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the city of my birth


the city of my birth is so far away
a patient wind sifts through it

wheels rumble on crumbling pavement
unchristened children frequent the streets

there I was taught to say without saying
a few kind people asked after me
I was sheltered and affectionately held

my simplicity was suspect, my questioning, punished
the men were condescending,
but I was borne by hidden women

until the city of my birth
unfurled like a hawk’s wing
and the world forcefully opened

I tilted into the patient wind
I understood the power of naming
I fashioned a basket, a living nest

of wind-infused grasses, to gather
turbulence, reticence, desire. . .

soon the mesh welled up, revealing (obscuring)
a mind I have entered, wide-eyed, (blind)
but have yet to traverse




--JRC

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released February 7, 2023

Composed by John R. Campbell
Performed by ensemble when
Recorded January, 2023 at Hovering Horse studio, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

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John R. Campbell Corvallis, Oregon

John R. Campbell creates soundscapes via jazz, experimental, contemplative, spoken word, & alt roots textures. He's worked with
Trio Bravo triobravo.bandcamp.com
Blind Lions blindlions.bandcamp.com
Woodman/ Kellam/ Campbell woodmankellamcampbell.bandcamp.com
Avant Garage
avantgarage.bandcamp.com
& others. His blues persona, Green Man Blues, can be found at greenmanblues.bandcamp.com
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