Mags
I feel what you are saying here. Esp. the part bout just letting someone
cry. I have always looked at that as a way of releasing and it helps to do
it or let someone do it. Thanks for sharing this with us and good challange
Mr. Muller.
Love
Paz
on 7/28/01 7:36 PM, Mags at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Just found this in my drafts folder dated mid
> june...not sure why I never sent it..... thanks Brei
> for the inspiration to do so.
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>
> I have taken up my brother Bob Muller's challenge by
> doing a little searching- around -Joni-lyrics- town
> for a word to focus on . The word I am most moved by
> is one of my all time favourites, sorrow. It is one
> thing to say someone is sad, or someone is hurting,
> someone is down, blue, having an off day, off year,
> off life... however, it is another thing altogether to
> use the word sorrow. Joni digs deep with this one.
>
> To hear the word sorrow is like finding long lost keys
> to a treasure. I think I can safely say that many
> people are much more comfortable around emotions like
> happiness or joy or feeling content...all those warm
> and fuzzy feelings ... however when we start pushing
> the emotional envelope, we wriggle and squirm in our
> seats when it comes to those emotions which linger,
> deep down inside us, and so often they go unspoken.
>
> Let's face it, when you are really sad and having a
> melt down, how many people are comfortable enough to
> allow you to just cry to your heart's content? In my
> experience, most people just walk away or else they
> can't deal with tears. They want to fix you, make it
> go away ... anything so that they will not have to
> deal with what your sorrow triggers inside them.
> Sadness and especially sorrow has a tendency to make
> everyone feel uncomfortable.
>
> To me, there is no finer word than sorrow to describe
> some of the images Joni conjures in her songs. A
> painting analogy might be considered ... using the
> word sorrow is like using VanGogh oil paints rather
> than brand x. There is just no comparison. The hues
> and tones give reign to so many feelings and
> experiences, the right touch to express heartfelt
> meaning, they are rich and deep and filled with
> meaning and can rock the listener to the core. You
> only have to cover the canvas once with their cad
> yellow to get what I mean. To me, the word sorrow is
> all encompassing when it comes to trying to describe
> the deepest of sad moment(s).
>
> Let's take a look at the list of songs I came up with
> when I entered the word sorrow in Les' search engine.
>
> Don't Interrupt The Sorrow
> The Sire Of Sorrow
> Marcie
> Little Green
> Answer Me, My Love
> Willy
> Tin Angel
> The Pirate of Penance
> Roses Blue
> For The Roses
> Conversation
> A Melody In Your Name
>
>
>
> np: At Last, Eva Cassidy, Time After Time
> *Brei and i extend our warmest thanks to our dear
> Dutch Uncle for treasures received*
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