Who You Are

The music of all creatures has to do with their loves, even of toads and frogs. Is it not the same with man? - Thoreau

maracas shook

not to be mistaken or mistook

all it took was one listen and one look

the tippy-toed, terpischorean flutist traipsed across life's stage

blowing the breath of the past well into tomorrow

begged, stolen or borrowed

it mattered not

only that the day was hungry and fat

he even stood on one leg

liked a freshly tapped keg

joyously plying his craft

whilst grasping the precious metallic shaft

'twasn't a rough draft

'twas the real deal

the kind of music that a genuine soul can feel

mouth's hanging open and impressions awed

some thought it odd

i didn't

it was simply the euphony of god

like a musketeer

all for one and one for all

up and over sorrow's wall

with a wink and a lick

thick as a brick

holding you close and taking you far

revealing not what you could be but

who you are

Author's Note

"I was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, - passing travelers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to!" - Thoreau

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

I read "He even stood on one leg", and immediately pictured Ian Anderson. A minute later, I saw the music clip and thought, "Well, duh, who else could it have been in reference to?" Now I see that these fine words are dedicated to that amazing group. I just listened to "Thick as a Brick" a few days ago, for the umpteenth time. Everyone seems to know about Ian's flute playing, but his guitar work is second to none. All that cross picking! And Martin Barre is fabulous and very underrated. If I could only ever listen to music from three bands, it would be Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull.

[Pete]

lol. although ian is a fine guitar player in his own right, he didn't think that he was good enough to be lead guitarist. martin is a fantastic guitarist, very underrated. i love all of tull's music. thick as a brick is a classic that i always find myself going back to. interesting factoid - tony iommi (lead guitarist of black sabbath) started with tull but left after a very short time - not his cup of tea i guess - he preferred darker, more ominous riffs. back to ian - i think he is a wonderful poet, songwriter and music arranger. and oh that classic stance with one leg bent whilst playing the flute - simply terrific and most memorable. great share. thank you so much s.d. ... :)