there’s gotta be a song left to sing
everybody can’t of thought of everything
one little song that ain’t been sung
one little rag that ain’t been wrung out completely yet
gotta a little left
one little drop of falling rain
one little chance to try again
one little bird that makes it home every now and then
one little piece of endless sky
one little taste of cherry pie
one little week in paradise
and I start thinking
there’s gotta be a song left to sing
everybody can’t of thought of everything
one little note that ain’t been used
one little word ain’t been abused
a thousand times, in a thousand rhymes
one little drop of falling rain
one little chance to try again
one little bird that makes it home every now and then
one little piece of endless sky
one little taste of cherry pie
one little week in paradise
and I start thinking
there’s gotta be a song left to sing
everybody can’t of thought of everything
one little song that ain’t been sung
one little rag that ain’t been wrung out completely yet
till there’s nothing left
— gillian welch said that
I understand that feeling that everything seems like it’s been done, especially in music, She obviously wanted to make at least one new and beautiful thing/song. Your image and the graphic are so clean and ‘simple’ which to me is a demonstration of how lyrics can come through in that way. Maybe I’m reading to much into her lyrics but definitely think you nailed the image.
They say “there’s nothing new under the sun,” Sherri, but why does it always feel there is, especially when it comes to songs and poems and art! And wasn’t it Abraham Lincoln who said “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” Somewhere in there it makes sense that “everybody can’t of thought of everything.” Yes, I think you did nail it with your image. (And it’s good to see you again!)
As I was creating this image, i thought of that Scripture, Ginnie. “…there is no new thing under the sun.”, and kept thinking perhaps I should change the words to something else. Then, it dawned on me that there is no new thing under the sun; not just because God inspired Solomon to write those words, but just because it’s not new, that doesn’t mean that someone has thought of it yet, right?
Nice to have you back Sherri and with a thought provoking post. As they say just when you think you have seen everything something comes and surprises you!
not by a long chalk 🙂 nicely presented
Beautiful image and words to give us something to think about.
That is a lovely image.
I like the line “one little week in paradise” but have to say I live every week in paradise.
a very cute poem. I don’t connect it with the lovely stemmed flower though. The background shapes and sshades are a puzzle to unravel,
Jolie fleur, j’aime ses formes.
Yes, you are right
But it is a nice combination
That song reminds me of what SOlomon says in Ecclesiastes. As I have been at home for so long with COvid quarantines, I sometimes feel like that. But then I look at new flowers blooming, my baby grand daughter and there is somethiing new to sing about.
A beautifully created photo in fine monochrome.
i love your soft image of the flower Sherri… i may ave thought of everything over the past 76 years… but i have forgotten 66% of them:-)
….peter:)
Beautiful post… and very thought provoking. Maybe there’s nothing new under the sun – but the excitement in living is discovering each thing for ones self! 🙂 Nice to see you back!
yes, i concur, surely we are making scientific progress, right? lol
lovely post, girl xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox