Wayne Hancock "Lord Take My Pain"
Hank Williams "I'm So Tired of It All"
Tammy Wynette "Crying Steel Guitar"
Slim Whitman "Mr. Ting-A-Ling (Steel Guitar Man)"
Moe Bandy "Home is Where the Hurt Is"
Bill Hoffman and Joe Bussard "Crazy Arms"
DJ Sirene |
"How to make the likeness of a bird" by Jacques Prévert
"How to make the likeness of a bird...
how to make a likeness
First draw a cage
with an open door
Then draw
then draw...
Something beautiful,
something simple,
something fitting for a bird.
Then walk through the garden,
or hide behind a tree in the wood
without a word...
without a word...
without a word...
...immobile.
Sometimes the bird comes soon
but it can take its time.
It can take years to decide
to venture forth.
So wait...
wait...
wait...
wait...
wait...
wait for years, if need be.
But the waiting is not in relation
to how the picture worked out.
When the bird comes,
if it comes...
if it comes...
if it comes...
if it comes be very quiet.
Wait for it to enter the cage.
Just keep very quiet.
Just keep very quiet.
When it's inside
slowly shut the door with the paint brush
and then...
and then...
Rub the cage out carefully
without touching the bird's feathers.
In your tree find the prettiest branch
for the bird...
Paint in the leaves, the wind,
insects buzzing in the summer heat,
and then wait... for the bird to sing.
If not, it is a bad omen.
It means the painting is bad.
But if it sings...
But if it sings...
that is a good omen.
And that means you can sign the painting.
So just take your pen,
sign your name in the corner of the painting.
So just take your pen,
sign your name.
Giulietta Masina and Sandra Milo in Juliet of the Spirits |
An image from Bible Road: Signs of Faith in the American Landscape |
Joan La Barbara |