Today I heard an old song
On the radio, Olivia singing
Like an angel divine
About a fantasy place
Called Xanadu, a paradise
For two lovers, passion
Like explosive fireworks
Unbridled, where they'd hold
And love each other
As if in a neverland
Where no two mortals
Should ever even aspire
To live, just a sweet dream,
But how she'd made it real
How the dream had come true
In Xanadu.
I've been there once
Long ago, though no one
Wanted to admit it existed:
A stroll beneath moonlight,
Kisses tender, passion kindled,
We made it real for a time
Living in a dreamland of desire
Long ago, tenderness and rare
Gentleness beyond compare.
Do you remember when mystical
Midnight turned into magic reality?
How life glowed like silver moonlight
And we knew there'd never be another
To compare, just us living & loving
In our own private Xanadu.
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
Be safe,
Karen