Bree
Np: The Last Time I Saw Richard
So, as the words of the song progressed, I found myself lost in the aura of the song. The line that really got me was, "Only a dark cocoon before I get my gorgeous wings and fly away." I've felt cocooned for the last few years of my life, unable to really fly but knowing, in my heart, that I am capable of soaring. I yearn for that note of truth in my own life that will steer me in the right direction. The longing in Joni's voice, the pain and the anguish as she sings the word "gorgeous" is like a knife stabbing at a soft heart, giving it scars and toughening it up. The wings will be gorgeous because of their strength, as will the heart that compells them to fly."The Last Time I Saw Richard" is a song I had never given much thought to until today. Because of my own personal circumstance, it had a resounding clarity to me this time, like I understood in totality the nature of the emotion she herself was feeling. Just listening to Blue and coming upon the song like a gem in a river was such a gift. It's emotional intensity shocked me and spoke to me in a way it had never done before. Imagine a song written over 30 years ago having that kind of impact on a man who wasn't even born when it was recorded. This is the stuff of Joni's legend. -Andrew Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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