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Happy Fri-Yay Funday and almost Valentines Day from me and Jay (an amazing poet and writer). This organic song originated out of a silly fun. See our post exchange below.

This is the FIRST time I’m ever shared any of my work twice but this is near and dear to my heart and I have such a special memory of sharing this time with Jay. I hope you enjoy it and please visit and follow his site if you haven’t already.

Lyrics to ā€˜Can’t Live with Them but Can’t Live Without’

Men and woman                                 
light years apart                                    
can’t live with them                                
but can’t live without                              

Reflecting each other                     
Neither right or wrong                             
Spring Moon and Stars                          
near yet so far                                       

Can’t live with them                        
But can’t live without                              
Can’t live with them                                
But can’t live without                                            

Raising each other                                      
To new heights                                                   
Made for one another                                             
Space bound lovers                                              

Can’t live with them                                     
But can’t live without                                             
Can’t live with them                                                
But can’t live without                                             

We give ourselves away                                  
As we move through the night                              
Hiding in the shadow light                                         
Come on let’s not fight                                                    

Can’t live with them                                         
But can’t live without                                                 
Can’t live with them                                                   
But can’t live without                                                  

No more playing games babe                        
Don’t run away                                                        
From our intertwined fates                                       
We can jam the night away                                        

Can’t live with them                                            
But can’t live without                                                   
Can’t live with them                                                    
But can’t live without                                                  

Through the planet venus and mars
For the ultimate high                                          
We laugh and love                                       
Where we always get by                              

Can’t live with them                                           
But can’t live without                                                     
Can’t live with them                                                       
But can’t live without                                                      

Whisper sweet nothings                                         
And come dance with me                                              
Stop this crazy igniting                                                  
There’s No time for fighting                           

Can’t live with them                                             
But can’t live without                                                       
Can’t live with them                                                        
But can’t live without 

copyright Ā© Cindy Georgakas
All Rights Reserved 
   Ā© M. Jay Dixit, September heart-to-hearts, 2021                                

How this collaboration came about? (A True Story)

Um, in one word..by accident!

So, this is what happened—

Rewinding back to a month ago, I posted a poem/song set to the music from ā€œOh Loveā€ song by Green Day, and Cindy said,

It’s so uplifting and love the stars shinning so bright with the music Jay!!!!!! I think you should sing it and post it!

To that I said,

Well I never thought of that! also I don’t have a very good singing voice. hehe I’m glad you liked it Cindy! Many thanks

Fast forward to exactly a week ago, I posted a rough draft of me singing a poem of mine: ā€˜Lyrics to Waterfallā€˜ and in it I mentioned Lillian, a poet-blogger friend, as one of the inspirations behind me recording it because she suggested earlier that she’d love to see ā€˜Lyrics to Waterfall’ put to song. To that Cindy said,

YAY Jay!!!! I love it!!! I told you it would be awesome for you to sing and it is awesome!!!!
Wait how did Lilian get the credit.. lol!!! Good job! Bravo

Then, he said,

Oh Cindy, you encouraged me too! that’s true! when I’ll record ā€˜Oh Night’ which I plan to do in near future I’ll surely mention you ā¤
Thanks very much!

Then, she said,

Oh I’m teasing you ..lol!
No Need seriously… !!!
I’m just happy you did it!!! ā™„ļø

Then, I said,

Ah well, I do often confuse being teased in real life! Never happened during blogging though haha you’re awesome!

And she said,

Well we will have some fun together like we often do:-)ā™„ļø

Around that time, I had a little romantic poem up on my blog, Cindy liked it and said

so beautiful….. that’s what makes the world go round.
There’s men and woman
sometimes light years apart
can’t live with them
but can’t live without.. … and there in lies my valentine rhyme … 

And so the fun began, I said,

Thank you Cindy ā¤ ā€œcan’t live with them can’t live withoutā€ reminded me of a song by U2, you probably know which one I’m talking about *wink*
 And I’m eager to hear your full valentine poem!

Then, she said,

you’re so welcome Jay!!!
Oh I probs do.. but can’t think of it right now.
Well, I just might have to make one… lol. or you could add on and we can go from there..

Then, I said,

How’s this? I am liking it.. ā¤
 There’s men and women
 Light Years apart
 Can’t live with them
 And can’t live without
 like the Spring Moon and Stars
 So near yet so far

Then, she said,

reflecting each color
neither wrong nor right.
your turn…

Then, I said,

Made for one another
Space bound lovers
Raising each other

Then, she said,

OOOH YOU’RE GOOD!
to new heights through the planets mars for the ultimate high

Then, I said,

THANKS cindy! It’s you who are leading this piece, you’re amazing too! ā¤

Then, she said,

lol.. thanks Jay.. just bee boppin along with you is fun stuff.  ā¤

yeah…LOVE THAT U2 SONG!!! thanks for sending!

And we give ourselves away
yes we give ourselves away
We move throught the night
hiding in shadows and light
Come on baby let’s not fight
Your turn…
Oh and then we’ll sing it together and you’ll play the guitar.
How fun is this?!!!

Then, I said,

Ah I can’t play guitar that well, Cindy! Still in the learning phase.. I play only A and D well.. mostly I play leads of the songs I love.

Lets not play any more games babe
Lets stop running away
From our interwined fates

Your turn.. šŸ™‚

Then, she said,

and jam the night away in each others arms
no time for fussing and fighting and playing that game

So, that was the story of Cindy and me writing up a Valentine song in the comment section of a post! The process after that was really fun and exciting for me!! I’ll let Cindy continue this tale!

I had a blast with Jay since our post turned song organically transpired which came as a complete surprise for both of us. As writers we all know the deep satisfying experience when we create something out of nothing. This was truly one of my highlights and collaborating with him was so much fun. Thanks Jay for turning an ordinary week into a treasured memory.

Shout Out

A special thanks to my dear friend Rhonda for her help with her lyrical expertise of rhyming (which Jay has by the way) and amazing help with the tune and guitar. I tried to transfer to the Uke but only clashed so we substited with a tambourine and bell. If any of you know what cords we need in Ukelele to work with the song, it would be greatly appreciated.

Rhonda is a brilliant poet, songwriter and musician and has won awards for some of her songs.
I will be releasing a hit of hers on Veterans Day that she wrote in honor of those that serve our country and her son, our family friend, a Navy Seal. We are sooooo grateful!!! šŸ’–

NOTE: If anyone wants to pick us up for a hit single that has a great recording studio, we’re available. 🤣

Thank you so much for visting and have a great Friday and wonderful Valentine’s Day! If you’re single this song might make you glad you are! Lol! 🤣
Thank you so much Jay for the silly fun! It truly was a highlight of my week to play with you!!!!

Life without love and laughter makes for loooooog days.

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~M
~M
1 year ago

Oh Cindy, you never cease to amaze me. šŸ’–This was so cute. Both of you did such a great job on that poem. Brought a smile to both me and my hubby today. You just have such a playful, loving, and beautiful heart. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. šŸ’xoxo

~M
~M
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Well, we’ve spent about 7 years of our 28 years of marriage, apart from each other due to military deployments. And maybe that’s why we get along so well because we’ve had our breaks from each other over the years. Lol… I’m trying to get him blogging again. He wrote me a lovely poem for our anniversary this month and I really want him to post it. Lol… And thank you, I hope we can get out this weekend and enjoy the great outdoors. 😃

~M
~M
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

That’s a great idea! Hopefully he will. Lol… ā¤ļø

~M
~M
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Lol… šŸ¤­ā¤ļøā€šŸ”„šŸ¤£

Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet
1 year ago

I enjoyed listening to this collaboration again, Cindy and Jay! happy Valentine’s day!

Goff James
1 year ago

Where’s your guitar, Cindy. Country and Western watch out! Have a great Fun Friday, My Friend.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Pleasure. Happy Hearts Weekend, My Friend.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

šŸ˜Žā¤ļøā˜€ļø

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Great write. That’s one for posting. Here’s my counterpoint.
šŸ˜ŽSummer’s kisses burn
šŸ’–Unwrapping forgotten dreams
šŸŒž Love’s red ribbons dance

How about putting these two into a collaborative posting?.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

šŸ’ƒšŸŒ€Round and round in circles
šŸ’– šŸ‘£Doing the heel toe polka
šŸ˜˜šŸ‘Clapping as we go
I’m thinking of turning our emojiku offerings into a couple of posts if that’s okay with you Cindy. They are too good to leave drifting in the comments box. Let me know how you feel about it. A serious collaboration seems a great idea. How and when do you want to start on a poetic project? Usually whe I have done collaborations in the past the hard work is channeled through e-mail. Please advise.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Hi, Cindy. Please let me know if you have received an e-mail from me. I’m not very good at technology. I have gmail but have never used it till today. I will create a post with our recent emojiku. Normally I do not identify which poet has written which poem or part of. But the title will be similar to my normal post headings e.g. Spotlight Poetry – Emojiku – A Collaboration Between Cindy Georgakas and Goff James. Hope that’s okay with you. If not please let me know. I will also write a definition of what an emojiku is. Now that’s another challenge. For the poetic collaboration proper it doesn’t have to be such a limited brief as just emojiku. How you present the collaboration on your blog is entirely up to the type of take you want. I’m pretty easy going about such matters. Your thoughts and ideas would be greatly valued. Happy Here We Go Day.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Thanks, Cindy. I will go with the flow. I’ve just sent an e-mail to you. Happy Heart Day, My Friend.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Cheers, Cindy. Hope it was a great day. Happy Monday..

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Thats great. Stay Smiling.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Hi, Cindy. Just posted the emojiku test run. here is the link https://goffjamesart.wordpress.com/2022/02/13/spotlight-poetry-emojiku-emojiku-poem-by-cindy-georgakas-and-goff-james/
Let me know what you think. Best Regards,

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Hi, Cindy. I have posted the first emojiku. Here’s the link. https://goffjamesart.wordpress.com/2022/02/13/spotlight-poetry-emojiku-emojiku-poem-by-cindy-georgakas-and-goff-james/
Let me know what you think.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Thanks. So pleased you liked. Second post in production mode. I have cast the emojiku seeds out into the blogosphere. Happy Emojiku Day, My Friend.

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

They seem to be. Invitations out tošŸ˜ join in the fun. Happy St. Valentine’s Day. Here’s a Valentine’s Emojiku Challenge for you. ā¤ļøšŸ¤”šŸ”„

Goff James
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

They seem to be. Have shared invitations to join in the fun. Happy St. Valentine’s Day, Cindy. Here’s a Valentines Emojiku Challenge for you. ā¤ļøšŸ¤”šŸ”„. Have Fun.

gabychops
1 year ago

I can just see you Cindy, as a great songwriter!

Joanna

Marsha
1 year ago

This impressed me when you first posted it and it still does. This is real blogging at work. šŸ™‚

Marsha
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

I think it would jazz anyone up getting to collaborate like that. I was quite jazzed and energized by it.

inerro.land
1 year ago

So true, and great collaboration, it made me happy to hear about it!
Keep the good job and energy, dear!
😘😘

inspirechief
1 year ago

A wonderful story, Cindy. I enjoyed watching your video again. I hope you have an eventful weekend and wonderful Valentines. šŸ¤—šŸ™ā¤ļø

Daphny Aqua
1 year ago

Aww.. Dear Cindy it was so much fun, cute and beautiful watching you and Jay perform. šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–

Rhonda
Rhonda
1 year ago

Loved getting such a lovely Fri-yay shout out, Cindy! Glad you reposted your and Jay’s poem/song. Keep on writing. You have clearly “struck a chord” with so many!
I remember when we used to walk and talk about the kids. Now we just talk about writing! LOL. They should feel lucky about that.
xoxo

cheriewhite
1 year ago

Love the playfulness in your video, Cindy! You both have such personality! Happy Valentine’s Day to you and to Jay! Blessings to you both! šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–

kindfeelings
1 year ago

Beautiful poem/song. Both of you are so relaxed and positive, I love it.

Sheereen
1 year ago

You are a woman of multiple talents Cindy! Nice song and very creative collaboration ā¤

Sheereen
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Hahaha! I have collabed with one lots of time….you and I should surely do a collabā¤

katiemiafrederick
1 year ago

SMiLes Dear Cindy Such A Sweet Valentine’s
Day Poem And Song Written As Responses
in ‘Real Time’ Comments True i Love

A Live Poem
Where Life
is Really
A ReaLiTy
SHow Now
Hehe Like This
And Always A Way

Humans May Move,
Connect, Co-Create Yes

Dance And Sing This Way So Free

Together As We May Please Even More

And True Oh What
A Gift That Women
And Or Men Are So

Different From Each Other

As Oh How Boring the Original
Heaven Will Be Now In A Life Without
Holding Hands That Are Different True and

OPPoSinG in So Many Ways To Birth New
Creativity As DarK Meets LiGHT And Kisses A

New Creation
into Existence

to Paint Colors
of Life Differently Always
Now Spicing Reality With All of
Us True

And

Unpredictably

So Very New
Happy Early
Valentine’s Day

Wishes And FRiEnDLY
Kisses to All You LoVE TRuE..:)

katiemiafrederick
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Such A Pleasure
Dear Cindy
Thank Youā˜ŗļøā¤ļø

katiemiafrederick
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

ā˜ŗļøšŸ™Œā¤ļø

Suvi K
1 year ago

Aww I adore this piece, ma’amšŸ˜
Your words are dripping with love. Wonderful workšŸ™ŒšŸ’–

Suvi K
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

It’s truly my pleasurešŸ˜ā£

Suvi K
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Thanksss!! And to you toošŸ¤—

Jeff Flesch
1 year ago

What a lovely song, Jay and Cindy! šŸ’– How fun! I appreciate you both sharing this vulnerable moment with us. I love vulnerability, and think it is inside of those moments where we experience all that life has to offer. Happy weekend, my dearest Cindy! šŸ’–šŸ’–

Jeff Flesch
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

You’re most welcome, Cindy! It’s always my pleasure to read and experience your work. Aww, thank you, my dear; have a peaceful and blissful weekend! šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–

GraceoftheSun
1 year ago

Happy Friyayyy!!! This is so cool. Love the video and song, pretty catchy. Wonderful collaboration!šŸ’•

GraceoftheSun
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

You are both very welcome . Truly enjoyed.šŸ’•

365dniwobiektywielg
1 year ago

But you are sweet !!!
The final face is excellentšŸ’–

365dniwobiektywielg
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

With pure pleasure

365dniwobiektywielg
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

I love you in returnšŸ’–šŸ’–

D. Wallace Peach
1 year ago

What a wonderful poem. It really does sound like a song. Will you both record it?! Ha ha. And fun seeing how the song came about. I love collaborations for the pure joy they create. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Yernasia Quorelios
Yernasia Quorelios
1 year ago

šŸ’œ Happy “Fri-yay” Freakday to ALL YOU!!! Mon-Fri Freaks; it’s Time to Release that Weekday 🤪 Pressure Cooker 😤 Valve

…šŸ’›šŸ’ššŸ’™…

Yernasia Quorelios
Yernasia Quorelios
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

šŸ’œ YOU!!! ARE Most Welcome SupaSoulSis šŸ™ šŸ¤— ā˜ŗļø ; it’s a Pleasure to Share and Serve, Stay Strong and Serene, We ARE One who ARE Many rather than Many who ARE One

…šŸ’›šŸ’ššŸ’™…

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1 year ago

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Lamittan Minsah
1 year ago

Yey!! It’s finally here, everybody!! Funday!! What a joyous piece. I love to see you and Jay come up with something as nice as this. Your have mellifluous voices šŸ˜€. Quite adorable. And I also very much love the wonderful chat that gave birth to the song. This is exceeding joy, warmth of its own ilk even as Vale approaches. Thanks for sharing. šŸ’•ā¤ā¤šŸ’•šŸŒ¼

Lamittan Minsah
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Oh it was fun reading and watching this organic poem and how it cane about. Fri-yay is always fun indeed. Feel most welcome, dearest ā¤ 😘

Lamittan Minsah
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

I’m glad. More love. šŸ˜

Infinite Living
1 year ago

You are so talented, versatile, and kindhearted Cindy, you bring out the best in others and fuel it all up with your positivity and joy! This collaboration is so lovely sweet beautiful – it is indeed so precious to witness how and when we make something out of nothing. Treasured moments and creations they add to life. I enjoyed your post very much. Have the most amazing weekend ahead, with the gorgeous sunshine!

Infinite Living
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Smiles and smiles to you :)))

Kym Gordon Moore
1 year ago

OMG how cute. Girlfriend what a collaboration with Jay! šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ‘šŸ¼ He’s such a cutie! 🤭 Of course I was waiting for you to bust a move and do a Shiva dance! šŸ’ƒšŸ¼šŸŽµšŸ’ƒšŸ¼ Girlfriend, what a FUNyay Friday after all! Have an awesome evening and a FANtabulous weekend sweetie pie! Can’t live with ’em and can’t live without!!!! What’s next? šŸ¤”šŸ˜‰šŸ˜

Kym Gordon Moore
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Thanks Cindaaayyyyyy! I don’t think neither one of us needs to be reminded to put a little pep in our step and a little FUN in our day! Whooooohooooooo!!! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜†šŸ¤£

Kym Gordon Moore
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Oh yeah girlfriend, indeed we do! LOL šŸ˜‚šŸ˜šŸ¤£

Karima Hoisan
1 year ago

I so enjoyed this.. You both lit up with light when you were reciting/singing…I left a comment on YouTube..Happy Valentine’s Day!!ā¤ļø

SoundEagle šŸ¦…ą³‹įƒ¦ą®œą®‡
1 year ago

Dear Cindy,

I would like to wish you a very Happy Valentine’s Day with my specially designed eye-catching and elaborate graphical greetings:
comment image

Wishing you a productive weekend doing or enjoying whatever that satisfies you the most!

Take care and prosper!

Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle

pvcann
1 year ago

what a glorious collaboration.

Lolsy's Library
1 year ago

This is amazing! You should both be proud <3

M Jay Dixit
1 year ago

What an awesome time it was! This post refreshed the memory, thanks for the shoutout and kind praises, dear friend. You are so cool! ā¤šŸ¤—

Mike U.
1 year ago

This looks like a lot of fun. I watched the video even though I’m deaf (I can hear some sounds) but I was able to keep up due to the captions. It looks like you and Jay had a blast. Well done, both of you! šŸ™‚

Ishita Gupta
1 year ago

This was so amazing Cindy! Such a wonderful song and collaboration by you bothā¤

A Star on the Forehead
1 year ago

Hi Cindy,
That was so much fun!! You are both so talented and creative!! You are just nonstop!!!
Blessings!!

KK
KK
1 year ago

You’re amazing, Cindy! Loved the video and song. You can do anything. I see you now as a great lyricist. The story of collaboration is quite interesting. Enjoy the weekend.šŸŽ‰šŸ˜ŠšŸ’šŸ’–

KK
KK
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Always welcome, Cindy. You’re a multi-talented personality šŸ’–

Nancy Richy
1 year ago

What a great story and fun song! You have a full and exciting life and I don’t know how you manage to squeeze it all in! The happiness shows on your face and the faces of your many friends. Keep on doing what you’re doing! Namaste 🌟 āœŒšŸ¼ šŸ’•

@ogutuwrits20
1 year ago

Really awesome Cindy, quite an inspiration

Ingrid
1 year ago

The perfect repost for Valentine’s Day, Cindy! Have a good one šŸ’–

Tricia Sankey
1 year ago

Glad you reposted this, made me smile!! Your blog is such a happy place! šŸ˜Šā£ļø

Tricia Sankey
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

šŸ’–

Lisa at Micro of the Macro
1 year ago

Ohhhh, I remember this super-fun collaboration! You 2 rock! Enjoy the weekend and happy V’day, my friend! Much love to you! šŸŒž

Eromonsele Emmanuel
1 year ago

This is lovely Cindy! Happy Valentine’s day in advance.

Navin
1 year ago

Lovely collab, Cindy & Jay…this was amazing…keep shining ✨ ā¤ļø šŸ’«

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1 year ago

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michnavs
1 year ago

Ohhh dear Cindy…i was smiling the whole time watching …thank you for this …😊😊😊😊opps i havent subscribe to your channel yet right? Let me go subscribe now…

rothpoetry
1 year ago

How wonderful and so true! You guys looked like you were having a great time!

rothpoetry
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

You are welcome!

boundlessblessingsblog
1 year ago

Really awesome Cindy, quite an inspiration and motivating post. You all looked like having a marvelous time. Happy Valentines day to you and your family. Great post.

boundlessblessingsblog
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

You are always welcome dear Cindy. Love and hugs to you too dear. Lovely postā£ļøā£ļøā£ļøā£ļøā£ļø

boundlessblessingsblog
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Welcome dear Cindy ā¤ļøā¤ļø

Ryan Biddulph
1 year ago

I love that poem Cindy. For our differences, my wife and I have such a strong bond in love that even our differences bring us together. Versus causing difficulties, each creates a sense of pleasing contrast that makes life a bit more than drab book-keeping. Great blog!

Ryan

Jane Aguiar
1 year ago

Beautiful song, dear Cindy and Jay! ā¤ļø

Jane Aguiar
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
1 year ago

Welcome, Cindy! Yes, I can understand after watching your video.šŸ™‚šŸ‘šŸ»

SelmaMartin
1 year ago

That’s your superpower šŸ¦øā€ā™€ļø keep shining šŸ‘ šŸ‘

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3 months ago

[…] written a string of five 5-7-5 haiku for five of my close friends: Leena, David, Kate, Cindy and Cheryl. In first haiku, the last line is taken from Cheryl’s latest poem. In second […]

M Jay Dixit
3 months ago

Hi, Cindy, I’ve used one of your lines in my latest poem, I’ll be glad if you checked it out.

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