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TS BS
My idol was once Eliot: I sought out stranger words to seem more erudite and suave, and introduced philosophies through quotes in native tongues; with long, ecstatic footnotes in expository text I piled up paraphrases, odd translations and asides. The … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, complexity, illusion, intellectualism, poetry, pride, simplicity, TS Eliot
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The Devil’s Daughter
Thinking for some reason of this song I wrote and recorded probably 15 years ago, during my “Elvis Costello” period… I used to dream with my eyes wide open I would sing songs for the deaf and paint pictures for … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged Elvis Costello, love, parables, pride, relationships, transformation
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Some Kind of All American
When this life of mine is over, if it’s been of any worth Royal Oak can lay a claim as the place of my birth, and where my ash is scattered they may choose to put a plaque; the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged America, nationality, patriotism, pride, travel, uncertainty
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Hello Mister America
Hello Mister America, you’re just in time for tea There’s no Kennedys or Rockefellors, so I guess it’s just you and me I’ve got soda crackers instead of crumpets, but I think you’ll agree We’ve got to watch the deficit … Continue reading
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Tagged America, dissent, history, nationalism, patriotism, personal history, pride
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Red(neck) White and Blue
OK, so I’ll admit there’s something dangerous about listening to Jerry Reed, Johnny Paycheck and Hank Williams Jr. while at work on a Thursday afternoon. Follow that up with dinner at a restaurant at the edge of a college town … Continue reading
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Tagged America, blue collar, manual labor, pride, rednecks, struggle
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Folly’s Promenade
What folly perpetrated in my youth, before thoughts of mortality began to permeate my eager thirst for truth and close the width of my attention span, has wrought its retribution over time and haunts me on occasion? What old song … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, cosmology, folly, karma, pride, retribution, wholeness, youth
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Like the World Does Not Know
If all the world would find you lacking grace and see in every thought and act some fault, behind the smile that lights up your sweet face discovering some dark and bitter vault, if some belittle and would treat you … Continue reading
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Tagged admiration, belief, faith, love, pride, respect, self-respect, truth
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