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Badeye I love that line in that song “ A lip to chew” is it  a saying used by folk in your part of the world?  I guess it means the same as  “Chewing the brezze”?    I have heard my sister who has lived over on the other coast of Canada  ( Vancouver} since1965 say ' Im spitting in the wind" when she thinks people are not listening to what she is saying.     

EB you are putting together some excellent songs now days.

Zurf thank you for introducing  me to Sara Bareilles music she is a treasure and on stage she makes the songs she cover come alive. She does Yellow Brick Road better than Elton.     

Boyband your a top guitarist thanks for sharing. I was wondering what country are you from?

Excellent thread TF.  The music I quiet often like to listen to is by muscians who tell stories in their songs. It never ceases to amaze me some of my favourite  artist here who work hard such as a guy called Derek Lind are more or less unknown here in New Zealand. When he performs he always gets a warm reaction from audiences. The mass media radio station and TV tend to bypass our own artists for popular trending overseas artists. As a result I dont listen to much radio I find it irritating. I have found youtube to be an excellent place to find good music. I find it a fun thing to do going in search of artists that are not well known on youtube finding excellent material by random searching.  I will attach a song here with Derek singing about his dad these are the sort of story telling songs that appeal to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcGxhsy0ag&t=122s

Hi Lissandragaren it is a sad thing there are people out there who don't know they are beautiful. Back in the day Ray Stevens sang about that. My second language I spoke until about age six is Fijian my mothers first language as a child..  In our language you are beautiful. is written  Ko ni sa rairai totoka.  It is pronounced  Car own knee sar rah ee rah  ee toe tow.car.

Badeye those two are brilliant together. I wonder what  lyrics  Stevie Ray Vaughan would sing if he was in that place and with us today, now we have Cell Phones.     

Cheers Eb and TF for your commments. The poem is about PERSISTENCE. Nothing in this world can take the place of good old persistence. Talent won't. Nothing's more common than unsuccessful people  with talent. Genius won't. Unrecognized genius is practically a cliche. Education won't. Why the world is full of educated fools. Persistence and determination alone are all powerful. I wrote it because this teacher is moving to a challenge he thinks he is not up to. His wife has descided she needed a challenge and has got a job away from here  in this town that will test her skills. She told him she is going and he can join her or stay here. He has taken this job at a school that finds it hard to atttract teachers only because of her and this is my way of saying enjoy the challenge. He has a degree in Maths and another in Music plus a Teaching degree I think the experience  could make him. He could end up like one of those teachers they make films about. His reaction to my poem was "thanks your words are great in theory but not in reality". He has been  pushed out of his comfort zone.     

Cheers badeye Happy New Year.     

Neo enjoyed your music this year all the best to you and your family for 2019.

Bill that is a beautiful song first time I have heard it. Thank  you for sharing it. I must check that movie out
Happy New Year and Love to you and Dondra.