What is it?
by John OBrien, Jr.
5.
Deep within the ankle, it burns, white hot
Pulsing outward,
rebounding off the outer walls of their confinement
The walls are my skin,
no where to go
6.
Shoulder weight, Somehow,
swinging in a direct, weighted line from my fingers
being pulled downward,
somehow hung from deep within the shoulder socket,
dead weight fuels dead shoulders,
hanging,
7.
On the left side, on […]
Yesterday’s Blog on the song Nobody’s Child seems to have struck a chord. This song is also one of my favorites.
This song, written by legendary song writer, composer, pianist and producer Phil Coulter was written about his son, who was born mentally impaired. It was recorded by many, including Sinead OConnor, but is considered a […]
Nobody’s Child
by Cy Coben, Mel Foree
I was slowly passing
an Orphan’s Home one day,
I stopped there for a moment
just to watch the children play.
Alone a boy was standing,
And when I asked him why,
He looked with eyes that could not see
And he began to cry.
I’m nobody’s child,
nobody’s child,
Im like the flowers
just growing wild.
No mammy’s kisses,
No daddy’s smile.
Nobody […]
Long Before Your Time
When I was researching Festival Legends: Songs & Stories, one of the great interviews was with Johnny McEvoy. An amazing fascinating story. One of his big hits was the song Long Before Your Time, one of my favorite tunes, that I remember learning and singing when I was about ten, […]
I love learning new songs, no matter how old they are.
I now know hundreds and hundreds of them and I am
always looking for new ones. The one I am learning now
has captured me, it is a timeless song, called My Old Man.
Written my legendary songwriter and singer Ewan MacColl,
it has been brought back into public […]
I went to a party
and remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
so I had a Sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
the way you said I would.
That I didn’t drink and drive,
though some friends said that I should.
I made a healthy choice,
and your advice to me was right.
The party finally ended,
and the kids […]
If you own just one Bible, you are abundantly blessed
1/3 of the world does not have access to even one.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness,
You are more blessed than the million who will not survive the week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the lonliness of imprisonment,
the agony […]
The message is to choose life AT THIS moment -
Not to try to live forever.
Someday, when you are tired and sore
and you want to leave your body
Your death will be a healing -
not a failure
You will have been an example
of how to deal with adversity
and leave a legacy of love.
Is life unfair? Or is it in fact, arbitrary and it is people who are either fair or unfair. Which are you?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camp trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in their tent for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend awake.
“Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you […]