Category Archives: Poetry and Lyrics

Stray Haiku

The green force of June •
rippling down a rainy road •
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Caledonia

Beautifully written and sung by Dougie MacLean Lyrics here. More info about the song here.

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Frost, Found on the way to something else

A poem…begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where an emotion finds the thought and the … Continue reading →

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Kathy’s Song

Kathy’s Song and now from the heart of 1966…(more lyrics) …And as a song I was writing is left undone I don’t know why I spend my time Writing songs I can’t believe With words that tear and strain to … Continue reading →

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Fun Side Project, update

socks, tights and long sleeves •
peeled off after fighting work •
hypothermia. Continue reading →

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