fifty degrees: ‘you don’t always realize…’
Walking & Falling ~ Laurie Andersen Sometimes, it’s enough. To show up. Take a step. Stumble, fall. Stay down, rest. Get up, go on. Some days, sufficient. Only to breathe. … Continue reading
forty nine degrees: ‘and now my heart stumbles…’
Awake My Soul ~ Mumford and Sons Mother of mine, ninety nine. And a half, two years passed. Maternal line broken, link reverts to dust. As in life, as it … Continue reading
forty eight degrees: ‘with glitter and some glue…’
Patterns of Fairy Tales ~ The National Ouroboros chokes upon his tail, irony’s great metallic sea. Reappearing, you demand fuel to feed the flame. Contempt reflecting, his. And hers. Impotent … Continue reading
forty seven degrees: ‘you might say you’re wounded…’
It’s All Okay ~ Julia Stone Two hearts, neatly broken. Four hands, blood stained. Truth verse lie, yours against my. Bare cross, with wired thorns. Put out both eyes, and pray. … Continue reading
forty six degrees: ‘crying for the death of your heart…’
Pictures of You ~ The Cure Tree, at night. Nine words, keys to freedom. Truth, peace. As darkness precedes, dawn. You finally found all your courage to let it all … Continue reading
forty five degrees: ‘wondering what the crop will yield…’
Upwards at 45 Degrees – Spoon Curious period, cycles of completion. Temporary time travel, journeyed back to a magical holiday. Snatched from reality, and savoured. Winters raging fires, whiskey and … Continue reading
forty four degrees: ‘bless your crooked little heart…’
Hold On ~ Tom Waits National anthem, hearts lost and wandering. Or held, everlasting. Despite rust and ruin, savage geography. So much remains, vivid. Vital growth, independent quest. Caught between … Continue reading
forty three degrees: ‘suppose I never ever let you kiss me…’
Fidelity ~ Regina Spektor First kiss you claim, I forgot. Winter fever tree, in boots. Night, sky high. Encore night, second kiss. Seven oaks, five flights above. In a lift. Illegal … Continue reading
forty two degrees: ‘into the light of a dream…’
Unison Falling Into Harmony ~ Great Lake Swimmers Into your arms, I laid my dreams. And slept. Tiger paw to bare heart. Twin blood drums, beating. Ancient resonance, a haemoglobin … Continue reading
forty one degrees: ‘on our hands our wrinkles understand…’
Love Love Love ~ Avalanche City How blue the blue and green the green and bright ‘the colour purple’. How bird the bird and bee the bee and light the … Continue reading
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