I never envisioned that my poetry would inspire someone else to create a piece of art, so I was surprised when a talented friend of mine (Patrick Lydon) decided to write some music based on a poem I had written. Both the poem and the music were created in 2009.
The two musical creations:
The original poem:
One-Hour Drive
It’s relaxing to drive
under the sprinkles,
listening to the radio
as you watch the rainbow
come out of the golden-vanilla sky
that’s semi-polluted
with chemicals
and you think to yourself,
“what a wonderful life.”
A road full of strangers
with one common goal,
the desire, the need, the want
to go some place,
to belong somewhere.
As they move forward,
spurts of water
splash your window,
blocking your vision,
leaving you behind.
The sky becomes grayer.
Life becomes bluer
as you stare at the massive freeways
looming above your head,
realizing how beautiful,
strong and solid they are,
how small and fragile you are,
sitting in your stylish little car.
And The Fray comes on,
“You found me, you found me …
lost and insecure.”
Whisperings 