banjo

yesterday a banjo player came over,
JT
i am thinking about using him on the next album,
(Lord willing i get to do one..)
i am not sure what the initials JT stand for..
possibly nothing
i have written a bunch of new songs, 20 so far,
it is going to be a very candid collection of songs
dealing with real stuff going on all around and within us everyday
in one song i recall when my mother left home,
i was 12
and the orange stool my grandmother was sitting on when she told me
will forever stay vivid in my minds eye
one song is about a married couple in a circus troup,
"she the beauty and he the brawn"
a folk album about folk
disappointments, anxieties, lost love, hope, God's mercy, true love, the mystery of death
doubt, faith, and how love changes it all..
JT started playing along on one called Wayfarer's Heart,
a song inspired by St. Augustin,
and i realized the banjo could be pretty cool.
it is not a song you would typically hear banjo..
A  priest friend asked me why i was inspired to write an album like this
i told him i think it has to do with what the Lord keeps in front of my eyes lately,
couples we know divorcing, people losing their jobs,
friends with illness, the miracle of true love,
stories of loss, and enduring faith from people all over the country,
the ironies of living..
hope in the shadows
i think the banjo may really be cool on some of this stuff..
please pray for me if you think about it..

wkm