The music pulls me back
On hearing of the death of Marianne Faithfull
30th January 2025
It’s the music that pulls me back:
back to places where life happened,
back to days and nights of tenderness and joy,
back to good friends and sweet lovers;
back to coffee in stained mugs,
back to long evenings in hazy, smoke-filled rooms;
back to conversations meandering into the early hours,
back to clubs and dancing, pubs and singing;
back to sacred moments and the shared Spirit,
back to the hope and the love.
That was all a long time ago
but it blesses my memory,
and it’s the music that pulls me back.
Cliff Reed
31st January 2025
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