<<I've been thinking a lot lately about the power of love, and what it means to truly
love someone, to be swept away, and to still have both feet on the
ground at the same time. That doesn't happen very often.>>
And the REALITIES of those relationships are what makes Joni's love songs so damn
good! Several folks have referenced "Jericho", which I think is just one of the best
written love songs ever, because it's so honest. It deals less with the googly-eyed
hand-holding component and more with the responsibility and the potential pitfalls of
a love relationship.
While she sings of what she wants from love, she states what she is willing to do,
indeed what she HAS to do.
I'm not sure it's possible to be swept away and grounded at the same time; but Joni
encourages us to land on our feet instead of other anatomical parts when that
infatuation wears off.
When my wife and I had our 15th anniversary, I printed out the lyrics to Jericho and
inserted it into a card. I'm not sure she understood it, but it meant something to me
anyway! :~)
"And we got drunk on alcohol
And on love the strongest poison and medicine of all"
Bob, lovin' all this JC!
NP: J. Browne, "Cocaine"
