When I discovered it in the fridge I thought, ‘Brilliant, it may look like it’s been in the hands of a sculptor whose polished it a bit, but it’s a proper French croissant and it’s mine all mine’. The first clue that it wasn’t a croissant came when I picked it up and it weighed about what 20 sacks of croissants would weigh. So odd. The thing was, apart from the weight, there was also the smell – nothing like the magical scent of a croissant. I’ve checked it out and it’s called Oscypek (that word reads like it’s a kind of wild bird that has a habit of biting Australians), a surreal smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk from the Tatra Mountains of Poland. As cheese goes I’m sure it’s a really great cheese yet looking at it worries me. It has a certain presence that makes me uncomfortable. Odder, odd. Later a mate told me I must have ‘Taurophobia’. I hadn’t a clue what that was but found out it’s a fear of cheese. I hope not as my dinner tonight is a favourite of mine, macaroni cheese.
Anyway, I’ve been writing about turning ‘poems into songs’ recently (if you’re interested, see the link at the top of the page). I thought I’d reverse the process and try to convert one of my own lyrics to poetry and give it a new title;
THE AFTERMATH OF THE ‘BIG ONE’
Stars instead of streetlights
Two moons instead of one
Touch the edge of heaven
Give breath to a dying Sun
After the blaze of glory
Comes the flickering light
What’s left has no shadow
No vultures in flight
Take off this mask
See how it burns
In the game of Russian roulette
A weapon now rests at your temple,
Your time on the trigger just drags
Take off this mask
See how it burns
Give breath to a dying Sun
Don’t blink, smile or hide
Please, whatever you are or might have been
Or maybe will be, maybe not, just
Give breath to a dying Sun
Like I’ve always said, writing a poem is harder than writing a lyric! Music time. Here’s a short collection of my songs just posted on ReverbNation. I’m testing ReverbNation out in terms of another promotion source for my stuff. I’ll see how it goes. I hope you enjoy listening.
If you want to buy either of my two latest albums, ‘Rainbows End’ or ‘Dream Rescuer’ the link is via the cover art on this page.
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