Blackbird Pond
My lawnmower stopped working
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My lawnmower stopped working,
So, I let the grass grow high.
My neighbors are complaining,
That it would soon touch the sky.
I always wanted a forest,
And the birds that it would bring.
The minstrels will follow,
The troubadours will sing.
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The lawnmower was the pushing kind.
Like the mower that my father had.
He liked the clinking of the blades,
Without the fumes and noise that was so bad.
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Never had I thought of ghosts before.
But now I am in belief.
My father appeared to mow the lawn,
And now, I can sigh in relief.
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Lyrics and music by Sanford Ross Bender
The magic we made together
Sunnier days
Nicknames
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I’ve always had a nickname,
Sandy is that name,
It hasn’t brought me fortune,
It hasn’t brought me fame.
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A hurricane was named after me,
October two hundred twelve,
A week arrived, before Halloween,
What followed I will not delve.
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A name that puts me at ease,
Despite the havoc caused,
Manhattan was left in shambles,
The city had to pause.
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Here I am before you,
Guitar across my knee,
Reminding you of a storm,
And the power of the sea.
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Lyrics by Sandy Ross Bender
Slow walk home
In my own time
Odyssey
Calico mandolin
Time is running out
