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leaves dance with the sun instilling thoughts of hope
bubbling brook beside a traveller with no home
i’m breathing, beholding, solitude
september first, public park, i’m wandering within
winds brush past my face as if to whisper news
clouds above my head begin to change their hues
i’m pondering, pervaded, restlessness
scrambling, frantically, a labyrinth within
autumn’s thinning air announces winter’s birth
the future’s mind is blank and past’s remains a blur
i’m pacing, panicking, bewildered
nervously, stifling, anxiety within
rising from my soul uneasiness appears
yearning for a song with words that share my fears
i’m healing, hoping, tranquility
i’m seeking, finding, epiphany within
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Athabasca Falls
02:43
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thin mists grace the banks of athabasca
they swirl and skirt between the driving snowfall
ice sheets shift above the coursing river
part ways beneath the boulder's grating pressure
agitated by the snow
the cold is gnawing on my bones
mom prays earnestly to travel safely
while dad fights the winter with a coffee
asphalt hidden by a glassy glacier
our car shudders like a nervous dancer
captivated by the falls
watch the road you'll kill us all
spruce trees dance beside the freezing water
ghastly beneath a blanket of macabre
it's strange to be so tense amid creation
eyes wide in wonder and in trepidation
trembling upon the wheel
four thousand pounds of screeching steel
gripping panic, I react
at least our limbs are still intact
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The Marks on the Road
03:00
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would it be a safe comparison
that the marks on the road are a narrative
a story of my embarrassment
(and) the streaks left behind in my arrogance
i'm in need of an ambulance
my tears are awash in the dissonance
oh please
don't mean to bother you
oh help me
my weary limbs won't move
crumpled as discarded canvases
i feel the pain of the consequence
bite my tongue, i’ve failed at portraiture
and this sketch i've made is so amateur
i'm in need of an artisan
who paints with a grace and a diligence
oh please
don't mean to bother you
oh help me
my weary limbs won't move
would it be a safe comparison
that the marks on the road are a narrative
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Winter's Teeth
03:45
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winter's rage stops to say hello
tendrils of his cold and wizened soul
a long white beard, and antiquated cloak
his booming voice, the way his laughter floats
he digs his nails beneath my woollen sheets
and with a smirk leaves me here to freeze
winter's teeth glisten as he grins
the song he sings, sends shudders through skin
calloused hands precisely weave his piece
foul breath, travels with the breeze
he digs his nails beneath my woollen sheets
and with a smirk leaves me here to freeze
winter's tears trickle from his pain
in agony writhing in the rain
he bites his tongue determined not to scream
with what's left composes one more scheme
he digs his nails beneath my woollen sheets
and with a smirk leaves me here to freeze
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Help Me Through
02:34
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landscape’s draped in monochrome it haunts me much too long
the swirling snow disorients this season’s far too long
jesus jesus, i need jesus
oh my lord, help me through
pockets worn with poverty dawned fraying threads too long
daily bread is thinning out covering ache too long
jesus jesus, i need jesus
oh my lord, help me through
jesus jesus, i need jesus
oh my lord, help me through
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Joseph Tennant Calgary, Alberta
Joseph Tennant is a songwriter and musician based in Calgary, Alberta. His music covers a wide variety of emotional landscapes, from melancholy to tongue-in-cheek humour. A skilled storyteller and writer, Joseph is able to captivate his listeners with each lyrical and musical twist. ... more
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