Monthly Archives: October 2015

Another Early ’70’s Neil Young Song : Time Lost

Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night , wandering where the life went you should’ve led ? And did you ever wonder in the middle of the day , what happened to all those books you … Continue reading

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Ticking Bombs

There is a ticking sound and it is the slow ticking ticking away of our lives ; each day is a ticking bomb which we need to defuse , and having accomplished that the very next bomb starts ticking ; … Continue reading

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Is

A drop is rainfall Rainfall is a drop , A leaf is windfall Windfall is a leaf , A grain is harvest Harvest is a grain , Lack is plenty Plenty is lack , Absence is attendance Attendance is absence … Continue reading

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Utter Nonsense

If steel became fudge-cake and glass marshmallow , what use would strawberry jam be ? Were concrete baking powder and the oceans of the world rice pudding , how sweet would the wine taste in bottles made of insouciance ? … Continue reading

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