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A Shimmery, Summery Sound
I hope, for you, the singing of the insects is a shimmery, summery sound I hope the water that trickles across the slippery rocks brings you something that can pass for peace I hope the light that filters through the endless rows of branches, casts its longest shadows on the grass that almost tickles your Read more
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The Presence of the Past
History is the process of the past negotiating its terms of surrender to the future. Although the past cannot defeat the future, it will do, and is currently doing, all it can, to break as many hearts as possible in the present. Cruelty seems to be the guiding principle of those in power, in the Read more
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I Never Knew Your Name
When I say I never knew your name, I am not talking about the one your parents gave you. I am talking about the one you gave yourself. You know the one I mean, the one that bubbled to the surface of your life on a hot summer night, like this one, when you were Read more
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The Thing in Me
The thing in me that your long look kindled, that grew and blossomed under the soft light of an all-forgiving sun will not wither will not die but also will not grow again The thing in me that made me feel like something new has turned around to look at me from the other side Read more
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Bands of Co-Conspirators
I have been making music for over 40 years and have had the good fortune in that time to have worked with some insanely talented people. In my college dorm, in my wife’s office, even in my parents’ basement, I found musicians, singers, and songwriters who astounded and challenged me. It is impossible to say how Read more
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It is hard to quantify beauty
Beauty is hard to quantify I wouldn’t want to if I could It would take away all the joy and mystery and grace and other things not found in words or numbers Read more
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