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Subject: Re: On Mulberry Drive / Will Dockery
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On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:37:49 +0000, George J. Dance wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 2:41:41 +0000, Will-Dockery wrote:
>
>> On Mulberry Drive
>>
>> On Mulberry Drive
>> walking in the Spring rain.
>> Except for signs of a driveway
>> nothing else remains.
>> They took it all away
>> the house and the hill.
>> That spot we shared in '78
>> all the love and thrills.
>>
>> Oblivion is coming
>> it's written in the stone.
>> It really starts out
>> on the day that you're born.
>> Live every second
>> dance what you've captured.
>> Shadowville Mythos...
>> is on the last chapter.
>>
>> On Mulberry Drive
>> on another mystery play.
>> Almost fifty years ago
>> still seems like yesterday.
>> That long driveway
>> now goes into space.
>> We thought we'd live forever
>> not dead and disgraced.
>>
>> Darkness is falling
>> archived in a book.
>> It really gets smaller
>> the closer you look.
>> Breathe deeply my darling
>> smoke them if you have to.
>> Shadowville Mythos...
>> is on the last chapter.
>>
>> On Mulberry Drive
>> now the hail's coming down.
>> Taps on the umbrella
>> as I'm walking around.
>> I remember that fireplace
>> I remember her smile.
>> I remember Edgewood Park
>> where we'd laugh for a while.
>>
>> In the living room
>> I heard a ghost moan.
>> As I talked with the Cavalier
>> on a land line telephone.
>> Relive every second
>> these memories you've captured.
>> Shadowville Mythos...
>> is on the last chapter.
>>
>> -Will Dockery (3-27-23)
>>
>> ----
>>
>> From the Shadowville Mythos poetry blog:
>>
>> https://shadowville-mythos.blogspot.com/2023/03/on-mulberry-drive.html?m=0
>>
>> ***
>
> I liked the song. The music enhances the lyrics. Mallard's guitar is
> always catchy, and you held up your vocal end well.
>
> The ending was cool; reminded me of "Cinnamon Girl".

Thanks again, George.

Blog worthy?