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Home, Townes

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Jim Stewart

I wrote this on a night in 1997 when a good pal called me and told me that Townes Van Zandt had moved onto another dimension.   Goodbye, you old rounder. I’ll miss your gaunt sad voice singing of the … Continue reading →

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Follow the Light

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Jim Stewart

Shadows beginning to form as the light brushes your window. Sunrise just moments away, I can hear the dawning wind blow. Moving across the moon, a flight of albatross, they follow the light and go home. Your body’s as thin … Continue reading →

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The Actress and the Grunion

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Jim Stewart

She was an actress and even though I heard Wales in her voice she was as American as French-fries. I’d seen her in a play where she bested the writing to make me laugh. I lived two doors downhill to … Continue reading →

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