Category: My Audio
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Will-o’-the-Wisps #2 *
Will-o’-the-Wisps #2 My true companions who never fail Flashing here and there Illuminating pathways to the nether world Dazzling spinning My Arms outstretched to grasp the earth With fingers seeking purchase To slow my frantic pace Always to the edge And not one step beyond For fear that Fates may lead me Where I would…
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Nouns Before Verbs #2 *
Nouns Before Verbs #2 What happens when I write? First and foremost, I’m doing what I like to do. I’m satisfied. I’m content. I’m at peace. Whether I’m good at it or not is for others to judge. But regardless of that judgement, I’ll continue to tap away at my keyboard and continue to produce…
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Forever More *
Forever More Smile for me That I may smile with you And overcome this sadness That haunts my waking hours. Sing for me That I may sing with you To banish troubled thoughts And lay to rest this weight of sorrow Dance for me That I may dance with you, Take you in my arms…
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If You Should *
If You Should If you should happen to pass me by And hear me gently sigh, Then stop and ask me, Why? If you did by chance take note Of a quiet tear upon my cheek, Then pause and ask me, Why? If you should see my shoulders slumped As though bearing a great weight,…
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The Picture *
The Picture Capturing a brief instant in time That offers a degree of immortality To the frozen subjects it portrays, As long as that image still exists That moment will be preserved And open a glimpse into the hearts and souls Of those who have become shadowy strangers Since the time of their passing. Their…
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An Atheist’s Psalter *
An Atheist’s Psalter Here I go again, trying to explain what I do and justify the extraordinary amount of time I spend on it to my family. Palimpsest is an atheist’s Psalter, a loosely organized and moderated collection (some old and dusty) of articles, poetry, and prose centred around my own personal belief system. It…
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Silence *
Silence Not a sound carried on the breeze No repeated echos faintly dying No talk, no chatter, no whispers Not a solitary note Disrupts this quietude. The daily accompaniment Of constant, persistent noise Permeating every waking hour Made almost mute by constant presence Like visions too common to be seen. We pay no heed to…
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Heritage *
Heritage – Our Story Never far from sundering sea Gull’s and gannets make strident calls The taste of salt is on the air And fishes drying on the racks Ragged nets spread calling to be mended And rigging slapping on the mast While mooring ropes groan with every swell Spray and foam cast up on…
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Give An Ear To The Drones
Give An Ear To The Drones The chanter is for artistry and flash Impossible notes that take no time Dancing fingers and lightning burls With nary a squeak nor squawk. Effortlessly from high A to low G And back again describing melodies Of tunes familiar to please the crowd And set the troops to a…
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Fallen
Fallen <— Click here for the audio version of “Fallen”. Before I take that first step I know what it is. My heart says go to it, but my head says walk away. These are choices I was not meant to make, too reminiscent of other choices and chances for good or ill. I say…
Palimpsest 