I wrote this song this morning  because Jan threw down the gauntlet challenge for the chordie song of the month
Graham - "aardvark "   baghahahahaha   it made me laugh out loud!

It's got all the words in it as usual.  I kinda got a little bit on the soapbox here, but i tried to mask it a bit.

Let me know what you think

(I also will post it in songwriting)

On The Wings Of Morning Doves by Jim Kenyon

Thanks Phill

"Jusing" is a word that  means the writer used to have the word" just" right in front of the word "using", but when he edited it, he only took out the "ust" of just, thus creating the word "jusing" !   

Thanks for giving it a go when you get the time. As usual, feel free to make any musical adjustments you feel necessary. I 
I was reading historical prose and poetry from the 13th century (among others) actually, (CARME 85 FROM CATULLUS’ LIBER, DANTE’S VITA NOVA,GUIDO CAVAL CANTI’S RHYMES GASPARA STAMPA’S RHYMES  “SATURA”,  DON’T GO AWAY BY MARIO LUZI,  just to cite a few.  I read so many that I don't really remember which one that it was that had that line  {I think it was one of Dante's}  In Dante's Vita Nova (" New Life") he writes about a woman named Beatrice ( who becomes the focal point of many of his works) and he says "my first sight of her was at the age of nine "  .... "from that time forward, Love quite governed my soul”.   What a line - I almost used that as the genesis of my writing. { Maybe another one someday, } It's funny how words from so long ago effect you - I actually feel sometimes that I as read poetry like this I become one one the characters - it makes you feel their feelings sometimes.  It's a shame that most school's have moved  away from some of the greatest writing ever - choosing instead to have kids read a lot of modern junk and let them watch tic - tok instead.

Your insight is keen, as i actually just started out writing a poem and when it was done, I said " what the heck, why not throw some chords in there ?" 
I'm not sure if your allowed to make a "chorus" like I did - that's why I wrote "kinda" afterward with a    .

Thanks again, Phill

Jim

Zurf,
No wonder I suck at playing guitar - I never wear a hat !   

Jim     

Phill
That farmer was brilliant ! 
you guys have such good historical insight - love these stories !
Jim     

Peatle

well written piece of factual history.
I just watched a news piece on the lottery system in the US

it operates basically on this       the jackpots is split   50% to the gov't and 50% among the winners.    however there is a 37% tax on the winners that goes back to the government.

so essentially - it becomes 13% to the winners and 87% to the government.
the odds of being a winner of the mega draw are 1 in 302,575,350

What the farmers should do is create their own 50 50 draw game and split it evenly with the winners.  and give the other half split up to the farmers that participate.

Just think if the government - for just 1 week - instead of using the money for the senseless things they do - just subsidized farmers with those earning.  JUST ONE WEEK out of the year .

Thanks for the great insight -( you as well Phill)     

Ok here is my version of the song I wrote for this month. 

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/painting- … al_sharing

it's a cute song if you can get past my bad singing       

and we got Phill playing  lead
while Graham sings the blues

theres gotta be a song in here somewhere ! 

I couldn't resist !     

Phill

I sent you a couple.   Let me know if not received.
(used address that has " Boots " in it 

Jim     

Zurf 

I played this  video of that song in my Social Studies classes for years - what a remarkable story by the singer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5on4WK1MpA
and I can tell you that almost without fail, there were tears flowing from students as well.
I look forward to your version !

Jim

Red Red Wine  Neil Diamond
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine  - Jimmy Rodgers  and later Jackson Brown/ Bonnie Raitt