well, I'd like to believe that you'll always be near me
that we'll meet again in that 'sweet bye and bye'
how I'd love to believe that you could still hear me
when I raise my voice to the sky...
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Feb 21 2021
Feb 3 2021
...a quote...
..." Dennis is one of the most clever, articulate songwriters, ever....eloquence personified..."
...Gary Peeples... guitarist of Jackson Delta and Al Black's 'Steady Band' had this to say about my work in a Facebook post somewhere back on down the line...…
Feb 3 2021
scene his shadow...
..well... it has bee a long time since I've been able to 'log in' to this 'blog'; especially on my lap-top, as opposed to my iPad... I had hoped to get off to a fresh start yesterday (being 'groundhog day'…
Nov 3 2020
... some scenes...
some scenes obscene won’t be unseen
our histories haunt us all in kind
memory, not a slate to be wiped clean
we are all captives of the mind
love can ennoble or demean
too often…
May 12 2020
In My Wildest Dreams
...waking from more curious dreams than usual; I am inclined to share a recent lyric...
in my wildest dreams... there are tamer scenes
where we stop and catch our breath ...reflect upon the gift
see time for what it is;…
May 11 2020
Just Another Rainy Sunshiny Day (the lyric)...
...of course, the 'blog' presents items in order of appearance, and the 'reflection' on this lyric will be below this page... apparently there is no way to mess around with the format, so...
my brother tasked me to write him…
May 11 2020
"Just Another Rainy Sunshiny Day..." (reflection on the writing of a song)
... "Dennis is one of the most clever, articulate songwriters ever...eloquence personified..."
... Gary Peeples ( guitarist/songwriter; member of Jackson Delta (blues band) and Al Black's 'Steady Band' -February 10th, 2019. ...whew... that's quite a quote (unsolicited) from a friend…
Mar 15 2020
Ould Soul
old soul... you are traveler
old soul... odyssey unraveling
old soul... trying to find a way home
...
heartbeat... like an ancient drum
complete... vision soon will come
defeat... something you've never known
...
you see the universe in a…
Mar 9 2020
TheGift of the Moon and Stars
I can only give you the moon and stars
they're yours for the asking... there for the taking
we can catch fireflies in jars
we'll be basking in the light they're making
let this summer's night roll slowly
your love…
Mar 5 2020
True Love's Time has Come
men are born to be bound by duty
bred to be slaves to beauty
bled by social pressure from the cradle to the grave
I've worn my heart on my sleeve, and it's led me to believe
that true and…
Mar 5 2020
The Sky's the Limit
you want me to need you and I need you to want me
your past has freed you; mine keeps coming back to haunt me
you know much more about me, than I'll ever know about you
(darlin', what can…
Mar 4 2020
Meadowlark Grove
he walks in a shady grove...
lay him down 'neath a summer sky
watching dragons and castles move...
changing shape right before his eyes
he sees them fly...
...
seems so log since he was a child...
everything seemed s…