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After reading the poetry of Tobin James Mueller online, I contacted him and asked if I could develop some of his poems for MacJams. This is the first in a series I'm planning. I actually changed some of the words (I got his ok), edited some of them down, and added music to the background. This poem meant a great deal to me, as if it was written about myself and my own mother. (The song art are two photos of her, before and after she became old.) This version is in memory of her.
Lyrics:
Old.
In one day my mother grew old.
She was no longer able to hold my hand,
stroke my hair from scarred temple,
and say, in the face of all the world’s weight and disregard,
that nothing was so important as I.
She was too feeble,
too near death,
too lost in memory.
Up until then, regardless of grey and thinning hair,
regardless of wrinkles and patchy skin,
regardless of the cancer hidden beneath,
she was young in my eyes,
and I, a youth before her.
Now, she is no longer herself.
And I am no longer part
child.
© 2004 Tobin James Mueller
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Tear my heart out &mdash 10/21/04 - 12:39:02 PM
My God, Del, you tear my heart out. Your straightforward
reading, yet with such depth, stuns me with its power.
And the music. I am speechless. Thank you. [ Reply to This ]
Tear my heart out &mdash 10/22/04 - 08:10:10 AM
This is so beautiful &mdash 10/21/04 - 01:16:55 PM
Very touching. The words resonate in my soul. Thank you
for delivering Tobin's heartfelt poem to this soundstage.
How can one issue a vote for this? Is is priceless and
beyond the sphere of trivial measuring. [ Reply to This ]
This is so beautiful &mdash 10/22/04 - 08:13:15 AM
"...beyond the sphere of trivial measuring." As was my mother. A saint. Just
looking at her picture there at the top of the page, knowing others now see
their own mother in her, is moving to me. Thanks for your heartfelt
reactions. [ Reply to This ]
Riveting! &mdash 10/21/04 - 02:25:06 PM
Del - your delivery and arrangment of this very poignant yet in some ways beautiful poem, emphasizes this common theme to us all. Fantastic interpretation. Tobin - once again you've trapped an emotional moment with words... heart wrenching. [ Reply to This ]
Very Moving &mdash 10/21/04 - 03:17:43 PM
This poem and performance of it went "ZING!" directly to
my heart.
The words express a very real truth to many of us as we
watch our parents grow old, and it reminds us that we will
be in that place eventually, too.
The music complements the words perfectly.
Bravo, Tobin. Bravo, Del. [ Reply to This ]
Very Moving &mdash 10/22/04 - 08:16:55 AM
Thank you. Tobin deserves most of the creative vote for this. I will voice my
own "Bravo" for him too. [ Reply to This ]
Del & Tobin &mdash 10/21/04 - 05:06:40 PM
Time is a commodity that we all take for granted... it
passes constantly and with its passing, grow memories
that are sweet yet painful...
Straight to my heart..
SlimGirlFat
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Del & Tobin &mdash 07/25/05 - 08:43:14 PM
And thank you for sharing your heart with so many of your songs and the
bravery of your voice. [ Reply to This ]
This hits close to home... &mdash 10/21/04 - 05:28:04 PM
Wonderful reading. What a set of pipes you have Sir.
Glorious!
You have brought a higher context to Macjams than
anything it originators ever planned. [ Reply to This ]
This hits close to home... &mdash 07/25/05 - 08:40:26 PM
Wow. Thanks. And, yes, this hits very close, which is why I loved it so when I
first read it. Thank you for letting it in. [ Reply to This ]
Very nice &mdash 10/21/04 - 07:21:11 PM
Fabulous &mdash 10/22/04 - 02:03:11 AM
Incredibly heart-felt reading and the piano was so, so
right. Stunning. [ Reply to This ]
Una canzone triste &mdash 10/22/04 - 08:08:35 AM
A Paisan who loves his Mamma.
That alone makes this submission above criticism.
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good feeling &mdash 10/23/04 - 07:08:21 PM
Though this is a sad theme, we all know where we're heading. This is very touching. I and I guess many will identify to this.
Thank you for this moment.
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Thoddi [ Reply to This ]
Stopped in my tracks... &mdash 10/23/04 - 08:20:08 PM
great.... &mdash 10/24/04 - 07:05:07 AM
reading....and the piano cements the
mood....expression.....more readings from u .......... [ Reply to This ]
So simple - so complete &mdash 10/26/04 - 07:17:42 AM
ouchies in my heart &mdash 10/26/04 - 12:28:00 PM
:*( I can't even hear the song. Just reading this was
enough to bring up an emotional tidal wave inside me. [ Reply to This ]
ouchies in my heart &mdash 07/25/05 - 08:36:35 PM
I hope you are able to download the file and listen that way. Feel free to email
me for a copy of you can't. [ Reply to This ]
moved &mdash 10/28/04 - 09:23:01 PM
Del, I can't remember the last time a song moved me so.
Thank you for the song.
Paul [ Reply to This ]
moved &mdash 11/20/04 - 08:27:13 AM
The response to this setting of Tobin's poem has been overwhelming to me. I truly thank the MacJams community for all the wonderfully encouraging comments, the Admin people for such a great site, Tobin for lending me his talent and time, and my wife for giving me the space to explore something I've always admired and wanted to participate in. I'm moved too. [ Reply to This ]
Very moving &mdash 08/10/05 - 06:20:29 AM
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reading, yet with such depth, stuns me with its power.
And the music. I am speechless. Thank you.
[ Reply to This ]