This is going to be a “prose week” for me. I’m still working on a number of different creative ideas, including ratcheting up my guitar-playing skills so that I can create instrumentals. And also re-familiarizing myself with Logic Pro, so that I can record and produce at least some of my own stuff. These are important projects for me to be working on, even if it takes me a while to turn out anything I can share with you.
I created new lyrics/prose on four out of seven days this past week, and was working on my other creative-related projects (above) on two of the other days. So I’m still spending time trying to focus on my creative self every day, though I can improve on that.
I *did* get what might turn into part of a song at some future time. I was thinking about my time in the Virgin Islands last June, remembering how polite and friendly everyone was down there. And I came up with a very rough verse and a possible chorus. At the moment, it seems to be about the entirety of the USVI, but I may narrow that down, broaden it, or do something else with it going forward. Here’s today’s very rough draft, for your enjoyment:
Looking eagerly out the window, as the plane came in to land
The runway’s gotten longer and the planes have gotten stronger
Since my first trip down with my family, when I was a very young man
Some things look familiar and others strange; there have been so many changes
“Good morning, good afternoon, good evening”
People will greet you every day
From the streets of Charlotte Amalie to the beach at Fredriksted
The Virgin Islands are where I want to lay my head
