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I Once Folded Space and Time

Posted on March 19, 2004 by John

I once folded space and time and made it from Memphis to Jackson in less than two hours by imagining myself lifting the road folding the blacktop making sure the lines met up letting them blur together into one keeping … Continue reading →

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The Speed of Now

Posted on December 8, 2003 by John

The axes of this world will stay their course; and with them, our velocity remains a constant, knowing time but not remorse. The humming center holds to its refrain and with its gentle song, eases the pain of steady transformation, … Continue reading →

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Coming Down

Posted on September 16, 2003 by John

Winding down the dreary days that led me to this place Powers of suggestion leaving echoes on my face Lost in the sound of howling engines revved up for the race Standing on some lonesome corner trying to plead my … Continue reading →

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Here is Where I Am

Posted on September 10, 2003 by John

Could have been famous, so I’ve always said; those Hollywood notions still mess with my head. Should be free of them by now, I suppose – just takes accepting the life that I chose. Paths come together, and then they … Continue reading →

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Half Way Home

Posted on September 9, 2003 by John

My last post about the hurricanes reminded me of a song that I wrote back when I was in what I might call my Kris Kristofferson phase. I was outlaw country, I guess, and had a lot of friends who … Continue reading →

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Highway Blues

Posted on August 24, 2003 by John

I hear the highway calling, but I will not catch a ride; Where I’m bound and where roads lead never seem to coincide. For interstates link places that are pretty much the same, and each draw certain travelers, like moths … Continue reading →

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Somewhere Along the County Line

Posted on August 18, 2003 by John

Let’s take a detour off the interstate — The roads are straight and intersect endless rows of soybeans, seed corn and winter wheat. Besides, if we get lost, and spend our evening the only lights on this road perhaps we’ll … Continue reading →

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