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 Thoughts destined to be washed away by the tides of life. |
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I've been studying my cover photo for a while now, and it seems to me that it is more than just a photo of what is there that can be seen, more than just three white rocks stacked on a beach. It contains an important question about the future, about what happens long after the photographer has gone. What will happen to our pile of stones when the tide comes in? Will it topple or has the architect built this structure at a safe distance? I don't know what will happen to these words that I stack here on the sand. They may prove safely distant, or they may be swallowed up by a rush of self-doubt. They may be here for a season. They may lose their balance and be scattered by the shoreline, or be hidden away under shifting sands. Perhaps someday, the tides of life will reclaim them. Or maybe that's just a bunch of poetic, romantic nonsense. After all, this is just a blog. |
| When I say this song reminds me of my sister, it has nothing to do with her mental state. Growing up in the sixties, my musical tastes were highly influenced by older siblings. I remember the differences in the styles of music they preferred. Things were changing rapidly. For my eldest sister, there was Elvis and Tom Jones. The next sister was all about Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary. My brother was into Dylan, too, but the later Dylan with the electric guitar who wrote the mysterious songs and was no longer just a folk singer. I appreciate all of their contributions to my musical memory archives. This song added nothing to the richness of my musical experience. My sister had it on a 45. The reverse side was the song in reverse. If you know what a 45 is or had one, you are older than dirt like me. And you don't care that this record was no great musical achievement. You're just glad you can sing all the words. For me, it reminds me of my sister (who could say all the words - she couldn't sing a note). |
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) I do remember it, now that you mention it. And the other side of the 45 was in reverse? Ha! I do remember something about one of the Beatle's songs being played in reverse and there was supposedly something evil about it. It must've been 'a thing' back then. 
Thanks for sharing this. 
I enjoyed it.
