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Roads Go Ever Ever On

June 29, 2023 — Leave a comment

June is nearly gone but once again I’m getting my monthly song posted in time! Wish I had more time to do a better recording of this one but my summer is full of distractions, interruptions and plenty of fun that gives me little time to spare for recording.

Reading, though – I’ve been enjoying rereading The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and this is the first but may not be the last of the songs I’ve come across in the books that I set to music. Bilbo speaks these words towards the very end of The Hobbit, as he is returning home to the Shire.

Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.

Another Spring Unfolds

April 26, 2023 — 2 Comments

Here’s my song for April, a meteorological rollercoaster ride in Minnesota.

Green returns tender and true
April dawns ancient and new
I remember how this goes, another spring unfolds

Shoots break through, blossoms open
Skin drinks in warmth of the sun
I remember how this goes, another spring unfolds

Nothing’s new under the sun
Still I thrill once again

Snow recedes, snow falls again
We hold on, we know we can
We remember how this goes, another spring unfolds

And the river will rise and the flood will wash us clean again

Tonight the Light

March 29, 2023 — 1 Comment

February often feels like the longest month. And then comes March. Here’s my song for March 2023.

Let’s take it easy, take a deep breath, let it go
We’re gonna make it, we can take it, I just know we will

Tonight the light feels cold and blue
Hello my love oh how are you?

I lost the feeling in my fingers, in my heart
Winter is leaving, guess that might mean we can start again

Tonight the light is breaking through
Hello my love oh how are you?

March through the snow, through the mud, through the tears
Till spring brings us songbirds, brings us flowers, brings us here once more

Tonight the light is warm and new
Hello my love oh how are you?

Tonight the light shines in your smile
Hello my love it’s been a while

You’ve Got it Bad So Good

January 28, 2023 — 2 Comments

In 2023 I’m changing my songwriting pacing from a song a week to a song a month. Partly because I’m now working 30 hours a week at my day job and partly so I can spend more bandwidth working with songs I’ve already written – playing out and recording.

January’s song feels like it should be February’s but oh well, here it is . . .

You can’t think when you’re with that gorgeous soul
You think of nothing else when you’re alone
Oh you’ve got it bad
And it feels so good

There’s a name on repeat in your ears
A face your mind will not let disappear
Oh you’ve got it bad
And it feels so good

Hold it close
Sing it out
Let the whole world feel the truth
Oh, you’re in love
And it’s got you good

Happy Everything!

December 24, 2022 — 2 Comments

From my family to you and yours, season’s greetings!

And, here’s a song I wrote in November, recorded in early December, and am posting on my blog late December. My song-a-week pace has certainly slowed this year, and I expect that to continue next year. Shooting for a song a month, which I plan to continue posting here on the blog.