We want to last, and for things to last … and I don’t know how to do that except through art.
I’m singing in a little town tonight, a whisper on the map. I’ll drive two hours through the countryside to get to it.
It’s the little towns I like. I can understand these places, settle in and lose myself in any one of them. They make me want something of what’s passed.
Maybe one day I’ll put the town, its lampposts undermined by twilight, half-hidden in my lines, and a song will become my history with the place. And maybe the song will give me the illusion that I never left, and the moment will last forever.
My life has been filled with longings. It’s consoling to be going tonight, on my way to another place I will miss.
a whisper on the map! Wow! 🙂 all the very best for the performance. Make memories .. for yourself and for others ! 🙂
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Thank you
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Beautiful writing! I really felt this.
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How lovely of you, thank you.
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Poetic!
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Thank you, so much
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Tony, do you have your songs available for purchase online? I’m going to go listen to the music you linked to in your about me section, but with lines like “a whisper on the map” I NEED to own something with your lyricism in it.
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Ah I see it’s an album!!! Wonderful~ One moment lemme see here…
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There we are. Purchased. Tony thank you for commenting on my post, I’m very glad to have found your work. Wonderful words and a beautiful voice! 🎶🎵
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I’m so touched, thank you!
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You’re most welcome!
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Those “whisper” towns always call me back. Sometimes making me want to stay.
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Just lovely. You definitely have an artistic soul !
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Thank you for the compliment.
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