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Burning Poems

from Carved Upon The Air by The Anecdote

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An ode to the brilliant Australian poet Charles Buckmaster, a gifted and soulful artist who died tragically young.

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BURNING POEMS

Only young, not twenty-one
He hitched across the Nullarbor Plain
His face was brown and broken down
As he looked for the summer rain
And when he got to the western land
He found the same old pain
So he walked around to the north of town
Where the road took him again

And he saw his freedom
Like the moon escaping from the clouds

He saw the fragments of the light
As they fell upon his arm
He heard the singing of the dawn
In its crowning golden psalm
He felt the ice of winter
And the shadows in the night
He could taste the ash of a burning world
As his soul prepared for flight

And he saw his freedom
Like the moon escaping from the clouds
And he saw his freedom
Like fire returning to the sun

The ghosts of the past came crowding down
Put the mist before his eyes
Obscured the sun and everyone
Who was listening to his cries
Inside he felt the hour
And direction of his fate
So he marched towards his meeting with
A beauty that awaits…

And he saw his freedom
Like the moon escaping from the clouds
And he saw his freedom
Like fire returning to the sun

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from Carved Upon The Air, released April 22, 2017
Andrew Darling

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The Anecdote Warburton, Australia

Formed in 2014 in Warburton, Australia, The Anecdote are a seasoned live act, having performed at a range of festivals throughout the country. Throughout their careers, members of The Anecdote have performed and recorded with Gotye, Dan Kelly, Jeff Lang, Liz Stringer, Gareth Liddiard (The Drones) and Greg Arnold (Things of Stone and Wood).
'Carved Upon The Air' is their debut album. ... more

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