everywhere we go people want to know who we are, and we tell them we’re UNITED mighty UNITED we’re Red to the core the Mighty, Mighty core we’re standing at your door oh Manchester, oh Manchester no Scousers wanted here we’ll beat you every…

It’s my father. Music. Banjo, Irish folk, With a Scottish accent And a flutter of Jazz. Everything intertwined, Always moving, Always turning, Always out of reach. It’s me. Learning the recorder, Irish jigs, Sully’s, Play them faster, Fingers moving Without instruction. Always moving, Always turning,…

Melodies do abound Just listen Here the music in the wind   Listen to the sound Words glisten Your music and my music twinned

Take my hand in yours And sail away To that distant shore   We’ll leave this black and white We’ll leave by ocean Let’s leave tonight   Through the window We’ll find passage We’ll find the light   Fight through the rain Search through clouds…

If I had eight legs, and a gaggle of eyes, and a talent for building webs, I could run all over the world saving lives, and watch for injustice, and catch you when you fall, Some would be repulsed, they would try to trample me…

I long to put into words Exactly what i experienced On that pretty emerald island But not even my imagination Can attempt such creation.

Rivers   Rivers flow Through green meadow Looking for a heart It wasn’t lost merely misplaced Where did it land? Where does it flow? Where is this man He holds it in his breast pocket I gave it to him but a moment ago When…

my        mouth        is a paint    s                            p  l    a                                     t     t e r                                          fallen in the wrong place and you are trying to wipe. it.  off.  before I ruin the                                              clean slate of your sympathy   these    kids    these    days                                                             but I’m don’t have…

It is remarkable to think back On the first day we met You were anxious to work with us To teach the children of our center Your English was adequate Enough to get your point across Even if it took some time Your happy spirit…

Disavow your sight. You’ll be more perceptive that way, Able to sense your family regardless of how many parsecs away they are. Know that they are with you even if they don’t appear On your radar. We’re all bound by the constrictions of time And…