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Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop met in 1947
and started a correspondence which lasted for
30 years. Lowell used Bishop’s letters for material
he would write about her, in particular 4 unrhymed sonnets
“For Elizabeth Bishop” published in his 1973 History.
The last line “unerring Muse …” … the ‘smoothest compliment.’For Elizabeth Bishop 4
by Robert LowellThe new painting must live on iron rations,
rushed brushstrokes, indestructible paint-mix,
fluorescent lofts instead of French plein air.
Albert Ryder let his crackled amber moonscapes
ripen in sunlight. His painting was repainting,
his tiniest work weighs-heavy in the hand.
Who is killed if the horsemen never cry halt ?
Have you seen an inchworm crawl on a leaf,
cling to the very end, revolve in air,
feeling for something to reach to something? Do
you still hang your words in air, ten years
unfinished, glued to your notice board, with gaps
or empties for the unimaginable phrase–
unerring Muse who makes the casual perfect?Altered Images cover T. Rex
Jeepster
Roxy Music Live in Frejus 1982
Love Is The DrugFor Roxy and Gabi getting married again (3rd)
this time in Strasbourg tomorrowRomi Mayes – Make You Love Me
“Afel Bocoum is a musician from Mali, noted as a singer and guitarist.
He began his career as a member of Ali Farka Touré’s group ASCO,
and Toure is often regarded as his mentor.”(An Ali FArka track is on page 4)
Joy Williams for you Eff ..
and I’ve had two of her rekkids for years
better lateAs I Walked Out One Evening
by W.H. AudenAs I walked out one evening,
Walking down Bristol Street,
The crowds upon the pavement
Were fields of harvest wheat.And down by the brimming river
I heard a lover sing
Under an arch of the railway:
‘Love has no ending.‘I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street,‘I’ll love you till the ocean
Is folded and hung up to dry
And the seven stars go squawking
Like geese about the sky.‘The years shall run like rabbits,
For in my arms I hold
The Flower of the Ages,
And the first love of the world.’But all the clocks in the city
Began to whirr and chime:
‘O let not Time deceive you,
You cannot conquer Time.‘In the burrows of the Nightmare
Where Justice naked is,
Time watches from the shadow
And coughs when you would kiss.‘In headaches and in worry
Vaguely life leaks away,
And Time will have his fancy
To-morrow or to-day.‘Into many a green valley
Drifts the appalling snow;
Time breaks the threaded dances
And the diver’s brilliant bow.‘O plunge your hands in water,
Plunge them in up to the wrist;
Stare, stare in the basin
And wonder what you’ve missed.‘The glacier knocks in the cupboard,
The desert sighs in the bed,
And the crack in the tea-cup opens
A lane to the land of the dead.‘Where the beggars raffle the banknotes
And the Giant is enchanting to Jack,
And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer,
And Jill goes down on her back.‘O look, look in the mirror,
O look in your distress:
Life remains a blessing
Although you cannot bless.‘O stand, stand at the window
As the tears scald and start;
You shall love your crooked neighbour
With your crooked heart.’It was late, late in the evening,
The lovers they were gone;
The clocks had ceased their chiming,
And the deep river ran on.(1940)
and some more Dawn Landes
Yep, you get a 2nd because I think you’ll appreciate it
It’s about time you had some Heidi
doncha think ?
No.91
Everyone’s on their mobile phone
Can’t leave the things a-bloody-lone
Always within reach
Even on the beach
Then – “You’ve got Covid, Stay at Home!”Frank and his guitar .. unusual for me to say but,
this live version is better than the studio oneFrank Zappa – Willie The Pimp
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