tales of revolutions/febrero

from A Prelude Of The Aftermath by Walt Kosty & Ralph Bendel

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Originally part of a concept recording conceived by my comrade, Ralph Bendel Jr. called, “Tales of Revolution/Dreams of Peace”, from 2018, smack dab in the middle of the musical gestation that culminated in this series of pieces.

The sadness that permeates the moment of then is still bleeding into the time of now. #StandWithUkraine.

lyrics

the poem:

it is the stories that remain
retracing the aftermath
of the overthrow
the lost limbs
the fallen cannons
the wounded orphans
the broken widows and the rubble

regaining pride
is not the same
as having freedom
or tasting peace
but one who stands
erect after beatings
knows and does not
speak of the battle
the scars that lurk
beneath skin and flow
always in the path of blood
whispering

the words that form
when asked to tell
find root in the room
of lament and the well
of longing for power
eyes form silent wounds
visible only in moonlight
her aching glow reveals
pain shadowing pain
the ear remembers the cannon
the cannon blasts
echoing into memory
but not memory blood
blood pouring from skin
disengaged from form
and bones that were torn
and ripped asunder

the sleeping child restless
dreams of awakening
into a world of peace
but that idea long buried
beneath the seeking
the seeking of greed
the strong armed
and the the power of lead

in the field running faraway
it is the the cool rain that fills
the parched mouths
of the buried bound
to the earth by the roots
of their spirit sinking into soil
sand rock and the waiting tree
one day one day one day
to be released

staring into the bottom
of this empty glass
we wait we mourn we pray

credits

from A Prelude Of The Aftermath, released May 14, 2022
The Music was written in 2016 by Ralph Bendel (ASCAP Studio Magnolia)
The Poem was written in 2018 by Walt Kosty (ASCAP Studio Magnolia)
Ralph performs the music using a Godin guitar with Roland GR55 synthesizer and The Boss SY-300 synthesizer. Walt Kosty recites his poem. The visual art is a Map with pen and ink, titled "Resist" by Walt Kosty

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