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Month: May 2021

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Chicago Blues

  • Posted on May 31, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Chicago Blues

Chicago blues was forged by steelMules and levees didn’t do it anymoreIndustry turned he wheelAnd the Blues opened the door Country acoustic went electricUrban sounds needed a voiceThrow in a “harp” and the result was…

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Places

Botany Bay

  • Posted on May 31, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Botany Bay

Botany Bay is my new homeA chicken cost me my freedomNow trapped and unable to roamAnd this is no new Eden A world so far from IrelandAnd all I did was feed my familyI wish…

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Canals

Roads of Blue

  • Posted on May 30, 2021January 25, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Roads of blueMeander through green treesSo glad I am with youAnd a chance to be at ease Four miles an hourSo slow in a world of speedBut time to talk to the flowersAnd watch the…

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Stories

No Small Measure

  • Posted on May 30, 2021January 25, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

The wine bottles are openFriends are comingFun will soon be in motionAnd guitars will be strumming Rose, red and whiteThe choice is yoursIt will always be rightNo matter how often the bottles pours Wine, friends…

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Cities

Florence

  • Posted on May 30, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Florence

Birthplace of the renaissanceAnd keeper of “David”One day take a chanceTo visit the city that hasn’t faded Art and beauty is at its heartSo much to see and be amazedThe problem is where to startIn…

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Sorrow

Free

  • Posted on May 26, 2021January 17, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

I am always waitingFor us to start relatingWhy don’t you ever see meWill I ever be free I am always thereBut you don’t seem to careWhy don’t you see me?Will I ever be free I…

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Places

Leaving Ohio

  • Posted on May 26, 2021December 14, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Leaving Ohio

Leaving Ohio in the rainSouth on Interstate Seventy-FiveAway from mountains of painAnd going back to feeling alive Florida is calling meThe turquoise and emerald watersI need to see the seaAnd play with my daughter So…

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Stories

Blue Skies and Smiles

  • Posted on May 24, 2021December 5, 2021
  • by George Ruddock

Blue skies and big smilesAre promised for tomorrowBut only if we go to the Canary IslesAnd get away from sorrow Cold winds, rain and hailDaily darken our SpringAnd let’s not forget the odd galeCan we…

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Stories

Good Times

  • Posted on May 22, 2021January 17, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Are the good times really gone?Is routine now the normAs you drift on and onBecause we can always conform But who owns us?Let the good times continueIgnore those who make a fussJust find the fun…

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Stories

Warm Light of Love

  • Posted on May 22, 2021December 9, 2021
  • by George Ruddock

Dancing in the dewof a Spring morningThankful that Winter is throughAnd cold and snow have gone away Running across meadows and fieldsNew-born heat on our shouldersTime to put away our shieldsAs the Sun grows bolder…

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