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Tag Archives: cities
14. See the World, Part 2
A lot of people proudly claim to love the city they live in, or the one they’re originally from. In general, I am not one of those people – and having lived a lot of places across America, I’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged calling it home, cities, connection, geography, living, moving
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Something about a city on a river
There’s something about a city on a river: it could be near the ocean’s coast stuck like a tick on the business end of the delta, or somewhere upstream where the supply ships send their soldiers, sorghum and saltpeter for … Continue reading
No point in calling it
No point in calling it a cryin’ shame Suffering in darkness for want of a flame New boss or old boss, pretty much the same Only thing different is a brand new name No point in wallowing in might have … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged cities, friendship, history, New Orleans, regret, relationships, rivers
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Blues for Elijiah/Fallen Angels
For some reason, sitting out under the carport this morning in the rain made me think of a period during 1991 when I wrote about 30 songs in the course of 36 hours. It was a very strange Peter Gabriel … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Poems, Statements
Tagged cities, civilization, frustration, futility, irony, limitations, mass media, progress, technology
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An Hour Gone Past Midnight
An hour gone past midnight; the songbirds try out new trills: sparrow, robin, mockingbird, wren, finch and whip-or-whill all whistle at their favorite tunes now that the traffic’s pace has slowed to stopping. The pale moon reflects in pools of … Continue reading
Town and Country
Town: I would to some far-flung county go except for the threat of winter snow and loss of things to occupy these tangent thoughts that fill my mind for in some quiet, rural place where you know every name, and … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged cities, comparison, disappointment, dreams, envy, expectations, illusions, rural living
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