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Rod on Maui, August 2003.
Photo by John Scoggins.
©2003 by Stanyan Entertainment.
A Thought for Today
We should worry less about where our next
screw is coming from and pay more attention to who might be screwing us
over.
NEW
PERFORMANCE DATE
I am joining Tony Orlando for a Veteran’s Day free concert for Veteran’s
and their families in Branson, MO. Two free tickets per Veteran are
available by calling toll free: 866-470-9514.
Tickets must be picked up at the theater by 5pm November 10th.
Concert Date and Location:
November 11th, 8am.
Tri-Lakes Center (formerly the Mel Tillis Theater)
2527 St. Highway 248. Branson, MO.
Hope to see you there. RM
Little Towns & Pretty Places
#2 in an ongoing series
Greener Pastures
Not until the end, the final moment, the last faint rattle of the brain or
body will we stop seeking greener pastures. We are always told the other
side, even if the teller of the tale has never seen it, is the best. The
far side of the hill has bigger, brighter berries. The meadow just across
the way is where the wild geese are and they all lay golden eggs.
Of course, like the fisherman bragging about the one that got away, the
spinner of the yarn extolling the advantages of ‘that other place’ is no
stranger to embellishment. Often we believe him because we desire
something more, thus we are nations of nomads always moving on or wanting
to.
-from "Little Towns & Pretty Places", previously unpublished.
To the Hills, Then
The sky is the forehead of the morning
passing the sun along the day,
distributing the clouds that move above us
and ride with us till nightfall.
And your eyes are the bottom of the day
set on fire by words, made to move by
sighs and the rustling of the trees.
We’ll go to the hills then, take our time.
Climb until we find one knoll, hill
closest to the sky.
I’ll spread a blanket on the ground
and make a picnic of your body.
You’ll face the sky and count the clouds
and when the counting stops
I’ll take you home again, down a dozen
Hills, under a hundred skies.
I know the ground is not yet green
but we’ll find the greenest hill of all
and your red dress will be the single
flower that grows against the grass.
Me and the day, we care for you
without the rivalry of common lovers
and we will be careful as the rain,
gentle as the clouds.
-from "Seasons in the Sun", 1974.
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