Powerful song that overshadowed the long public silence of that fading friendship ...
Re:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Yuv9KSaYM
"What Really Ended Simon & Garfunkel’s Friendship"
"Paul was writing ALL the songs while Art got ALL the applause."
Re:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1XbXPTJL10
"At 84, Paul Simon Finally Admits What We All Suspected"
"The silence of forgiveness."
Re:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZgM96XY7s
Original song
History will remember that song as cooperative creativity
and not as one musician's long public stardom.
A Silence Lifted (new poetry)
In light's absence, my dear friend,
I converse with you again.
Evening slumber, soon a resting,
Gifted wisdom, not perplexing.
And a dream that was playing in my mind
Plays on in time,
Lifting the sound, of silence.
In restful dream and time alone,
Golden streets of crafted stone,
Midst soft halos of Sonlamps,
Being warmed by whispered chants.
Words attuned in this celestial light
That chased the night,
Fading the sound, of silence.
Then such brilliant light ashore!
Four score people, maybe more!
Some were talking, softly speaking.
Some were hearing, clearly listening.
Composer with second song to share
When voices there
Caress the sound, of silence.
"Alas!", said they, "You've come to know
Silence in the mirror flows.
So hear the words now gifted you
and gentle arms embracing you."
Ethereal whispers shared
With echo in, departed silence.
Next the people joined parades,
their journeys tailormade.
Soon the flash "It's morning!"
In symbols brightly forming.
Then announcing, "Angelic voices,
Long whispering in your dreams,
Refrain midst lighted streams,
Yet never whisper, a silence."
Rod
