Sometimes . . .

. . . you got nothin' to say

 

https://hotemoji.com/blank-face-emoji.html

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah 

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah                                                    

Blah Blah Blah
- Rockapella



What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

   Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

Always . . .

. . . you

http://freestyle-mirrors.co.nz/products-page/ornate/ 

You've always been ahead of me;

One fact that I,

In my infinite wisdom,

Could not always see.

But in the end you always convinced me

Things aren't always

What they appear;

The things I've always looked for.

Once long ago, before we met,

I thought I could 

Singlehandedly make the

Spinning world go away;

Just like some king 

from back in those bygone days.

But I was wrong. 

I don't belong 

Inside this category.

Seemed to be,

At the time to me,

To my advantage.

Missing why,

Not knowing 

When to try 

To start believing

In my very own

Self determination.

Sometimes at night when I'm alone,

The solitude

And the quiet can bring out

All the worst in my head.

But now it seems that isn't so big or bad.

I've learned a thing, 

Or maybe two, 

And just ahead there’s always you.

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                          2014

Diversions . . .

 

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-diversions-of-high-society-

illustration-shows-a-high-society-auction-83180883.html

Sitting in this happy place

With diversionary options galore.

For some strange reason, I declare

I want to read the news some more.

Xi's in China, he's so wily,

But his goals are plainly clear.

Trump is here, he's just himself,

He's done so many things, I hear.

Elections are right on our doorstep,

Putin's mercilessness reigns. 

Immersion, instead, in music's

What I need to ease this pain.

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

        Black & White Then Back

Mangoes . . .

https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/mango-fruit

. . . etc. 

Dancing, I've heard, is good exercise,

And I'm sure that it's true, still I try and I try.

But my feet, I can tell you just don't follow through.

The music, as always, makes the party - like glue.

On occasions, which rare, 

It works fairly well.

My score may be 'FAIR'

Still it's early to tell.

But, assured, may you rest,

Though I may not be graceful,

I think music's the best,

And the better when tasteful.

It's pure joy, I would posit,

Like eating a mango,

Please excuse these bad rhymes

Here's my song called T-Tango. 

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

            Ambience & Wine

Baggage
from the newly-released album GRAINS



What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

            Ambience & Wine

True . . .

. . . colors, and some serious issues

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/colors

(from The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser)

". . . (Lindsay) Graham seemed intoxicated. "He let me into his world," he enthused. The access and constant consultations thrilled him. "I have never been called by a president this much in my life," he said.  His fealty flipped, he now expressed outrage that anyone would have the effrontery to denigrate Trump, even going on CNN to berate the media for labeling the president "some kind of kook not fit to be president" - the same words Graham himself had once used. . . McCain was disgusted and let Graham know it. . . Graham's main contribution to the day of (MaCain's) mourning was to invite Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. McCain's grieving daughter Meghan said)  . . . "Funeral crashers . . . 'I hope this is the most uncomfortable moment of your life.' " . . . "We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness," Meghan said as Graham sat stone-faced in the audience, "the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly, nor the opportunistic appropriation of those who lived lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served." . . . "The American of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great." . . . "

Ya Got Trouble
- Robert Preston (from The Music Man)

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

            Another Shot

Nearness . . .

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Sculpture-

Nearness/72550/4594002/view

 

As long as you are near me,

I can get along.

As long as you are near me,

I am very strong.

Definitively able to withstand

So many adversities,

And quite underhand;

From the cloudy sky or ocean blue

I fail to anticipate,

Yet sometimes I do.

As long as you are near me,

All and everything are good.

I have little to fear;

Certainty now and clearly understood.

The Nearness of You
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstron

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet 

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

For The Ride

Happy . . .

https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20005881

I like to think of happy stuff
When I hear so much bad news
It really all becomes too much
Promoting growth of blues.
So here's to you and here's to me!
Let's concentrate on that, 
And celebrate with friends we love 
Before another coup d'erat.

Happy Stuff

- Ray Jozwiak-Gonzo Piano

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet 

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                               Put A Finger On It

Reading . . .

 . . . spam for fun

https://www.eater.com/2014/7/9/6191681/a-brief-

history-of-spam-an-american-meat-icon

". . . My colleague Stephanie just found you on Instagram and loved your content! She passed me your details and told me to reach out to you! My name is Michelle and I am in charge of finding new talent for our Instagram marketing agency. Similar accounts to yours are CRUSHING it on Instagram - from what I’ve seen, you could be doing even better than them! Our US and Australian based team have been providing Instagram growth since 2017 and have helped over 12,500 clients reach their Instagram potential. In short, we are experts when it comes to Instagram. We’re confident that we can help you grow another 10k - 15k real, targeted followers in 2022! Yes! REAL followers that ENGAGE. No fakes, no bots. You can partner with us now for FREE at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx and start growing today! Watch our setup video for a clearer idea of how it all works! We choose who we reach out to carefully and take on a limited number of clients at a time to ensure high quality results - if this interests you, try it for free now before spots close. If you don’t like our service, cancel at any time - there’s zero risk. We know you’ll love it! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. . ."
  

Tread Carefully
- Everrest

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                 Critic’s Choice

Care . . .

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/25/a-

productivity-scorecard-for-115th-congress/

Cowboy commando; conspiracy fantasists just are no good to me. 
Libertarians imagine that they’re self-made heroes entirely.
Greed is good. Greed is great in my own hands.
Better in mine than yours.
Can we just care for each other?
Why do we need bigger boats?
All the square footage in this whole world
Can’t save one life, can’t bring hope.
Disadvantages just don’t exist
If our share’s bigger than his.
Cunning and shrewdly calculating masterfully manipulative.
Never afflicted by conscience or guilt, keeping the prize in full view.
Never say never. Never say die 
Unless you mean someone else.
Bigotry, high crimes, paranoia, cynics and primitives mystical.
Cultural warriors in their own heads. Mythical anarchist hierarchy.
Seeking some golden age now long-gone,
Blind to the fact things change.

 
    

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Follow me on 

Blogger

Tweet 

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website -

https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                   Chromatose

Doubles . . .

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/sports/tennis/doubles-tennis-ATP-finals.html

The week was a good one.

The weather was nice.

Many hours did I practice

Wanted to be precise 

In performance of the pieces

We'd agreed upon for that night.

On arrival, just one hour ahead

Of the one at which we would start,

Something strange, seemed was brewing.

Our mere presence surprising, 

Was causing a real disconcert.

The appearance of a fellow troubadour

Brought the feeling of sickness inside.

He was there, just like us, to play music tonight.

At the sight of each other, we sighed.

It's got to the point it's mundane, with this place,

A routine like a supper that's cooked.

You see now, once again, for whatever the reason,

She most certainly has double-booked.   

     

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Follow me on 

Blogger

Tweet 

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website -

https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                                     Grains

Almost . . .

 

https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/almost-complete

No matter how much effort made,

You can't expect the earth to move.

There's not always the fairest trade,

Least not one of which you will approve.

The hope is all will find great delight.

But in spite of your input they just can't quite.

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                         No Frills

Epilog . . .

https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/the-end-book

ep·i·logue

/ˈepəˌlôɡ,ˈepəˌläɡ/

Learn to pronounce

noun

1. a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

   "the meaning of the book's title is revealed in the epilogue"

   
   

   
   

Epilog was originally the middle-section (piano solo) for Third-Hand Intelligence, pre-OHO's treatment of the song on Gazebo. This recording is a particular favorite of mine. I like it's clarity, crisp intonation of each instrument, simplicity of the small ensemble and the dynamic performance which renders the scattered errors irrelevant. But that's just ME. 





What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                         No Frills

Envy . . .

 

https://www.inc.com/rhett-power/9-ways-to-combat-social-media-envy.html

To envy is only human,

Doesn't take a special man

Or a woman, for that matter,

We just do the best we can.

When we happen to possess

Something that brings us joy complete,

A higher satisfaction level'd

Be difficult to meet. 

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                          2014

Glorious . . .

https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/freedom-bird.html

 

Tommy came from far across the sea

Looking for some opportunity.

In his land there's almost none.

He's only one of many millions.

No one told him streets were paved with gold

Like they used to in the days of old.

But he heard from some who knew

Of all the things to do,

He could accomplish

Searching for glorious freedom 

Here in America.

He can be anything

He wants to be.

With his wealth accumulating, 

And he's got every liberty,

Deep in his heart he knows he

Never will be free.

Ravi took a wife they had a child

A year or two before they came stateside.

And he had such big brown eyes,

Too young to realize what he was seeing.

On the surface one would never guess

That this family wasn't quite as blessed

As you might believe they were.

He isn't sure of her

Or where they're heading.

Someone from oh so long ago still remains

Firmly embedded in his soul.

She wasn't of the same persuasion as he.

His friends and family convinced him

That it couldn't be.

Broken hearts take time.

Broken hearts take time to heal.

When he finally felt the strength he'd need

To live the kind of life he'd like to lead.

As the heartache dulled with time,

Made up his mind,

Back when he married.

Realizing that he'd never find 

The true companion that he had in mind,

Like the one he almost had.

He placed a wanted ad

In the local paper.                                                                               

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

        Black & White Then Back

Wisdom . . .

https://depositphotos.com/14001462/stock-illustration-cartoon-wise-man-laptop.html

Sometimes I think I've got the stuff

Which makes one feel he's up to snuff.

Some do  think that money is

The thing that makes them all the biz.

But I know more, by far, than this.

Money brings only temporary bliss.

Pure joy has roots in a much better system

And now with age, I've attained such wisdom.

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet  

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

            Ambience & Wine

Epilogue . . .

 

https://www.dreamstime.com/full-parking-lot-cars-trucks-suv-vans

-baseball-game-san-francisco-august-california-image195020339

(End of Season Epilogue)

And just when you're used to the peace and the quiet,

All holy and hell will descend like a riot.

The absentee owners are back like a fungus

Just because on the calendar, it says 'Columbus.'

So they drag down their families, regardless of weather,

And if it happens to be bad, they all stay inside together.

The parking's horrendous til they go out to eat.

Then they all come back home to watch movies and tweet.

It's just all part of living this next chapter of life

In a nice large resort, with this minimal strife.

Pretty soon it'll be Monday, and if stars are aligned,

They will all drive back home and restore my peace of mind.

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet 

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

For The Ride

Justice?. . .

 

https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/artifacts/

george-hw-bush-inauguration-boots

Cowboy justice 
Is just exactly what we need.
Twice as effective 
As mercy, now for which they plead.
If I can't get you 
To see things the way I do,
Something happens.
I start the process. see it through.
It's what I've been taught to do.
And I'll teach you.
No one tells me
Just what I can or cannot do.
My advisors,
Some, say are keepers of this zoo.
I don't mind if
You think that what they say is real.
I'm in charge here.
At least that's how they make me feel.
That's a part of the deal,
And it came true.
Gotta see it my way.
I'm giving the people what I want.
It's a price I must pay.
We cowboys know how to be gallant.
There's no question
Of right or wrong here to debate.
Disagree though, 
You'll be subjected to the hate
That's inflicted 
On members of the team like you.
Cause we cowboys
Will never worry if we're few.
Our justice is true.
Make no mistake.

What do you think? Tell me at
https://rayjozwiak.com/contact

Tweet 

Follow me on Blogger

Visit Ray Jozwiak at: Website - https://rayjozwiak.com

Apple ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/artist/ray-jozwiak/4343853 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ray+jozwiak&ref=nb_sb_noss

Other Ray Jozwiak Offerings

                               Put A Finger On It