

The time comes for us to part,

To a place we’ll be led,

Where two souls make up one heart.

Until that time, I’ll pray

To be in the Father’s grace,

So, we’ll meet again someday

There in his everlasting place.

But we should not be bound by mortality,

Because somehow, we will share a destiny,

And when you leave this life behind you,

If there is any way I can, I’ll find you.

Moths

A

tragic flutter slaps the air,

Persistent creatures are unaware,

Their desire is all they know,

As they’re drawn into the burning glow.

With tears of darkness in their eyes,

A seductive light can tantalize,

They scorch their wings to play the game,

To dance the dance of the candle flame.

It seems not worth the price they pay,