A local cemetery I never knew existed DON'T HATE THE PLAYER, HATE THE GAME I liked you so much betterWhen your story was untoldNow you go backward looking forwardBelieving all that glitters is really gold You keep your demons in a suitcaseAn arrow in your heartYou’re crying out for plan BBut the game has yet [...]
NUMBER 85
Yesterday at the farm down the road I had a chat with Number 85. We got on OK but our conversation was a one-sided affair. Because of that I thought I’d ask the lamb a few easy questions. It went like this. “What would you call a long rigid piece of metal?” The lamb answered, [...]
AN EMPTY HALL
This spoof mag cover from about ten years ago was found in a pile of old stuff. I’d almost forgotten it, and my long hair and glasses back then when making music was just that - making music. AN EMPTY HALL I never saw the crossroads on last year’s mapShould I take the left turn [...]
HEARTBEAT’S SILHOUETTE
At last the sun came out and so did I. Most people dis Dover for dumb reasons. I don't. Aside the fact that we have White Cliffs plus a magnificent Norman Castle to the east, the harbour overlooking France to the south, more cliffs to the west and forests to the north, Dover has the [...]
DESTINY COMES WITH A CURSE
‘Lost in Surreal’Untitled Identity The last time I ever heard your voiceYou were singing, crystal clearMaking up for lost timeStill begging to disappear You never wanted fame, I knowYet destiny comes with a curseDrags you up then lets you downI don’t know what’s worseThan being fed a big lieOne that you believeJust to find out [...]
GINNY
Photography by Bjorn Looss - Model is Guinevere van Seenus GINNY It wasn’t the dragonIt wasn’t MerlinIt wasn’t the jesterNor his old tambourine It wasn’t the French knightThey called LancelotNor evil Morgan le FayAnd the fall of Camelot Dark Age’s disastersRound table no moreLe Morte d'ArthurLady of the Lake came ashoreShe took care of ExcaliburKept [...]
THE ECHOES OF DISTANT VOICES
Now the ground is neither a sticky mud bath nor a slippery ice rink accident waiting to happen I went up to the forest on Sunday. Amazing how many trees had fallen down over winter. It’s peaceful up there. WISHFUL THINKING The chatter of the ghostsA haunting silhouetteThe echoes of distant voicesAn orchestral violin quartet [...]
A BELL THAT DOESN’T CHIME
Source - Lieutenant Morris Meredith Williams was a talented artist and filled 15 pocket-sized sketch books while serving on the Western Front in WW1. The drawings, along with letters, he sent back home to his wife, Alice. There's a book of his work called 'An Artist's War.' A BELL THAT DOESN'T CHIME You’re looking for [...]
A SCARECROW ON THE GALLOWS
Source - Amazing Dance Shadow Studio - Funzug.com The lyric below is from my song, 'Ballerina Dancing' from 2014. It got good reviews back then but me being me it has never made a published album yet. Right now the song itself is still in demo mode, but not for much longer, so just the [...]
MEMORIES & NEW WORDS
Memories & new words are pretty much what my new book 'Looking for Reasons' is all about. Without 'memories' that inspire, whether they're from yesterday or last year or ages ago, there would be no 'new words'; no new songs. I like it that sometimes a few photographs from before trigger lyrical verse. Anyhow, here's [...]
