More than a tweet
The water flows
And Stevie sings,
Love’s in need…
He’s rarely wrong.
A robin comes
To hear the song,
Who’s on this turf?
Who’s winning?
I chirp a word
To the tiny bird,
It pays no mind
To me at all.
Let sweetness fly.
Dig out the good.
The fight is still
Worth singing.
RF 2020
I started writing this on holiday in Argyll in September. I was sitting by the Firth of Clyde, in a garden, playing a Stevie Wonder song on my phone (quietly, not disturbing anyone, no headphones to hand...) and the resident robin came to see what on earth was going on (the same robin that made it into a poem in the previous post too). I particularly love the song (Love’s in need of love today from Songs in the Key of Life). Here it is:
2 comments:
I like that song too. I have a version of it sung by Joan Osborne (she of "One of Us" fame - I really like her music). She did an album of cover songs a while back (2002 - oh my lord I can't believe it's been that long ago!). Anyway, I like her version too. And this poem!
We listen to the Joan Osborne album 'Relish' pretty often - it's brilliant. Girl and I are just about to bake some Halloween biscuits/cookies so we will find that covers album to cook to - it sounds right up our street!
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