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"Yo, it’s a swingin’ machine, Man, popin' through the city like a late-night pulse/Soul groove in the gears, a brass-tuned Tower of Power horn section that never clocks out/
Word from Bird slides through the air, quick as a sparrow in the valley of smoky jazz clubs/
Coltrane follows with a long, silver breath, reed-wide open as the horizon sets up the day/
The street becomes a jazz club man, don't ya know/ Soul Shack, sugar shack watch your back jack/
a doorway of rock soul 45s stacked high, where the past nods to the future to be sure/
Break it down, count down, the rhythm rebuilds itself in bricks to the soul jazz tempo/
Nu Jazz banners wave, NEW YORK Monday traffic slows to listen, and the gypsy cab, Latin tinge kool sound to refresh the hot summer day/ each car on their horns like a big band sound section/
Lou Rawls drifts in on a velvet breeze, baritone city slick, smooth in the morning/ His "Lady Love" waits for his embrace/
Philly Joe Jones keeps the clock honest as he jams in hi-fi/ sticks snapping a cadence snare to bass drum that won’t quit/
Settin’ the soul jazz pace, jazz hipsters walk the line between memory and invention, jazz players go toe to toe with the possibility of coming up with the new jazz thing/
Work it out, Mel Torme's "Comin' Home Baby" is out there, some were, every note a workout to dig up a new way to say the same thing/
over and over every chord change every beat every solo every Tenor conclave man, all night long/
Red Garland Quintet threads the Something Else needle on collective Improvisation with swingin' abstract jazz with pocketfuls of tempo logic/
Rellin’ with the Fellin’ in, Man, It's Sonny Rollins he folds space like a drum-major bending time, the horn colossus in his prime/
When a stranger calls
a star is born
within these walls
the shining
city lights
die hard
the searchers
don't look now
behind enemy lines
I walk the line
out of the past
roots
where the red fern grows
in cold blood
of mice and men
while you were sleeping
jaws
follow me quietly
home alone
where the sidewalk ends
forks over knives
shattered
where the heart is
frozen
dark eyes
guess who's coming to dinner
the day after tomorrow
the silence of the lambs
never cry wolf
in the heat of the night
my fair lady
dances with wolves
singin' in the rain
the illusionist
expelled
grease
cast away
what lies beneath
the notebook
can't buy me love
without leaving a forwarding address
back to the future
titanic
cries and whispers
tell them willie boy is here
from now to eternity
wild hearts can't be broken
before night falls
sense and sensibility
climb an angry mountain
to kill a mockingbird
we were soldiers
following
a beautiful mind
without a paddle
for love
the birds
take the lead
a river runs through it
one flew over the cuckoo's nest
when the cat's away
the mailman always rings twice
with a clean face
the empire strikes back
with a kodak
footsteps in the fog
paint your wagon
fifty shades of grey
for a little more money
great expectations
reign over me
boys don't cry
with your permission
save the last dance
for your eyes only
three men and a baby
cry for the strangers
gone with the wind
to have and have not
places in the heart
return to me
where or when
pride and prejudice
ran
to catch a thief
like water for chocolate
stolen kisses
smile
on the beach
it's a wonderful life.
Here are the lyrics:
Got a dream that seems so far
With just himself and an old guitar
Taking a ride to a roadside bar
Plugging in to be a big big star.
Chorus
Just a young man and a 40 year plan
And workin that plan day and night
Cause a wife and child wont let him be wild
Got his whole damn life on the line
But dont cry for this man
He's making his stand
Cause the 40 year plan is goddammed lie
Ain't looking to rob no one
But been working two jobs son
Ain't enough week left at the end of the money
Man he's laughing but it ain't funny
When you're working a 40 year plan
Bossman calling at 5am
Gotta find them keys man
Little one's sleeping all upside down
Old lady passed out from a night on the town
She's working the 40 year plan
Got home just a little late
Trooper pulled over on the interstate
Talking bout smelling some beer or some moonshine,
Step out biy and walk the line
Cause I'm working my own 40 year plan
But tonight's a big shot
Give it all that he's got
Put a tear in aone young girl's eye
Break out of the plan this time
I dreamt last night
a dream of memories once shared
now lost to time's despair.
An anniversary passes
and the date burns in my heart
as if the years never depart.
Should you still think of me
remember what bound us together
held us inseparable in all weather.
Others forget the loss
they say time heals all wounds
but only in tears am I consumed.
A picture brings back your smile
untouched by age and time
but alone, I still walk the line.
The love we had paired
in familiar places bring no pleasure
and heartache is all I am left to measure,
It is an aching pain un-quenched
within my soul treasured and spent
from this love that dies, release me,
let me cry.
Do not weep for me my love
My time was up, I had to leave.
Received the calling from above
Now watch your sadness as you grieve.
Your heart is broken, so is mine
My tears cascade like falling rain.
My destiny to walk the line
In death, I too can feel the pain.
You must go on without me there
And when you think of me know this.
The love we had was ours to share
Each other bound in wedded bliss.
My time clock on the earth was through
I’ve crossed now to the other side.
I ask my darling this from you
Forgive the fact that I have died.
To stay with you I had no choice
Though I’m now gone, you’ll feel me near.
Close your eyes, you’ll hear my voice
Call out to you “I love you dear.”
But you still have so much to do
I’ll wait until you come to me.
And when you time is also through
Together, then we’ll always be.
WALKING WITH MY EYES CLOSED
familiar whirr of police siren
grows LARGER and LOUDER
pulling me over
i must exit the driver’s seat
h i c c u p my replies
slur a few white lies
he sure looks sharp
this young man in blue
but a bit too stern
i enter a plea of please
he shuffles his feet
this awful beast
examines my eyes and ears
blindfolded i walk the line-----------------------
i steer like a tightrope walker
my feet feel the bright white light
it leads me across state lines
trolling the line from east to west--------------------
blindsided and tipsy,
a bit giddy besides
but sooner or later i’ll find
an officer S T R A D D L E D
over me
you see….. i’ve been walking,
with my eyes closed
…but only in my mind
2/17/2017
Planning Better
The goal line is high,
and it will take most of my life,
to climb to the top.
That is okay,
as an objective needs to be tall enough,
to challenge self, daily...
on the road to a life worth living.
Put your mind on what matters.
Stay to the course,
walk the line.
Time, is running...
out.
A clock on the wall,
the one in the hall,
by the watch the phone
the ticket...
punched out, hit in the face,
but most of all traveled.
Your life in a circle,
that needs to be enlarged,
by stretching the radius...
to its limit.
Then letting go.
A new decade,
leaving the teens behind.
Now we are grown up,
and need to clean the planet,
fight for peace,
demand tolerance...
and know that free will,
is a gift of choice.
Soon all will find a reason to kneel,
to one god or another,
but the truth will shine,
high above the rest.
Brighter than the sun,
"He" will come!
It is written in the book,
It is seen on the land.
It is felt in every heart,
those that accept,
and even those that do not.
Many that fought for darkness,
will be brittle in the shine,
of all things reflective,
of our past, present, and future...
forever.
In twilight's embrace, a world serene,
Where whispers dance, a soft ballet,
Beneath the stars' celestial sheen,
A tapestry of dreams to lay,
With hushed embrace, two souls entwine.
The moon's glow weaves a silver thread,
A love unspoken, hearts aglow,
Through valleys deep and mountains spread,
In every step, their bond will grow,
Two spirits bound, forever bind.
Across the ocean's gentle foam,
Their spirits soar, no bounds can tame,
Through tempest's roar, they find their home,
An eternal flame, unending flame,
In unity, their hearts combine.
In twilight's embrace, a world serene,
A symphony of life's embrace,
Through trials faced and battles keen,
They will stand as one, unyielding grace,
Their love's embrace, a sacred sign.
A journey shared, they will walk the line,
With hope in hand, they will face the dawn.
Indestructible, for Johnny Cash
by Michael R. Burch
What is a mountain, but stone?
Or a spire, but a trinket of steel?
Johnny Cash is gone,
black from his hair to his bootheels.
Can a man out-endure mountains’ stone
if his songs lift us closer to heaven?
Can the steel in his voice vibrate on
till his words are our manna and leaven?
Then sing, all you mountains of stone,
with the rasp of his voice, and the gravel.
Let the twang of thumbed steel lead us home
through these weary dark ways all men travel.
For what is a mountain, but stone?
Or a spire, but a trinket of steel?
Johnny Cash lives on?
black from his hair to his bootheels.
Originally published by Strong Verse. When I was a teenager Johnny Cash used to pop into the Nashville McDonald’s where I worked to buy burgers after the Grand Ole Opry let out. True to his nickname, the Man in Black always dressed in black. I think he’s as immortal now as human beings can become, since someone will be singing songs he wrote and and recorded till the end of time.
Music Trivia: Johnny Cash wrote "I Walk the Line" in 1956. This song, in which he vowed to be faithful to his wife, became his signature song. But seven years later Cash recorded "Ring of Fire," a song about the scorching love affair that caused him to leave his wife for June Carter of the famous singing Carter family. (Ironically, the Carters’ signature song was the gospel classic “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Apparently not the one symbolized by Johnny Cash’s wedding ring!) June Carter wrote "Ring of Fire" with Merle Kilgore. Johnny Cash had a dream in which he was singing the song with mariachi horns in the background, which was how he recorded his version of the song.
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Today is the eighth of August and it’s a very special day
Family and friends are here to celebrate Marion's birthday
She's a loving mother to her children and grandchildren too
Gardening and reading books are what she loves to do.
And there are many celebrities sharing Marion's birth year
Danny Boyle, Ravi Shanker, Tom Hanks, and Carrie Fisher
Andy Garcia ,Sue Barker, Theresa May, and Bryan Cranston
Along with La Toya Jackson, Sebastian Coe, and Mel Gibson.
In that year, some musical events made the headline news
Elvis sang “Heartbreak Hotel”, Guy Mitchell "Singing The Blues"
“Roll Over Beethoven” was a hit for the legendary Chuck Berry
Little Richard came on the scene with his hit “Long Tall Sally”.
Johnny Cash’s “I walk The Line”, "Que Sera Sera" by Doris Day
It was the start of the Rock 'n' Roll era that was here to stay
Other news was Prince Rainer 111 married actress Grace Kelly
It was the first ever royal wedding that was broadcast on telly.
Lugano in Switzerland held the first Eurovision song contest
Swiss singer lys Assiaslloll "Refrain" won, it was voted the best
The clean air act was introduced to combat industrial smog
No more walking about getting lost in that thick 'pea super' fog.
A polio epidemic erupted in Ireland and Cork was badly affected
Up and down the country it raged young and old were infected.
The first ever working video recorder was introduced by Amplex
It had a state- of- the -art recording system called Quadruplex.
Queen Elizabeth 11 opened Calder Hall at Sellafield in Cumbria
The first commercial power station that was powered by nuclear
General Electric introduced the world's first "Snooze Alarm" clock
An extra ten minutes in bed diminished the 'rise and shine' shock
But the eighth of August was one of the most notable events
Teresa and Luke welcomed Marion and became proud parents
Years later Bernadette and Luke were born adding to the family
Now they're all proud parents themselves and living life happily.
Happy occasions become fond memories and with you they stay
You'll reflect on them often and like a movie in your mind play
Celebrating with your family and friends makes it a perfect day
So, enjoy and make some memories on Marion's special birthday.