Flying in from Buffalo Beside the highway, with the way the airport stacks up melting brown snow Revealing what looks like Anywhere, Ohio What isn’t the most charming place when covered in snow? Could be an enchanting town in any story book or movie When the town is covered in beautiful, white snow But on this planet, in New Orleans, I’m feeling...Learn More

I watched the kid through the glass Carefully slicing the wheat rolls apart Slicing the marinated bell peppers, the sun-dried tomatoes Slicing the mozzarella, specifically picking each piece meticulously Placing each piece on the countertop neatly Laying it all out on the bread orderly, studiously Folding the sliced bread back together with...Learn More

Down in the Willow garden Where me and my love did meet As we sat a-courtin' My love fell off to sleep I had a bottle of Burgundy wine My love she did not know So I poisoned that dear little girl On the banks below I drew a saber through her It was a bloody knife I threw her in the river Which was a dreadful sign My father often told me That money...Learn More

I had lunch at The House of Nanking The locals looked happy enough The tourists looked tired and grumpy Family at a table staring at their phones Dad’s got a billy fretting about home loans Mom looks at the check, winces, and moans Kids being bratty, they got poles in their jeans They’ve not even touched their braised string beans They’re...Learn More

This song is labelled, Song 8 I remember us playing this piece of music on a February day And now in front of me, I’m looking at a blank page I showed up with nothing but fearlessness It took me 45 years to build up that kind of confidence And I’m sure as I can hear foghorns, that it’ll be something My brother’s sleeping in the other room He...Learn More