Category: Sarah Hale Folger Project
Fragile, Handle with Care
Waking up in a sweat Her heart racing, the pulsing of blood running though her veins She hears a train in her head Taking in her surroundings she assesses She is in a safe place, no reason to fear Barefoot she walks to the window and climbs out on the ledge Breathing deeply she watches the birds busy at work The sun is rising … Read More Fragile, Handle with Care
Words & Deeds
They are like a stream that flows One plus one equals two Words add up when they are so many Without thought we plunge into them Struck by a feeling We must respond But instead we so often react No thought before the river flows Words build and tear down They change the landscape Relationships built and destroyed by them Calculated and spontaneous Struck … Read More Words & Deeds
My Interview With Barry Goudreau
It was my honor to interview Barry Goudreau a lifelong guitarist formerly with the band Boston, His Solo Album, With Orion The Hunter, With RTZ, With Brad Delp, With Ernie and the Automatics, And currently With Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room was interviewed at The Kilburn Mill in New Bedford, MA. Hear some of Barry’s incredible stories in show business and learn about his upcoming … Read More My Interview With Barry Goudreau
Holding On To Hope
You know it has lasted too long This crisis that dropped on the world We were not made to function under such stress Only for a short while, but this is so very long The mental shift is the greatest obstacle It’s a daily dose of fear and story telling Our children have anxiety and panic My friend saw a young man jump from … Read More Holding On To Hope
Choose Wisely
An artist tries to create The expression that will help others see The message from the heart To the world To make the change To make things better To heal or to inspire To express shock Or even disdain But wanting to be heard And known and seen “I AM HERE” Especially now When the quakes of earth Split the ground between us No … Read More Choose Wisely
The Struggle For Peace
It’s an uphill battle Trying to build the bridge Between our thoughts You see it your way I see it mine But it’s all about taking a walk Come over here I’ll come over there Want to see what you see From where you stand Will you please take a look From where I sit Beliefs are built on experience Please let’s not hold … Read More The Struggle For Peace
To the Peacemaker in the Family
‘Dedicated to Bobby S’ You oftentimes are the youngest child Therefore in a larger family No one really listens to your point of view You watch and you listen as the years unfold All that goes on in front of you You try to fill in the gap Since no one asks you to lead the way Hard times come And they are in … Read More To the Peacemaker in the Family
Beyond the Noise
I awaken while it is still quiet Something is shifting in my heart Everyday in limbo Watching the have’s and the have not’s They go at it pointing fingers Those with masks staying inside Driving with them on and the windows up Fear has gripped the hearts of many Others have a different approach Breathing the free air they refuse to wear Something that … Read More Beyond the Noise
Find me in the wind
Trying to harness the wind The power within Just as the water rages And the earth endures Cannot count on things to be still Hang it out to dry But then the rain comes So what is one to do When the peace is interrupted By bad news Things never stay the same But try to find Those who can endure The changes as … Read More Find me in the wind
Ebb and Flow
Have you ever sat by the sea Watched the waves come in and go out Sometimes with such force They feel like a threat What is it that holds them back The sea knows when to come in And when to go out I would call it intuition But that’s impossible So what is it that makes it so The moon and sun The … Read More Ebb and Flow
Refinement in Confinement
In this time of confinement We are forced to be released of our normal routines of escape Our addictions, our anxieties appeased Those outlets we regularly used To escape our troubles and our fears Those crutches we thought we needed forever Have been broken We left home to relieve our stresses Turmoil and pain Of jobs and marriage troubles Of loneliness and self doubt … Read More Refinement in Confinement
These Times They are a Changing
Nothing is the same, all will be made new It was only yesterday we knew what to do But these days they are dragging It’s a tornado with no compass But you will be lifted out of and into The way things will be as we renew Don’t get caught up in the panic and ensue Rather hold your torch up high in the … Read More These Times They are a Changing