swimming by, prologue & song
DESCRIPTION
the core of this is the song Swimming By for voice and piano . . . recorded on Ubik Sound's The Mad New Mexican . . .TRANSCRIPT
SWIMMING BY:PROLOGUE & SONG
Larry Goodell
to hear Swimming By aloud click herehttp://duende.bandcamp.com/track/swimming-by
a duende book digital release 2010po box 571 placitas, new mexico 87043
SWIMMING BY:PROLOGUE & SONG
Whenthe world
beginsto sing
the timethat told
the rainto fold
the rocksbecomethe living
pastthe knocksin Earthbegin
to passthe fogthat followsvalleyspresentarroyosknockthe heart
to singI will go forwardinto pastI will bring rain frominfant dreamsSandiaoverlap& loadfolding down
the geode road
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‘the water-lockedin tunnelspassingdown from winterssnow begunthe fishes
great upliftfolding & faultingmalachite & azuritegalenamolybdenite
gypsumfeldspar
flouriteevaporation of the ancient seasI see my mind-bod eye bodestime tell.Oceansturn toclouds
fog liftsfrom the apples in the misthereat home
the minddreamsschemes of beingall alone
and ancienttoojust a ruseto come down thruthe time tune
(sing)
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Oceans
roll in
roll out
shoresAnd
the tides
come in
for more
Still the
earth is
dry and
barren If
the o
ceans don't
go there.
Now the
snowfall
turns to
ice
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Ice to
water
then to
airFalls
and drains
off through
the streams
On or
under
earth-old
seams
And the oceans suck awayMorning noon and night and dayAnd the clouds come back for moreRaining draining down the shores.
In my desert mesa viewI see oceans that are throughThey have drained all out awayNow the blue sky sings of jade.
But I
dream of
lobsters
and
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Seaweed
washed and
pebbled
sandAnd
at night
I hear
the dream
Swimming
by not
hearing
me.
larry goodellplacitas, new mexico
/26Jul95 & ‘89
note: the farther from left margin,the higher the pitch
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photographs at Sandia Crest, New Mexicoby larry goodell
also see
All Of LoveThe Sea We Were
In the Stars & Other Poems4 Broadsides from the 70's
duende book digital releasesin celebration of
the poet’s 75 yearth
CBa duende book digital release 2010
Cutout of Swimming By used to read from
SWIMMING BY
Larry Goodell