Like Tears in the Rain

A WMG blocked video remastered in HD with new sound...


Fleeing westward from darkened California,
Racing across the Pacific toward the sun,
The incandescent eye of God,
Twilight gathers outside, veil upon lilac veil.
What the French call L'heure bleue.
Aquamarine becomes turquoise; turquoise, lavender;
lavender, violet; violet, magenta; magenta, mulberry.
Seen through my cocktail glass,
The light fades as it deepens,
It becomes opalescent, crepuscular.
In the last waning moments of the day,
I can still feel the failing sunlight on my cheek,
Taste it in my martini.
The plane rises before a spindrift,
Darkening sky, broken by clouds like combers,
Boils and foams overhead.
Then the whole weight of evening falls upon me.
Old memories, phantoms repressed,
For more than a third of a century,
Begin to stir.
I can almost hear the rhythm of surf,
On distant snow-white beaches.
I have another drink,
And then I learn,
For the hundredth time,
That you can't drown your troubles,
Not the real ones,
Because if they are real they can swim.
One of my worst recollections,
One I had buried in my deepest memory bank long ago,
Comes back with a clarity so blinding,
That I surge forward against the seat belt,
Appalled by it, filled with remorse and shame.
I am remembering the first man I slew.

Fini

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[battlebauble]

Shivering in my soul, Pappy. You are an artful wordsmith and profound human being. Glad I didn't miss this jewel! I hope you'll share some live readings when we meet up. I'd like that a whole lot.

[PappyStu]

We will waste some bandwidth together... chuckle

[cougartracks]

Great work Pappy,bad news my cancer has spread to the bones,i am a fighter, i still write and play the drum, keep up your great work my friend vnvhe Osceola.

[PappyStu]

That is bad news... For some things words just fall short... We must do more colabs... In this world and the next...

For as long as there are stars in the heavens you and I will be friends...

[cooksterz]

The video looks great, but the words keep me coming back. A difficult recollection to swallow , but very artfully expressed here. I hear the tinkling of ice in a glass, and i see the shimmer.. but i cant taste of it either, for if i drown my sorrows in it, they fall on me harder! Great one again Pappy.

[PappyStu]

Thanks Cookie... painting with words...

[GContelli]

Magical upload, very stunning! :-)

[cougartracks]

Mvto Pappy, i love you my brother and always will vnvhe Osceola.

[PappyStu]

Thanks Lass... Anything for friends...

[kismet0717]

Oooo....beautifully done. Also the piece for Brian and Suki was heartfelt. Thx Pappy.

You are a real gift sugar!