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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Writing . . .

I find that these days, I love writing. Writing just about anything, with possibly my favoriite - writing music. I don't necessarily mean transcribing, or writing down the notes (although I do enjoy that TOO), but I mean composing, working through melodies, chord progressions and many times, lyrics. Somewhere in the mid 80s, I began a creative, yet academic, exercise of writing as many songs as I could. Being inspired by much of the good pop music of the time, and much encouragement from budding singer-songwriter communities, I was averaging one new song per month. Maybe no record output, but very satisfactory to me for my own purposes. Now, in my attempt to capture some old demos (from cassette tapes) to digital, I am discovering many nice memories from the past.

This tune was written purposely to utilize the romantic, simple, trite, english of tin-pan alley plus, expanding my production chops, I decided to perform it in a doo-wop style singing multiple vocal parts acapella.

Here With You
©1990 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Friday, May 11, 2018

Express . . .

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”
— Victor Hugo

"One good thing about music: when it hits you, you feel no pain."
– Bob Marley

"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me, like food or water."
– Ray Charles

"Music is a world within itself, it is a language we all understand."
– Stevie Wonder

"When you hear music, after it's over, it's gone in the air. You can never capture it again."
-Eric Dolphy

"I say, play your own way. Don't play what the public want - you play what you want and let the public pick up on what you doing - even if it does take them fifteen, twenty years."
-Thelonious Monk

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Mister . . .

No posture, pretense, gloss or sheen
Or board or false restrictions
Sincerity, consideration
And ability to listen

Leading and accomplishing
What was to be fulfilled
With kindness and humanity
Helped character to build

Wanna Be
©2018 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

B.S. . .

. . . is what John Kelly called the story headlined, "Kelly thinks he's saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump 'idiot,' say White House staffers". . .

(from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/kelly-thinks-he-s-saving-u-s-disaster-calls-trump-n868961)
". . . "I spend more time with the president than anyone else and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship," said Kelly in a statement. "He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story is total BS. I am committed to the president, his agenda, and our country. This is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to President Trump and distract from the administration’s many successes.". . ."

As the story may be, so are the last three words of the quote from Kelly.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Forward . . .

We're on our way out
It's been a wonderful ride
Memories of times
More good than bad
Were made in this place
In ways it's not easy
In others, not hard

More thought was devoted
Than to you may appear
On leaving this place
For so long we held dear
The place that we're going
Is filled with such joy
That it softens any uncertainty

Long Term Short
©2018 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Upheaval . . .

Complications
Multiple frustrations
All is in upheaval
To accomplish good cause
Conscience will be
Undisturbed in the end
And purpose well served

'This too shall pass'
Said President and Poet
To which I may add-
My selfish goal
Shall be several steps closer

Augment In 3 With Dishes
©2018 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Like Crazy . . .

Black And White Digital Art - Crazy Circles by

Methune Hively

On and on flow the hours
Like rolling waves upon the sea
And like so many and so varied flowers
Each one some nectar for the bee

We're keeping tabs and writing numbers
Logging each minute in the book
We have a choice to
Either dread the counting
Or see the bricks if we just look

Store the knowledge
Hoard the wisdom
Take the years
And just run like crazy
Party’s only
What you make it
Make it into the
Best you can

There’s no protection from the power
We’re generating everyday
The blazing lights shine
From each lofty tower
Just to illuminate the way

Things that never occur to you
In the spring
Become clearer with each moving
Season passing

All options must be on the table
All points of view be kept in sight
And if you don’t do ev’ry thing you’re able
Make sure you do those which are right

Store the knowledge
Hoard the wisdom
Take the years
And just run like crazy
Party’s only
What you make it
Make it into the
Best you can

The Hours
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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