Concert version of Next Flight
Out of the hundreds of poems I have written, one of the more special poems is “Next Flight” since it is the only one of my poems that I know for sure was made into a song. The music was written by Michael Albright during my first year at Ball State University. He was one of my roommates that year, and the summer of the lat first year, he died in a traffic accident. The more detailed story and a video I made a while back is available at Next Flight: the Song.
I decided to make a concert version as if he was alive to sing the song to hundreds of people, and this is what I finished up with. It is not stereo since the master was recorded on a cassette recorder I got from the BSU library.
To hear this version, click on the link below. It will take you another page, and then click on the link again. A dialogue box will appear asking to play the file in .wma format, the regular music format for windows systems (The MP3 version took too much space to load here.) If you like it, you can download it, too, for free and send it to your friends.
michael-albright-in-concert.wma
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Something
I see a different look in your eyes,
Something make-up can’t disguise.
Is there something you would like to tell me?
There’s new about you that’s a mystery.
The eyes are a window to your soul,
And with other facial expressions,
Your true feelings start to show.
You don’t have to hide anything from me.
My love for you goes on to infinity.
I see a different look in your eyes,
Something your smile can’t disguise.
Is there something I really need to know?
You can tell me now or later after we go.
The eyes are a window to your soul,
And with other facial expressions,
Your true feelings start to show.
You don’t have to hide anything from me.
My love for you goes on to infinity.
Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here..
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A Different Fourth
As the last few logs on the camp fire
glow in the night, there will not be
any fireworks this Fourth of July.
They are not needed tonight.
Friends and family are together
Again for another year’s reunion.
The only celebration is the half-moon
hanging in the quiet sky over the tall
bare tree at the edge of the peninsula.
Distant lights along the lake reflect
in the ripples of waves in the water.
Did you know that Elias Tobias has published two books, and one is an anthology of 145 poems, and the other a short story murder mystery? For complete information about these books and how to purchase them, click here..
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