10-19-2017, 09:55 AM
Possum Wrote:Gord Downie was the first artist that I ever truly loved. His lyrics, his poetry, his stage presence all spoke to me. The way he wrote about Canada, about relationships, about regret, about staring into a fire before TV, taught me to look beauty in the mundane. There was a humbleness to him that I loved. Humble, but still a rock star. I always wanted to be as cool as him. I am as bald, but I was never as skinny. I'm sitting at my desk, I have a class full of 28 ten year olds. They are quietly writing stories. It seems like a simple way to honor my favorite writer.(plus I can sit in the back of the room and cry). RIP Gord Downie.
"Me and the vivid girl
In our hammock to the stars
Staring into the fire before TV
The remote control's on Mars" - Sherpa -my favorite lyrics.
That is a great way to honour him -- inspire the next one. Have a good cry. We all deserve it. We are all in it together.
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