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I Have To Say
I’m sorry I forget to tell you sometimes how much I love you I’m sorry I forget to tell you sometimes how beautiful you are Some things seem so obvious that I don’t have to say them But I do have to say them And you do have to hear them Because they’re more important… Read more
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Hot Off The Presses!
My first chapbook of poetry – The New Normal – is published today by the good people at Analog Submission Press. This is a limited edition of 25 handmade, hand-numbered copies so act quickly and get one while they’re hot. And they’re only £3. Who among us is in such good shape they couldn’t stand… Read more
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Coming soon…
My first chapbook of poetry – The New Normal – is coming next week from Analog Submission Press. Follow link for more info. Read more
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On This Day…
Frank Loesser was born on this day in 1910. Best known for his Tony, Oscar, and Pulitzer Prize winning compositions in Guys and Dollsand How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, this tune, from the 1942 film Sweater Girl, is the one that Irving Berlin wishes he had written. All our friends keep… Read more
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The Young Man’s Song
I whispered, “I am too young,” And then, “I am old enough”; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might love. “Go and love, go and love, young man, If the lady be young and fair,” Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny, I am looped in the loops of her hair. … Read more
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Mozart Scares Me
Mozart scares me. And not just because he could write a melody like this, or orchestrate it the way he did. Not just because this is one of three complete symphonies he composed in less than two months during the summer of 1788. Not just because he was 23 years younger than me when he… Read more
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