I'll just say that this is a song for a friend, who's been admitted to a hospice. She's being kept comfortable and is out of pain. The news is not good. But that's not what I want to talk about tonight. Instead, the song. Nick Drake. Fruit Tree. I've known this song for at least as long as I've known my friend--which is 26 years. Every time I hear it, it jerks me out of myself. I have to shut the laptop; I have to sit still where I am. I have to stop everything, which is what I think the best songs, poems, stories, etc. can do for us.
Fruit Tree - Nick Drake
4 comments:
"place to be" does the same thing for me.
you and your friend are in my thoughts, paul.
Thank you, Jayme. I'm going down to see her in a few days. It's all surreal.
I'll have to give "Place to Be" a fresh listen.
(And I'm very sorry to hear about Sherlock.)
I'm glad you are going to see her. Take care...xoxox
Thank you, Gwynne.
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