hello dearest Benny I have gone periods of time searching and wondering sometimes getting answers I rather not have… sometimes ending up with more questions great write ❤️

Powerfully penned, Peter. This is an incredible write my friend. I think age is a big factor when it comes to people. It seems we awaken more once were face to face with our own mortality. That’s just my opinion though. Great depth here, your writes always makes me ponder. That’s a good thing my friend. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate you.

Damian

Hoi hoi Peter,
in the Netherlands, i know of someone who titled his book ‘Geen boek’. Translated: No book.
The absurdist humor behind it is that it is still a good present, for people who want No Book for their birthday. And that group of people increases every year.

But instead of wild humour you present us with a very intelligent piece of work.
It is very intelligently written and (my opinion) a very good idea to give these things a thought now and then.
Also very intelligent: I promised myself to keep a better look out for the writes you post.

Love it!
Kind regards, Gus

That feeling you have, that consciousness is some fundamental, egoless energy, is powerful. It echoes ideas like panpsychism or non-duality. It’s the attractive shortcut around the “hard problem”: if consciousness is always there, we don’t need the brain to magically create it from scratch. My mind will sit on this for a while… thinking of driving down Bulli Pass in the fog/mist and spending a chilly winter day at Austinmer. But it’s the wrong time of year for that and I now live hundreds of k’s away from Illawara.

Good old Austiner….lived there back in the day…when men were men and sheep were nervous.Too expensive there now.

Beautifully penned, Brenda. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

Sensual and somewhat sad. Well done.

Dude you write very clear with a natural tint, not slutty. Although you get your point across through nature and travel makes it sizzle. Tight

Beautifully penned, Thomas. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

Great work. It flows and hits hard.
Regards James

I wonder how many lost leaves are drifting on vagabond winds. This is beautiful and aching and hopeful all rolled in one perfect poem

Omg I just listened to it. The music went so well with words. Bravo to you both

We are deeply grateful for your listening/reading and commenting, dear Valupta!
Elke & Gus

Chère V.,
You know how much I love your talents and writes, so your compliments mean a Lot to me. And Sappho too!

Warm regards, Gus

Of course you have noticed that the mix left something to be desired and the voices were totally out of control, due to overuse and hay fever.
So I’ve re-recorded the singing and made a new mix.

A little bird told me that this one is not perfect, but yes, it’s a bit better.
Hope you’ll like it too.
Kind regards, Gus

and here’s the new one:

I bow most reverently to Sappho ‘n Gus 🙏

Stunningly beautiful, You Two, in every sense of the word.
Artwork choice, title, and the Envelope Form in its abba rhyme-scheme (with spot-on and soft rhymes), work perfectly together, just as your skills harmonized in rendering this lovely, impacting virtual masterpiece in homage to Mother Earth’s ever dwindling beauty and life sustaining wonders.

Simply, an enthralling co-write … love it deeply!
Thank you both! ⁓ Richard🖌

Nits:
(Alas, Gus, your audio was not available, but I imagined how soul-touching it must be.
Check V1-L3, “get” may have been meant as “yet”. Final stanza, L1, should “plead” be “plea”?) 🤓

Chèr Rascal,
The first recording was out of control due to too much hay fever. I should never have posted it.
But a couple of days later it was better. Not perfect at all. But quite honestly, I think perfection is boring as hell.

Your nits are right, yet instead of get was the one I found too, but while singing made that mistake too. The other one I will check out. Sappho and I are non native speakers. So accidents will happen.

Also on behalf of Sappho: we’re grateful for your listen and read.

Listening is half of the fun. I hope:

and here’s the new one:

Kind regards, Sappho and Gus

wonderful collaboration! i enjoyed both the music and the captivating imagery.
the rhyming scheme leads to pleasant fluidity. ~ c

Chère C.,
Hope this finds you well.

Thank you very much for the compliments. It’s always nice to see that people value what you’re doing.

And maybe one day we’ll do a coop too? I would really love that.

Also on behalf of Sappho, I thank you very much. We’re grateful for your listen.

Kind regards, Gus