Monday, January 10, 2022

Can't Quite . . .

 

Looks very delicious.
I so want a bite.
I really should do it
But I just can't quite.

I know that it's crooked
And must be aright.
If only to straighten
But I just can't quite.

So many hold great
Success in their sight,
With little to offer.
But I just can't quite.

There's certainly demand
For new aural delights.
But a code's to be cracked
And I still just can't quite.




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Sunday, January 9, 2022

Among . . .

. . . the grains 

“To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.” 
~ William Blake


Broken
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from 'Grains' release date June 13, 2022



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Saturday, January 8, 2022

Glorious . . .

Jonny 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.
 
Jonny 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.     





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Friday, January 7, 2022

Inflexibile . . .

. . . does NOT equal legitimate . . . 

(from https://www.npr.org/2022/01/02/1068891351/january-6-insurrection-capitol-attack-trump-anniversary?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
". . . "Not only did he not show up, he's not there for anyone who were there and supposedly were there to save democracy and save the country. When in fact, they were doing quite the opposite," Brunvand said. . . But the idea of Jan. 6 did not die with the day. The University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats has been tracking insurrectionist sentiment in the U.S. for a year now. It found that 21 million share the same beliefs that motivated rioters that day. . . In other words, millions of Americans support the idea of political violence. Researchers call it "an American insurrectionist movement" that, a year after the attack on the Capitol, is still alive and well. . ."


Strong Enough to Bend

- Tanya Tucker



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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Baggage . . .

 

Six AM,
The buses aren't nearly as crowded
As the night before.
Someone said there was
Music and laughter 
Behind all the shutters and doors.
What was all of it for?

Who needs friends?
There's barely a minute for breathing.
Everyone here works so hard.
There's no party.
When I reach my doorstep
I struggle to pull out my key.
Where's the meaning for me?

You see but you're unaware
There's life on the other side.

But there's no bridge to cross.
I'm looking through the fog
For some way out of here.
I've baggage here to toss.

Bless my soul!
I've read about you in the paper.
I've seen your picture somewhere.
When you speak it's in volumes and volumes.
I can't hear a word that you say.
Funny it happens that way.

I've been told 
That envy's the thing I've been feeling
For your kind of work and your play.
But to tell you the truth
That it's only a wish 
For a new kind of day,
When worry and fear melt away.

Could be 
That a day will come
When you just might understand.

I’d like to go away.
And go there to stay.
But I can’t find the way.

So it goes,
But change never really comes easy.
Resistance is felt all around. 
But inevitably something happens
That makes the old ship run aground.
We all stare in awe of what’s found.

Like me you appear to be
Looking for some meaning here.


Baggage

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Pian-oho-gonzology . . .


OHO is about as Baltimore as steamed crabs and natty boh. From the furtive minds and dogged persistence of Messrs. Graboski and Reeve flows much musical mayhem which continues to this day. My
association with these gentlemen began in the mid 1970s playing cover music for private affairs, social club events and periodic nightspots. I 'retired' from that in 1979 but the bond had been formed. Through periodic yet ever-present contact with Jay, a connection remained. OHO entered the next chapters of their story, producing an abundance of beautiful and rocking' music. Then in 2010, a musical showcase was planned which was to include OHO, participation in which was offered to me. Playing original music exclusively for this event and reuniting with Jay and David was a prospect I found irresistible. From that point, we were together again, poised and ready to make more music. The album GAZEBO began to take shape while work continued/continues on AHORA. . . and OHO goes onward!

(from https://ohomusic.com/bio)
". . . OHO? Aha! That's a name that rings bells. Baltimore's answer to Pink Floyd, an American underground icon, a band that came out of nowhere playing music the chroniclers swore was years ahead of its time. OHO sneaks around the musical conventions that have mummified so many others, unleashing sliders where you'd expect curve balls, fast balls where you'd expect change-ups. Part of its their sense of humor, part of it their unerring humanity.  Definitely, one of a kind and all in good fun...its got to be. . ."





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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Ego . . .



Sometimes I can get my point across,
And I do it rather well.
You can see
What I think
About me.

It's just my ego.
It gets the best of me.
It's just my ego
It just won't let me be,
It just won't let me be alone.
It's not one of my most redeeming qualities.
Still though it serves me rather well sometimes.
It won't be easy to just let it go,
It's just my ego.

I take such great pride in what I do.
Everyone should take some too.
Don't you think;
Pride in me,
Not in you?

There's a fine distinction between confidence and pride.
There's a fine distinction that I'll never know.
Cloaked with some discretion you emerge from the inside.
I emerge in all my glory. 
What is there to hide?

Mother said that I would never make
Any friends if I don't see
What I'm like,
If I don't lose some pride.



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