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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Thanks, Phill - Some more will come, some writings, poems, and songs alike, but this poem is done.     

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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Morning Stroll

I read a secret message
While on my morning stroll
I wasn’t concentrating
As my mind began to roll

Looking all around me
At the sights of everyday
I found secret messages
In a hidden sort of way

A tree shaped like an arrow
Seemed to point me down a path
Past a beat-up signpost
Overdue for a bath

Then on through a tunnel
Made by trees together grown
Branches weaved while growing
Like a carpet that was sewn

Sloping down and curving round
The corner then the bend
Leading me into a place
A leaf blown by the wind

I walked on hesitantly
Unsure what may lay ahead
My mind did also wander
Full of wonder and of dread

Ivy-covered stone walls
And some stairs curling around
Moss upon each step I took
That rose out of the ground

Higher and still higher
I climbed out of the gloom
Opening back up again
A garden without a bloom

A gate upon the other side
Was open just a crack
Looking through the gate I saw
The way to lead me back

Back into the world, I left
A minute or two before
I strolled into that open gate
Eager for something more 

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Sorry Phill - Work and stuff going on....honey-doing going on for me as well.     

Jandle wrote:

Here`s my very quick attempt tonight to cover a song for the month.   Finding it a bit difficult to record anything let alone play/sing anything at the moment as we are renovating and the room I play in and record in is fill of furniture.  A bit of a mission to set up the recording gear.  Very rusty as haven't been playing or singing much lately.

https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/have- … n-the-rain

Loved that Jan. I detected no rust. Your uke was jamming and your voice was sweet and lovely!     

easybeat wrote:

jets
great to see you singing,you look so at ease and natural doing it.
would have liked to see the guitar playing though.

Thanks, Brian - I was trying to figure out how to use my phone to record it at the time. Next video I promise playing and singing will be visible.     

Jandle wrote:

Jets60, nicely performed and written, well done.  Your another one on here that song writing seems to just flow out of you.  Enjoyed it.  I could listen on Soundcloud but your other link,  studio, you tube,  didn't work, open for me, so could view it.

Thanks, Jan and Sorry about that - you can hear it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPy_iuxuVLY

The other link, that I originally posted, is just where only I can edit. Again, so sorry. This video is from the night I initially wrote in a songwriting contest a couple of years ago, where I had to write 5 songs in 5 days with different writing directions each day. Anyway, I normally post recordings but here you can actually see me performing this one for a change.     

Here's one that fits I call What It's All About - I wrote it a while ago - mid 2020 - but it fits the theme for this month.
https://soundcloud.com/jets60/what-its-all-about-1
I'm also including the video from when I first wrote it back in July 2020.
https://studio.youtube.com/video/wPy_iuxuVLY/edit

What It's All About By Jeff Gilpin


~


[G]I can [F]never for[C]give myself.


I’ve [G]looked at what [F]I’ll never [C]find.


Like the [G]seat of my [F]pants in this [Bb]old wooden rocker,


I [G]wait to catch [F]up with my [C]mind.


~


[C]Warm [F]winds [G]blow.


[C]Hands [F]moving [G]slow.


[C]Eyes [F]looking [Em]seaward.


[C]Where my [F]time seems to [G]flow.


~


It [G]passes a [F]grain at a [C]time


Like the [G]sand in an [F]hour [C]glass


[G]Ticking the [F]seconds I’ll [Bb]never get back.


Re[G]flected [F]memories a[C]mass.


~



The [C]Waves [F]lap the [G]shore.


The [C]coast [F]washes away [G]more.


The [C]ocean [F]spray is [Em]on my face,


A sen[C]sation [F]I can’t ig[G]nore.


~


It’s [G]gray and it’s [F]green and it’s [C]blue.


It’s [G]frothy [F]white at [C]times.


[G]Rises and [F]falls like [Bb]broken down walls


For[G]gotten [F]memories re[C]wind.


~


[C]Breathe [F]in and [G]out.


[C]Whispered [F]thoughts [G]shout.


[C]Trying to [F]catch but un[Em]able.


[C]What’s it [F]all a[G]bout.



     

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(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hemorrhoids would have changed how the song came I believe and made the yodeling more pitchy. Thanks, Phill. big_smile     

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(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks a lot, Pete!     

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(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks so much, Jim!     

61

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Here you go if you want to hear how it goes: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/rustlers-moon-tonight     

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(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks Phill and Jim. Phill, I can see how it would be called smugglers moon as well. I promise to have it up later. Learned something new today - Thanks Phill! https://www.britannica.com/topic/Guy-Fawkes-Day     

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(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I haven't written a cowboy song in a while so here you go. Close your eyes and imagine a cowboy under the stars picking this out, soft and low in 3/4 time, to put the doggies to bed for the night. I'll try and get a recording up tomorrow. (11/6/2022 - Recorded now - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/rustlers-moon-tonight)
~
Rustler's Moon Tonight
By Jeff Gilpin
~
Intro
Fingerpicking A
~
Verse 1
AStarlight A7starlight A7sus4shine over Dme
As I D7wait for the Amoonlight to Eset me E7free
ALight up the A7darkness A7sus4up in the Dsky
D7Bring me a Aglimmer to Emy weary Aeyes
~
Chorus
BThe moon is a fickle thing Anever quite A7there
Though Bsometimes she’s full and Abright
BOther times partial Afading aA7way
Like this B rustler’s B7moon toEnight E7
~
Verse 2
A Adim little A7crescent A7sus4smiling on Ddown
D7Twinkling Astars for her Eeyes E7
ASending down A7thoughts that A7sus4cheer up my Dsoul
A D7cowboy’s AhappiEness Acry
~
Solo on Chorus
~
Repeat Verse 2 to ending

Thanks, Jan! I'm glad you liked it.     

Thanks, Pete and Brian.     

Thanks, Phill. I'd been meeting to put this song up for a while but things kept getting in the way. I'm glad you enjoyed it.     

Hey All,

I finally got around to recording It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman. Here's the link if you want to listen.

https://soundcloud.com/jets60/it-takes- … good-woman 

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(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks, Jan - The photo goes back to 82 if I remember correctly.

Sorry about that Phill. Yep - Keep trying.     

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(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hmmm...It opened for me. I hope you get through later.     

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(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Ah yes -A new love is always special, or I guess it is falling in love. Loved your words. You captured all that comes with the first feelings of love. I look forward to hearing how it sounds as well.     

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(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks, Phill and Jim. So glad you both enjoyed it and can relate.     

Hey Jim. I enjoyed your song. Like Jan says, it sounds like more of a one-way love story that leads to heartache in the end.  I know many people can relate to your words. Well done.     

I really like the song and I also enjoyed the way Graham performed it in the video. Well done all around.     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I like this one, Jim. I agree with Brian, sounds fine without a chorus. Good Friday song too. Fun to play after a long week.     

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(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hey Jim - Bittersweet love song that you've captured well. Thanks for letting us know how it should be played.