Bridges and Balloons

 

Oh my love

Oh it was a funny little thing
To be
The ones
To've seen

The sight of bridges and balloons
Makes calm canaries irritable
And they caw and claw all afternoon
Catenaries and dirigibles
Brace and buoy the living room
A loom of metals warp woof wimble
And a thimbles worth of milky moon
Can touch hearts larger than a thimble

-Bridges and Balloons  Joanna Newsom

I get along without you very well

 

I get along without you very well

Of course, I do
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves, then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms
Of course, I do
But I get along without you very well

I've forgotten you, just like I should
Of course, I have
Except to hear your name
Or someone's laugh that is the same
But I've forgotten you, just like I should

-Hoagy Carmichael