<<The Minus' talking to the land is what *causes* the leaves to fall and the pond to over-ice. So she's giving him this godly power.>>
And that's the part of the song *I* was having trouble with, so you helped me to gain a better grasp of those lines - cool! I was sort of a latecomer to For The Roses, I didn't pick it up until the late 80's, so all I ever had was the CD. I'm jealous of all y'all that spent evening's poring over the gatefold LP and these great words. It's really a brilliant song, the normal writer would fall into cliche using this kind of metaphor, but of course Joni is NEVER normal. Bob NP: The Supremes, "Tossin' & Turnin'"
