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Saturday, April 18, 2009

It's always odd....







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=debgoWX1tLU





I think that poets and writers have "favorite works" that are not necessarily as well-received as their material that is less personal. My own favorite was written in the aftermath of the reunion concert of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (you'll probably guess who I was more partial to!). The pair meant a lot to me in my formative years of late teens and 20's. I couldn't help myself but buy tickets to see them reunited, and I was not disappointed.




You may not like the poem as much as I do, because you don't have the underlying emotions of thinking back to what you were, when you first heard their music. And then again, you may be too young to know.....






MUSIC MAN




A minor deity walks among us


Dobro, cello and 12 string unravel his sounds


His hands cannot stay still


Unlike a singer who focuses on words


Leaving diaphragm diaphanously


Moved by sound needing to touch it


His words float among the rafters


They soar and his partner of the angel’s whine


Frosts them with magnificent cushions of harmony.


~~~


Soothsayer, poet, teller of tales



Maker of rhymes and those lines that don’t



We are humbled by the music, inspired by the words



Touched in a way we did not expect



Arrested are we, applauding endlessly



I stop to grip my heart.



Small of stature



Shaken by response and experience



Wearing his passion for his music “like a thorny crown”.


~~~


My simple act of grasping a memory



Bringing a dear one for a night of music



Becomes strangely alive with the soul and the sound of



This man, who with his songs, has touched lives and burned



Aging melodies into our very being.



Foreshadowing his eulogy he appears



An Old Friend



Made new again by the enormity



Of thousands of words grasping souls, taking prisoners.
Brought tears to thousands, peace to all



Shook us to our foundations



Never was much, he was just his father’s son.



I stand and remember, in awe.




~Quidrock 2003



Simon & Garfunkel – “Old Friends” Tour, the morning after

3 comments:

Pam said...

Love the poem. I was a huge fan, back in the day! My fav was always "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

Kelly said...

I've always love Simon & Garfunkel, but definitely have my favorite of the two: Garfunkel.

Again, it might have something to do with the attached emotions and memories.

Marion said...

I love Paul Simon's music. Although "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has some really heavy duty memories attached from my youth, my favorite song is "Cecelia" by them.

"Graceland" by Paul Simon is a favorite album of mine. I like "Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes" perfomed live in Zimbabwe. It's f'ing amazing! Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafqYNCzq5U&feature=PlayList&p=2B1ED39757C357CD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=61