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When I was young…
I just came across this poem today, written by Robert Frost in 1928. Read more
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S2L: You Might Be Surprised
“You’ll never know what you can doTill you lay it all on the lineRoll the dice, expecting to loseYou might be surprised.” …getting back to that path from my last song. I’m trying to follow one that was laid down before I was born, by people trying to do their best. My parents and grandparents Read more
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing: The St. Patty’s Day Card
I got this card from my dear old Dad, from whom I inherited all my Irish blood, some time in the 1980s. On this day that celebrates Irish heritage, I am thinking of him and all my Power and Walsh ancestors reaching back to a town in County Waterford, the exact location of which is Read more
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Grab a slice of Mike
Listen to my latest single The Only Path on WFUV Friday, March 21, at noon. You can listen on good old fashioned terrestrial radio or streaming at www.wfuv.org. Do you remember rock’n’roll radio? The Ramones did and now you can too. And remember this: Love is the only path that never bends. Read more
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S2L: The Only Path
Love is the only path that never bendsLove is the only dream that never ends Life is a journey that offers many paths. Some are appealing and some are treacherous, but for those who believe in things like truth and love there is only one path to choose. They call it the straight and narrow Read more
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