words that dance inside themselves and act as vehicles for the imagination of the reader or listener are friends to this man who has heard moments of true beauty in the work of dot allison. her latest music contains one tune that i would love for you to hear:
the words:
among the birth and bud
of each new smile
that said without a word
"i have lost once or twice"
with the knowledge of decline
but only
in the sense of sunsets
dipping full blush like girlish eyes
again to rise
again to rise
sunsets fail and roses grow
some where a legend i’ll not know
step by palsied step
the days they deliver us new bread
kneaded by worthy hands
aged by a billion life-times
to age a billion more
the sunsets fail and roses grow
somewhere a legend i’ll not know
there was something
among the birth and bud
of each new smile
that said without a word
"i have lost once or twice"
the music:
"sunset"
here's dot's blog.
2 comments:
Hi -
I found your blog when scooting around looking for something else.. I am glad Sunset touched you.. I ill forward your link to Kramer who wrote the chords with me in my flat in Hackney. I had a poem I had written which morphed into these lyrics. Take care, D x
hi dot and i'm glad you found this! believe it or not i sometimes sing this song on my bicycle ride to work. i love the words, i admire the way you sing the words, and the instrumental backing is exquisite. it's one of those pieces where, for me, everything really comes together. thanks so much dot!!! steven
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