Nocturne (Fall 1983)
Tall weeds block
the view. Remove
sound from sight,
the guitar becomes
kindling. I stretch
my hands toward
the burning wood,
hearing the echo
and the woman.
Nocturne (Fall 1983)
Tall weeds block
the view. Remove
sound from sight,
the guitar becomes
kindling. I stretch
my hands toward
the burning wood,
hearing the echo
and the woman.
‘The guitar becomes kindling’…that pings!
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It really would!
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Wonderful.
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Thanks, Emily.
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Evocative
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Thank you.
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Is this a true story? I was 20 that Autumn
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Only in tone. My guitar is battered, but still in one piece.
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let me stand next to you fire. ~jimi hendrix~
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Too busy kissing the sky…
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oops. should be ‘your’.
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yeah, sounds like me 40 or 50 years ago. haha.
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I can identify with that.
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That short tale is captivating… I imagine it
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Thank you.
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Welcome 😊
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Really love this. Great work.
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Thanks very much.
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A perfect distillation.
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So glad you think so!
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You paint wonderful pictures with your words.
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Thanks very much.
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Nice. 🙂
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Thanks.
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This sounds like heartache, to me. Bittersweet and beautiful.
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A little of both. They seem to travel together.
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Is the guitar the kindling or that starts the fire, the woman that starts the fire, or both?
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Yes. No. Maybe. It’s open to interpretation (I have a particular view). 🙂
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Exquisite, timeless.
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Thank you, Pat.
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