Hi there … and welcome to Mountain Mama’s Earth Music … and today we’re feelin good
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1) Sittin On Top of the World, Jack Cooke 2:27
2) Groovin Slowly, John Butler Trio 4:47
3) Feelin Good, Joe Bonamassa 4:47
Everything Good between Men and Women
by C. D. Wright
has been written in mud and butter
and barbecue sauce. The walls and
the floors used to be gorgeous.
The socks off-white and a near match.
The quince with fire blight
but we get two pints of jelly
in the end. Long walks strengthen
the back. You with a fever blister
and myself with a sty. Eyes
have we and we are forever prey
to each other’s teeth. The torrents
go over us. Thunder has not harmed
anyone we know. The river coursing
through us is dirty and deep. The left
hand protects the rhythm. Watch
your head. No fires should be
unattended. Especially when wind. Each
receives a free swiss army knife.
The first few tongues are clearly
preparatory. The impression
made by yours I carry to my grave. It is
just so sad so creepy so beautiful.
Bless it. We have so little time
to learn, so much... The river
courses dirty and deep. Cover the lettuce.
Call it a night. O soul. Flow on. Instead.
4) Revelry, Kings of Leon 3:22
5) Trees, T. Nile 4:46
6) The Sound Asleep, Sometymes why 3:42
The Good News
David Yezzi
A friend calls, so I ask him to stop by.
We sip old Scotch, the good stuff, order in,
some Indian—no frills too fine for him
or me, particularly since it's been
ages since we made the time.
Two drinks in, we've caught up on our plans.
I've sleepwalked through the last few years by rote;
he's had a nasty rough patch, quote unquote,
on the home front. So, we commiserate,
cupping our lowballs in our hands.
It's great to see him, good to have a friend
who feels the same as you about his lot—
that, while some grass is greener, your small plot
is crudely arable, and though you're not
so young, it's still not quite the end.
As if remembering then, he spills his news.
Though I was pretty lit, I swear it's true,
it was as if a gold glow filled the room
and shone on him, a sun-shaft piercing through
dense clouds, behind which swept long views.
In that rich light, he looked not like my friend
but some acquaintance brushed by on the train.
Had his good fortune kept me from the same,
I had to wonder, a zero-sum game
that gave the night its early end?
Nothing strange. Our drinks were done, that's all.
We haven't spoken since. By morning, I
couldn't remember half of what the guy
had said, just his good news, my slurred goodbye,
the click of the latch, the quiet hall.
7) Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright, The Village 4:23
8) I’ve Seen All Good People, Yes 6:57
9) Good Times Roll, The Cars 3:44
How Good Fortune Surprises Us
by Jackson Wheeler
I was hauling freight
out of the Carolinas
up to the Cumberland Plateau
when, in Tennessee, I saw
from the freeway, at 2 am
a house ablaze.
Water from the firehoses arced
into luminescent rainbows.
The only sound, the dull roar of my truck
passing. I found myself strangely happy.
It was misfortune on that cold night
falling on someone’s house,
but not mine
not mine.
10) Good Luck Charm, Elvis Presley 2:25
11) Good Day Sunshine 2:10
12) Good Times, Bad Times, The Rolling Stones 2:30
A Poem Called Happiness
Bear Lake, Wisconsin
By Suzanne Roberts
Birch fingers fork into the quiet
of a gray December sky. Clouds pleat
white on white. I never thought
I’d write a poem called happiness,
nor did I think it would describe an icy run
on a freezing Wisconsin morning.
My nose running, cheeks stinging
with the prickly stars of wind.
Never have I been the “just do it” girl
in the running shoe commercials, sleek,
gazelle-like, all limbs, bounding.
I shuffle and creak, all torso and head,
checking my watch for each minute
gone by, but this morning, the doors
of my body fly open— I race the dog
home across the ice, knowing she’ll win.
13) The Sound of Sunshine, Michael Franti & Spearhead 3:45
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Thanks for listening in
Peace
13) Feelin Good, Nina Simone 2:57
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