Tonight HBO aired the final episode of John From Cincinnati. I have mixed feelings about this episode. It has a very powerful beginning and then becomes a hodge podge, attempting to wrap up a storyline that originally was to develop over two more episodes. HBO made many mistakes with this series, the worst of these was the show's premature cancellation. I am posting this video made by friends I met online through our common interest in"John From Cincinnati". Talisyn wrote the song and performs it here. Farley created the accompanying video. I hope that if you enjoy the "John from Cincinnati" videos on this blog you will purchase or rent the DVD and watch all 10 episodes. Then let me know what you think!
Skopelos and Virgin
-by Skorda
when first you see it
across the water,
rising round and new above the mountain.
Open your mouth and swallow
while youth holds its roundness near,
and you are running fearless in the dark.
Hold it inside, it is still warm
and you will need its light,
there, inside you.
Down the road of time, somewhere
after you’ve aged, traveled,
Explored, discovered.
And the dust around your doorway
has been pounded hard and smooth under your feet.
When you find yourself growing weary and bored,
when your eyes see only ruins,
and your heart is empty.
You may believe, in your exhaustion,
that this is truth, at last.
That the mystery has unraveled,
leaving no wilderness to explore or tame.
All secrets have been shared,
the frontier has dissolved.
Know then, with these thoughts,
you have been swallowed.
The warm belly of the beast
comforts with confining darkness
and lulls with rhythmic sounds
Murmuring to you,
Curl up and sleep,
just go to sleep.
Shake your head,
stretch your legs,
do not sleep now.
Remember what you know.
You swallowed the moon,
you hold it inside you.
Not as a magpie hoarding shiny things,
or wearing the moon for beauty
or bartering the moon for wealth.
You swallowed the moon for this moment.
When you will walk to the water’s edge,
open your mouth, release the moon
and let its light build you a pathway
across the wine dark sea.
©Skorda 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Save John From Cincinnati- Get Back in the Game!
Tonight HBO aired the final episode of John From Cincinnati. I have mixed feelings about this episode. It has a very powerful beginning and then becomes a hodge podge, attempting to wrap up a storyline that originally was to develop over two more episodes. HBO made many mistakes with this series, the worst of these was the show's premature cancellation. I am posting this video made by friends I met online through our common interest in"John From Cincinnati". Talisyn wrote the song and performs it here. Farley created the accompanying video. I hope that if you enjoy the "John from Cincinnati" videos on this blog you will purchase or rent the DVD and watch all 10 episodes. Then let me know what you think!
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