Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Another song . . .

I've been playing around with a Dylanesque song for my portfolio of songs ideas.

Here's a go at one:

Peace of Mind
(to something like Dylan’s "A Long Time Gone" or Walking Down the Line"

I’m walking on my return path
Searching for that which every man seeks
Happiness and love
Tranquility and peace

The words of the sages
Ringing in my ear
If I only stop to listen
I’ll hear it crystal clear:

Live charity
And reduce your wants
Forgive those who hurt us
And trust in Providence
Look things in the face
And know them for what they are
Be glad of life and take the time
To look up at the stars

I’m walking on my return path
Searching for that which every man seeks
Happiness and love
Tranquility and peace
The words of the sages
Ringing in my ear
If I only stop to listen
I’ll hear it crystal clear:

Despise nothing in this world
Except for falsehood and hate
Fear nothing in this world
Except for a coward’s weight
When we can’t find love
Or peace within ourself
It’s useless to seek it
Anywhere else
If there is to be any peace
It won’t come from what fills our begin’ bowls
It doesn’t dwell on outer things
We’ll only find it within our souls

We’re walking on our return path
Searching for that which every man seeks
Happiness and love
Tranquility and peace
There’s an ancient signpost up ahead
“When a man has lost happiness
He’s breathing corpse - the soul dead!
There is no cure for birth or death
Except to enjoy each moment
That you have left!”

We’re walking on our return path
Enjoy each moment
That you have left!
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Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn

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