Words of Art – Day 2 – Blowin’ a Horn

Blowin’ a Horn   Blowin’ the blues Gives a voice To the pain. Whether Bass or Tenor Or sax or trumpet Blowin’ the blues Through high notes And low Shows us all That giving a voice To the pain Is like rubbing a cool Balm into the aching body of life.   Roy W. BackesContinue reading “Words of Art – Day 2 – Blowin’ a Horn”

Words of Art – Day 1 – The Heart Tree

The Heart Tree The seeds fall, The saplings grow Struggling for light Among the giants. The Heart Tree struggles to reach the light, To reach the height of independence. Once grown it welcomes Us all to sit in its shade, To drink the dew off Of its deep green leaves. It invites us to spendContinue reading “Words of Art – Day 1 – The Heart Tree”