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| A Mandolin Standby |
Starting the day strumming is
a good thing to do and I recommend its qualities. In fact a cup of good coffee
(Lavazza) an apple and a good strum are great ways to start the day. And
anything to hand will do, for me it can be a mandolin or a guitar but it gets
the brain to think about coordination and waking up at the same time. In fact,
even after a couple of hours at the computer with the need to
straighten your back and fingers it becomes a tonic. I have this wonderful
little William Blake book by my bed at the moment and I like to read a poem or
two every night before I go to sleep. And this one reminds me how good the next
day could be:
I love to rise in a summer morn,
When the birds sing on every tree;
The distant huntsman winds his horn,
And the sky-lark sings with me.
O! what sweet company
Well that's how it is for me -
mandolin and all, on which I have written my most recent song, which is a good thing to do too.
All which is about getting rid of the 'black dog'. I love this song about Sister
Rosetta:
