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Song for the Road
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Song for the Road |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I don’t usually listen to music When I am driving. Not that I don’t like it, I just find the windshield time to be A rhythmic counterpoint to the tunes Blaring from some top 40 station Or even the tapes I have stuck Under the seat in an old box And get distracted. Some journey’s I have been told Take a lifetime or more To completely understand. I was starting to realize that For me the journey I have written here And the stories I have told Are just a part of the whole And would never be completely told. Partially because I do get distracted By the melodies of other words And of the heart as it tries to beat In some sort of harmony with itself If not with another. I stuck an old Blues tape today And let the words wash over me Trying not to see the scenery As it passed by sterile cored glass Encased on two side by the grime of living. Hoping the music would indeed Distract me as I left this place. ………………………………………………. So I’ll sing a song to the road and the wind I’ll pass through the desert on roads with no end But a thousand more miles is no stretch for the mind When the truth of it all is what you’d leave behind. ………………………………………………….. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
I was starting to realize that For me the journey I have written here And the stories I have told Are just a part of the whole And would never be completely told. Partially because I do get distracted By the melodies of other words ================================== just promise you'll never stop trying to tell the story and share what distracts you. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Your minor distractions are a festival for the rest of us captured travelers... Keeping singing... even in low key... we promise to listen... |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Partially because I do get distracted By the melodies of other words And of the heart as it tries to beat In some sort of harmony with itself If not with another. Your writing drives me to distraction!! Wonderful work. Chris  "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
...and no one sings this kind of song better than you do! Keep on rolling, observing, singing and writing... Warm hugs, EA |
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regards2you Member Elite
since 2002-10-01
Posts 3940California |
Ron, I like the whole of this piece, the thoughts as you ramble along. The last lines very good. Hugs, Pat ..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
I was starting to realize that For me the journey I have written here And the stories I have told Are just a part of the whole And would never be completely told. Be sure to keep tellin them stories Ron because we love to listen. enjoyed. Maree |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
much of your work "feels" like music to my soul. thanks for playing. Rf |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
'I was starting to realize that For me the journey I have written here And the stories I have told Are just a part of the whole And would never be completely told. Partially because I do get distracted By the melodies of other words And of the heart as it tries to beat In some sort of harmony with itself If not with another.' If the stories were ever completely told, I would miss hearing them and ask for a rerun...  Stories change, even as we tell them, maybe...because we tell them. And every now and then a storyteller comes along who allows the tale to breathe through him, as it evolves. It is my good fortune to have met (and attempted to learn from) one of the best.Last 3 lines I quoted here...exactly! Now, about this getting distracted thing, maybe I can help with that... First, unplug the frig...  |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Some journey’s I have been told Take a lifetime or more To completely understand. I believe this to be a very true statement. This is what makes life a journey and so interesting. If we understood everything instantly, how boring! Keep telling your stories and if they never end, I believe that to be a really good thing. When they have an end, life is over. Hang on to your distractions, it's what makes you you. Hugs dear man ... Marti Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. A.Einstein |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Sometimes, distraction is a good thing... M |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
I love it when you get distracted.... your stories take on an added twist. ~Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Capt. Ron, I hear the blues.....  Hugs, Ethel |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
touching...i like the introspective mood you built around this piece |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
If only the Truth could be left behind... I have found no roadtrip or cd that can do that. Thanks for the thoughts, Ron... -MVS You CAN make a difference: |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
Beautiful as always!! Charisma |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Ron: I know EXACTLY how you feel love this one and here: ………………………………………………. So I’ll sing a song to the road and the wind I’ll pass through the desert on roads with no end But a thousand more miles is no stretch for the mind When the truth of it all is what you’d leave behind. ………………………………………………….. is the refrain to a song . . . hmmmm xxoo |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Ron, Disappointed that I somehow missed this (work is so darn demanding). The words you wrote here seeped into me and met up with the same feelings. Susan |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
you keep this up? And ya just might find yourself (gasp) dancing one day. You do just get better and better... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I have to have my stereo going or i won't drive...enjoyed the write |
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