Triplicate

She wrote her songs
in triplicate always.

One she said was for her,
one was for others,
and the last she buried.

In soil
or snow
depending.

She said this one was for God,
and that she was afraid
that if she did not give thanks

did not pay proper tribute
her words would leave her,
as people tended to do.

Big Thanks

Thanks again to the Anonymous reader who suggested I check out some Buddy Wakefield, Taylor Mali, and Sage Francis. I'd never heard of these guys, which just goes to show how much quality stuff is out there that I have no idea about.

YouTube has Wakefield and Mali, and the Sage Francis tunes I've been able to get my hands on have made it to my MP3 player for daily rotation. I strongly suggest "Cafe Girl" & "Got Up This Morning". Both are worth it even if you just Google the lyrics. He does what I want rap to be, which is really tight poetry with cool beats. I know that's not for everyone, so please, no hate mail if you like your rap done MTV styles.

If anyone else in internet land has any suggestions of writers, artists, fun stuff in general that may be of interest, please leave a comment and let me know! That's how people find the treasures you know, and really, we are all in this together.

Dawn