It's September!

Yes, I know, the month is almost over. And notice the time of this blog? Ah well, it is becoming a habit, I guess, this late-night thing. So I will keep this brief. This month's song is originally inspired by my wonderful advisor, Karen, who said I should write a song about the "bittersweet" quality of the fall: the end of summer, going back to school, etc. I could understand that, and I loved that word, bittersweet. Then I found out that our class pet, a sweet guinea pig named Twiggy, had died over the summer. Her brother, Ziggy, who had lived at our house, had died last year as well. And then my son came back from camp pining for his first real love, a darling girl named Alison, for whom he forgot to get any address, phone number, email, or even last name. It may seem funny in a way, that he didn't ask for her last name, but he was heartbroken. Bittersweet. Made me think of all the times in my life, and his, that there have been some not-so-happy endings. But then again, we have moved on and continued to thrive. We just had to know when to say goodbye, when to let go..when it was time to go. So all of that and more mixed together into a sort of poem. And the poem evolved into this song. I decided to try some percussion with this one, as well. It's a bit experimental for me, but I like the results. I hope you do, too. Don't forget to give me feedback! Thanks!