Monday, May 11, 2020

Complicity . . .

 

(from https://medium.com/@arlen.parsa/15-inspirational-quotes-about-speaking-up-against-injustice-336f382c1578)
“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” — Elie Wiesel

“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.” — Dr Martin Luther King Jr

“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” — Thurgood Marshall

“Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.”
– Mahatma Gandhi






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Sunday, May 10, 2020

New . . .



. . . Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano website is coming


SOON!


. . . stay 'tuned' for more . . .




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Saturday, May 9, 2020

Refusal . . .


If you've ever been party to creating a thing
That's yours all alone; to your being it rings.
Sometimes it appears that it's never quite right
But you'd fight to the last just to bring it to light.

At the time that you're adding the finishing touches
You notice the edges contain several smudges.
But your time and commitment negate a recusal.
There's simply no stopping it. Just no refusal.


Won't
©2020 Raymond M. Jozwiak
(demo recording-in-progress)

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Friday, May 8, 2020

Small . . .


. . . VERY small . . .

(from https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-twitter-rant-against-lincoln-project-s-mourning-america-ncna1200881)
". . . At 1 a.m., you hope your president is asleep, getting ready for the next day's challenges. Trump, though, wasn't on Tuesday. And that is because he is a small man for whom American lives and economic fortunes are a distant second to his own ego. . ."






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Thursday, May 7, 2020

Gone . . .



Can too much be said of the deep satisfaction
of making a song out of nothing?
Some don't understand such ethereal concepts
Or even acknowledge this one thing.

Expressing oneself through music, to me
Is a personal, joyous obsession.
I'm simply compelled and how long will I do it?
'Til I'm gone, if that's really your question.




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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

First . . .

. . . demo of Until I Tried


Words are all that I have to express
All the things I would like to be able to tell you
But don't quite know how.
Couldn't before and still can't do it now.
During all of this time that's transpired
Little's changed but a lot has occurred in my thoughts
And my feelings for you.
Countless superior intellects have searched for answers.
I never gave it a whole lot of thought.

Until I tried
To let you know how much I feel inside
For you.

I have always believed that it's true .
Very few things I'll ever encounter will be quite
s precious as you.
The magic between us so rare and so new.
Though I'm not one of those that you find
Who has always the need to express to so many
Exactly what he has in mind.
I find I have this burning that's deep down inside me
For words I never needed before.

I can't imagine ever having my life depend upon eloquence
And maybe it doesn't.
But after all this time together it seems long overdue.
And in the end it probably doesn't make a difference in how you feel
If I never say it.

Now I'm daily rehearsing the way
To articulate every syllable nuance
And stress when I say
How much I need to have you here today.
And I won't give it up easily
I suspect that it's just as important to you
As it is now to me.
The words we use themselves have no meaning.
So all the more must I make it right.

Now that I try
To let you know how much I feel  inside.
Until I tried
To let you know how much I feel inside
for you.


Until I Tried
©2007 Raymond M. Jozwiak
(rough, low-fi demo for copyright purposes)


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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Trying . . .


Words are all that I have to express
All the things I would like to be able to tell you
But don't quite know how.
Couldn't before and still can't do it now.
During all of this time that's transpired
Little's changed but a lot has occurred in my thoughts
And my feelings for you.
Countless superior intellects have searched for answers.
I never gave it a whole lot of thought.

Until I tried
To let you know how much I feel inside
For you.

I have always believed that it's true .
Very few things I'll ever encounter will be quite
s precious as you.
The magic between us so rare and so new.
Though I'm not one of those that you find
Who has always the need to express to so many
Exactly what he has in mind.
I find I have this burning that's deep down inside me
For words I never needed before.

I can't imagine ever having my life depend upon eloquence
And maybe it doesn't.
But after all this time together it seems long overdue.
And in the end it probably doesn't make a difference in how you feel
If I never say it.

Now I'm daily rehearsing the way
To articulate every syllable nuance
And stress when I say
How much I need to have you here today.
And I won't give it up easily
I suspect that it's just as important to you
As it is now to me.
The words we use themselves have no meaning.
So all the more must I make it right.

Now that I try
To let you know how much I feel  inside.
Until I tried
To let you know how much I feel inside
for you.


Until I Tried
©2015 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from Just More Music

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