Big Top by Rob Harrell for December 17, 2011

♪♫Hello darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked aloneNarrow streets of cobblestone’Neath the halo of a street lampI turned my collar to the cold and dampWhen my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon lightThat split the nightAnd touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I sawTen thousand people, maybe morePeople talking without speakingPeople hearing without listeningPeople writing songs that voices never shareAnd no one daredDisturb the sound of silence

“Fools”, said I, “You do not knowSilence like a cancer growsHear my words that I might teach youTake my arms that I might reach you”But my words, like silent raindrops fellAnd echoedIn the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayedTo the neon god they madeAnd the sign flashed out its warningIn the words that it was formingAnd the sign said, “The words of the prophets are written on the subway wallsAnd tenement halls”And whispered in the sounds of silence♫♪

Good Morning, bigg & dbigg 1oohh

bigg, the lumberjack grand slam sounds good to me, though I’ve never seen that one on a Denny’s menu.

≡≡ P O P ! ≡≡♪ Good Morning TRIBE! ♪Hello to all those here!

I’ll have chocolate chip waffles and DWFNC, thanks bigg.

Good advice Pete.

Wow! I must be here really early today – don’t recall ever seeing so few comments.

Hmmm – the chocolate chip waffles sound good. If anyone needs some real maple syrup with those, I am willing to share.

@Santa Grog – thanks for the background music. One of my favourites.

coffee…

Wow! Really quiet day. :-(.

well my boys are looking good so far. They’re up 28-0 so far with 20 seconds left in the half. Romo’s looking almost as good as Rogers. Almost. I know….there’s this a half to go.

Hello Peoples!

Hello, Ooops!!!!

Hi Grog

Not a creature was stirring, not even a