Thank you for sharing your thoughts on songwriting, Steve, and for the beautiful poem. It made me cry.
Reading things like this from other people who are writing songs is very helpful. I don't know if I will ever be able to write words in this lifetime, but I'm sure all this good information is going into the old soul somewhere and someday I will find my voice. It's interesting to hear that dry periods can happen for as long as two years. Do you get nervous when that happens? Or is there a basic trust that inspiration will come again? Do you try to write anyway during those times - sit down on a regular basis with a pen and just see what comes? What is your process in the dry times? Anne's lyrics/poems are very exceptional. I'm not so familiar with Kate's, but I hope to be as soon as her CD arrives. Yours are also very moving, Steve. Marian On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 12:32:14 -0600 Steve Polifka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gone are half the leaves on just one side > Of a tree displaying red and gold > But only to my pen I will confide > That half my heart I gave you to hold > Why can't I let go of this dread > That I've slipped and fallen > As tears escape, I turn my head > Could it be my heart that yours is calling? > Oh, I'll catch you if your falling... > > What is the Distance of Your Heart > Is it just the many miles that's tearing us apart? > For this voyage I have no chart > Longing sighs > Cloud up the skies > Tears in your eyes > With passion and such grace... > How I long to see your face... > > c 2001, Steve Polifka Steve
