So ... long before I was a lyricist, I wrote poetry. For most of my years in high school and university, that was what I expected to be: a poet.
This particular poem, titled For Colleen Peterson, with Thanks, I wrote about a singer/songwriter whom I greatly admired, and who died too soon. I've decided to include a reading of it today as a kind of experiment. In a way, it's me saying that this too is what I do, and who I am. For whatever that's worth.
Life is short, and too damned short to spend it pretending to be something you aren't, or hiding the creative spark God gave you.
I hope you enjoy the poem -- I plan on sharing more of these, as time permits.
This particular poem, titled For Colleen Peterson, with Thanks, I wrote about a singer/songwriter whom I greatly admired, and who died too soon. I've decided to include a reading of it today as a kind of experiment. In a way, it's me saying that this too is what I do, and who I am. For whatever that's worth.
Life is short, and too damned short to spend it pretending to be something you aren't, or hiding the creative spark God gave you.
I hope you enjoy the poem -- I plan on sharing more of these, as time permits.