"Randy", a Poem by Ken Munro

This spoken word piece, accompanied by music by gurdonark, tells of a difficult life. This photoshow features Creative Commons photos by the following photographers:Squeaky Marmot (3 photos), Wesley Fryer, Dawn Endico, Ribena Wrath, Felixe, Marshall Astor/Life on the Edge (2 photos), indi.ca, fotografer, franco folini, c0ldgirl, Abardwell, gwiR, brappy, Schoschie, Toholio, Qouqous, Paul Everett82, Carlos Banquero, Jean-sebastien Bedard, llpo's sojourn, jacek becela, Ben Cumming, cyberinsekt, daquella manera, happylilcoder, Huxleyesque, Hiyor13, SideLong, lollygagging, gorriti, Duchamp, dicoplio, Pro-Zak, and Eggybird. See www.flickr.com for more information about each of these talented artists.

This film is licensed Creative Commons attribution sharealike, while the poem is licensed Creative Commons attribution non-commercial sharealike. Gurdonark's music can be found at http;//www.negativesoundinstitute.com and http;//www.disfish.com, as well as at http://www.ccmixter.org. This song is a remix created at CCmixter.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• homeless
• prison
• poem
• drugs
• poverty
• streetperson
• dispossessed
• canada
• Ken Munro
• gurdonark
• ccmixter
• chill

[gurdonark]

Thanks, Ana! If you search under "Ken Munro", you can hear a very different approach to the

poem from the poet himself. I was drawn to this poem from the moment I heard it--and the melody "just appeared" from thin air, right upon my synthesizer!

Thank you for your kindness. Robert

[jacekbecela]

Great story and execution. (I even recognized my photo :)

[gurdonark]

I love making Creative Commons music so that I can share culture. I am grateful that you, too, shared your photo in the Creative Commons, so that we could "work together" in this way. thank you! best, robert, who records as gurdonark

[antfactor]

wow - beautiful piece of work. thanks for sharing...

[gurdonark]

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate your commenting.

[nutxlago]

Powerful sad photos, great poem and lovely music: great contrast between words and -almost- lullaby music... touching!

[aorpete]

Great beautiful music Gurdonark & really powerful poem Ken - really EYE OPENING - PASSIONATE - UPSETTING & SUPERBLY EXECUTED!!!

Great Work!

;)