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The Songs That Filled My Boyhood

Posted on April 5, 2006 by John

The songs that filled my boyhood time are gone, their melodies have faded with the years; and all my vain attempts to sing along have left only their skeletons, and tears. Mere shadows take their place, as mummers’ tunes, their … Continue reading →

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This Song

Posted on January 15, 2006 by John

You won’t ever hear this song It won’t be finished ’til you’re long gone and you never liked country radio. It doesn’t matter, then, I guess, if what I say is more or less an echo of unspoken “told you … Continue reading →

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An Hour Gone Past Midnight

Posted on May 19, 2004 by John

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 →

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Rediscovering Gitanjali

Posted on March 28, 2003 by John

For the first time in my life, I have discovered a poem that perfectly describes my experience with Truth (god, goddess, the infinite, the universe, or whatever you wish to call it): The song that I came to sing remains … Continue reading →

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A Poem is Different from a Song

Posted on November 24, 2002 by John

A poem is different for me from a song One takes a single image and distills its essence, While the other takes a story and dissects its scenes; Each has as its focus a sole point of view, most times, … Continue reading →

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