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For Joni Mitchell

for joni mitchell... wistful strands slipping by of grounded dreams that i once believed would fly... strewn around this emptiness where once there soared, dreams, not of riches but of simple happiness... 'both sides now' you sang, from within and from a feeling of being without you moved me so, i cried, i laughed i wanted to run into the falling rain and shout... 'its life's illusions that i recall' your voice soared and dipped and with life breathed as every one of those words you sang tore into me, as my very core seethed... not with bitterness or loss or with feelings even vaguely sad your words seethed and burned through me igniting memories of this life i've shared... with those who aren't illusions of those who've embraced me each time i've slipped and taken yet another fall... for like you... 'i really don't know life at all'

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Kim Van Breda

Date: 3/7/2013 3:25:00 AM

I love these lyrics of Joni's --the song makes so much sense. We make it a mission to try and understand life with the mission of trying to gain control.. but in the end, "it's just illusions I recall-- I really don't know life at all" My hero -- whose lyrics I find so profound is Kurt Cobain-- another tragic loss.

Scribbler Of Verses
Date: 3/7/2013 4:02:00 AM

Gaan in Vrede, Kim!

Scribbler Of Verses
Date: 3/7/2013 4:00:00 AM

Rest in Peace, Brother Kurt! "...What else should I be All apologies What else should I say Everyone is gay What else should I write I don't have the right What else should I be All apologies..." and this 'hits' me, every time ... "... All in all is all we are, All alone is all we all are? ..."

Scribbler Of Verses
Date: 3/7/2013 3:54:00 AM

Yes, dear Kim, who can forget Kurt Cobain's pained voice singing the stinging lyrics of 'Come as you are' and 'Pennyroyal Tea' and one of my favourites of all-time 'All Apologies' ... Yes, indeed as you say, we may 'think' we're in control, but by golly, doesn't 'life' have a way of letting us know otherwise every so often! Stay well, fellow South African!