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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thanks to @Lique for sharing this! 😊

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Thanks to @Alison Redford for the restack

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Thanks to @Kathleen Hobbs for sharing this.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

You're welcome, Paul

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

You’re welcome, Paul

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Martin Mc Carthy's avatar

I just love listening to this, Paul. Great collaboration with our friend and musical maestro, Johnny.

In this era of Trump and his goon squad there if something hopeful in the fact that everything comes to an end, eventually.

Everything drops.

Everything falls.

Kings and empires, towers and walls.

Time is the sunset that always calls.

Everything drops.

Everything falls.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thanks to @Ross Ion Coyle for the restack!

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Good Thursday, @Deni, and thank you for sharing this

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Thanks to @Frederick Fullerton for the restack.

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Paul McCutchen's avatar

Reads a lot like the circle of life.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

I think that idea was in my mind while writing the poem along with wanting to use the four elements in a poem.

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Jed Moffitt's avatar

Timely repost. Nature always comes back to rebalance the score. Why she designed us to try to win at the expense of others remains somewhat of a mystery to me. I am sure she had her reasons.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

I think that “win at the expense of others” is a human modification, rather than Nature’s intent. I could be wrong, though. I often am.

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Rolando Andrade's avatar

Ending never ends.

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Patris's avatar

Even when we want it to

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David Briggs's avatar

Like the vision, theme and rhyme. The cheery, friendly melody seems inconsistent with the deep, sober reflection taking place.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Sometimes deep, sober reflections can be cheery, especially if one accepts the fact that everything ends, including deep, sober reflections.

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Rolando Andrade's avatar

Wonderful Paul. I listened at least 20 times in a row... i felt it like a lullaby, a farewell lullaby

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thank you, Rolando. I hadn’t heard it in almost a year, so I thought I would post again. Johnny Duncan did an excellent job in bring it alive.

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Grace Drigo's avatar

Love this 💙

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thank you, Grace 🩵🩵

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Kaci Rigney's avatar

A beautiful poem (lyrics) lovely song. Enjoyed it immensely.

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Diane’s Blue Forum's avatar

Perfect! On my playlist 💕💙🫶

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thanks, Diane 💙

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Poetry Tracks In Snow Holly L's avatar

Beautiful audio; thanks for sharing a second time.

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Thanks for listening, Holly.

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