by Steve Kloser in 2025

May 26: I hope to have four or five pieces posted before the end of the year.
We'll see how I do.

In My Life

And I'll always love you
as time whispers by.
Dreams come true, for me there is you.
Each day that passes is magic
when you're in my life.

A lifetime begins and nears an end;
looking backward
just to see where I have been.
The decisions that I made,
things I'd change but never trade,
facing life so unafraid with you.

Endless journeys each day start anew
with the rising sun.
Morning fog,
but there's hope shining through.
All that I need is to be with you

And I'll always love you
as time whispers by.
Dreams come true, for me there is you.
Each day that passes is magic
when you're in my life.

Many thanks to:
Brian Gregory - Drums
Vito Biondo - Bass

Music & lyrics by Steve Kloser

Leaving

Two friends; will I see them again?
They are off adventuring,
running out or running in?
I'll miss them but truth be told,
I rarely see them now.
And what america is this
that forces out the geniuses;
the literate and polyglots,
and leaves us with the brains-have-nots?
The shame ... to watch our greatness leave.
Salir. Shalom. Good-bye.
--
Does distance really matter?
Does time and space keep us apart
or is it we who do?
Though they are leaving, they cannot
for they exist as part of me
and I exist right here.
Fantastic dreams once realized
will make the world a better place to be.
As you set off to lift yours up,
te digo adios a ti
and wish you peace
and send you off with love.

Music & lyrics by Steve & Nancy Kloser

Two Stones

He had two stones to bear.
they weighed him, weighed him.
He wore them well for many years,
he protected them and polished them
and tried to get them to sit on the table.
But they were old, they always rolled,
first one then the other then both.
One then the other then one day
no longer does he have those stones.
Still, they weighed him, weighed him.
He keeps trying to protect
and he does not lie,
and wishes that he did not.
But some things are stronger than
storms, or the water
that will not keep the stones from plummeting down
and shattering the glass, or the ocean,
or his heart.

Many thanks to:
Jocelyn Thomas - Soprano
Nathalie Fortin - Pianist
Zach Lenox - Engineer

Music & lyrics by Steve Kloser