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Weather or Whether Not

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The city sweeps past me 

On days when I can’t get up

Blowing past 

Places to go

Whether the weather 

Be clear

Or snow

I rest while the worlds whirls around

Outside my window

In a place 

That never slows down

5 am grabs me

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Very informal late night ramble. Drove from 8:30 am until 5 am and this is basically where my mind was at. It is crazy how you almost start to hallucinate and you definitely need some time to recover. So here is to late night, cheers!

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5 a.m. grabs me

not asleep yet

soon

maybe

probably not

the skies lift a heavy fog

from evening shoulders

passing lines

and green street signs

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late night

driving all around

better prop up these eyelids

so they had not fall down

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the next day is no better

wake up late

in somewhat of a lucid state

but 5 a.m will take some time

to recover

my mind works slow

slower on those days

it stumbles through

with a velvet glaze

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my eyes bloodshot

all around

last night was late

and there is still a ringing sound

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i muster up the courage to write

let the words fall and thoughts take flight

i feel alright as my muscles warm

to poetry I return

with no care for content or form

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that is where I stop

as vision blurring mind distort

better put the pen down

on days like today

it is best

to keep it short

Rest

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This was written after a couple of weeks on the road. This trip included all of the major music hubs in the U.S. (in my humble opinion of course and for our particular genre). We had stops in New York, Chicago, L.A. and Nashville. We finally got to the end of our journey to a log cabin up in the woods on Traverse City, MI and I slept for basically 48 hours. At the end of the sleep I was able to get up and write some words that needed to be written down. They came to me in a early morning haze. So here it is a poem on rest – enjoy!

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Rest

There is one thing that unifies

This no one can contest

That when we fall asleep

The mind now at rest

The heart

Beats

And beats

And beats

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To no similar tune

But in similar fashion

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The mind at rest

I can attest

This is the best

Way to connect to each other

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There are no preconditions

No medication

Or temptation

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For one to connect

To others

Through this sensation

Of mind cessation

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Temporary of course

But this might lead a course of action

To rest away the weary eyes

To come to negotiation anew

Many a times it has worked for me

And surely will do the same for you

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Lights out in gentle style

Let the mind take the lonely mile

And hearts beat sustain throughout the night

And in the morning

Everything will be alright