The 4th no longer is

frankjohnson

EOG Dedicated
"The antique people are fading out slowly

Like newspapers flaming in mind suicide

Their sham sandcastles dissolve in the tide

They put on their deathmasks and compromise daily

The new children will live for the elders have died

And I wave goodbye to America

And smile hello to the world"



Tim Buckley, circa 1968




I'm remembering today. A melancholy driven by our values dying and the incessant babble masquerading as thought courtesy of television news and internet political forums. Today I shall try to find inspiration instead from a time when illusion was for a moment anyway, pierced by poetry, insight, and clarity.
 
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frankjohnson

EOG Dedicated
Re: The 4th no longer is

Now the labor leader's screamin'
when they close the missile plants,
United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore,
Call it "Peace" or call it "Treason,"
Call it "Love" or call it "Reason,"
But I ain't marchin' any more,
No I ain't marchin' any more

Phil Ochs-circa 1970
 
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