walking home from the store
with hot bread in the bag
i feel the same way
prometheus must have when he stole fire
clutching it to his chest
as he hurried back to civilization
that was before the eagle
Author: crow
I'm a writer and a dabbler. I live in Southern California.
Xmas Song Day 16
The Boss.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Bruce Springsteen
Xmas Song Day 15
If one song with Ella Fitzgerald is good, two is better.
Sleigh Ride, Ella Fitzgerald
Poem 20141215
waiting for the door
to open
i recall the voices of angels
and the songs they sang
and their terrifying
glittering eyes
and remember the darkness
before they folded their wings
forever
to watch over me
No Poem 20141214
I am poemed out today. Need to recharge the poem batteries or write some fiction or something.
Hopefully I’ll be feeling it tomorrow.
Xmas Song Day 14
This song always makes me feel nostalgic. I don’t know why. I’ve never been anywhere but home for holidays.
(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays, Perry Como
Poem 20141213
squinting my eyes
reveals a swarm of black
wriggling tadpoles
my vision
affected by the flaws
in my soul
they creep on the mirror of the soul
these swimmers
these floaters
sins casting about
for a way off this flatland
Xmas Song Day 13
I first saw a stop motion animation set to this song after my son was born. He was only about a month old, and like many babies, would have a hard time falling back to sleep after being feed in the middle of the night. But he loved being in a swing. So I’d put him in his swing and turn on the the TV downstairs int he dark at two or three in the morning. And what was on? The Bozo show out of Chicago. Leading up to Christmas, they played the cartoon a lot, and I had never even heard the song before.
Suzy Snowflake, Rosemary Clooney
Ah, and here is the version I saw originally in that dark room, with my son dozing to the soft click-click-click of the swing rocking back and forth.
Suzy Snowflake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEe6KOWdbUs
(Not sure why this one doesn’t embed. Maybe because it’s kind of creepy?)
Oh my god, I just watched this one, too. I’m sure I saw this too.
Hardrock, Coco, and Joe
Xmas Song Day 12
Here’s a holiday classic.
Silver and Gold, Burl Ives
Poem 20141212b
It’s the Friday Haiku!
in her warm bed
the black and white cat curls up
yin and yang
Words and Feathers 