BETTER KNOWN VACANCY
The sun is weary as it makes its way down
The sound of gravel crunches under my feet
as I walked up to that house where the water rushed in
Clenching sand in my fist, the tide was reaching for me
Sometimes I wish I could float back to you
where it was safe and sound 'cause it's a jungle out there
It's funny how they'll always drive me...
The space is empty, more than it already was
We're disassembled, let's pick up and dust off
I woke up in that house when the water rushed in
Clenching sand in my fist, the tide was reaching for me
Sometimes I wish I could float back to you
where it was safe and sound 'cause it's a jungle out here
It's funny how they'll always drive me
to that better known vacancy
No doubt that Jenny Dalton is a wonderful singer and songwriter. I also see her as a poet and their is no better example than her book 'Daughters of the Dead Sea. I remember a poem by Gary Snyder that went "The Twang of a tire iron, the taste of rust" and how in those few descriptive words you could feel our society age. In Ms. Daltons book of verse, Entry 9, she writes "I drink warm water" and you sense that society can be reborn after cleansing itself of that which makes us weak and lethargic. With the recent passing of Philip Whalen, it is good to know there is a new generation of poets and writers climbing on board the bus.
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Not just a songwriter, Jenny Dalton's book of poetry and verse, 'Daughters of the Dead Sea' is a wonderful new edition to the cycle of poets emerging in the 21st Century. I remember a poem by Gary Snyder 'The twang of a tire iron, the taste of rust,' and you could feel our society grow old. In her book of verse and poems Ms. Dalton under Entry 9 writes "I drink warm water" and you believe that with a little cleansing and fasting our society can begin anew with fresh ideas and new thoughts.
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