feeling is first

from no parenthesis by SwampBirds

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lyrics

since feeling is first
who pays any attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you;

wholly to be a fool
while Spring is in the world

my blood approves,
and kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
lady i swear by all flowers. Don’t cry
– the best gesture of my brain is less than
your eyelids’ flutter which says

we are for each other; then
laugh, leaning back in my arms
for life’s not a paragraph

And death i think is no parenthesis

~e. e. cummings

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from no parenthesis, released November 16, 2017
from the e. e. cummings poem "since feeling is first"
adapted to music written by Jen Long

Jen Long: vocals, guitar
Bronwen Konecky: vocal harmonies, guitar
Sue Metro: lap steel, bass
Pedro Weinberg: drums

Jen's acoustic guitar track recorded by Kent Clemmons
at Venue Studios, West Warwick, RI

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SwampBirds Providence, Rhode Island

Summer 2021 line-up
Jen Long::Electric Guitar, vocals
Kate Mick::Banjo, vocals
Pedro Weinberg::Drums, vocals
Brian Jablonski::Pedal Steel
Aaron Jaehnig::Electric Bass
Steve Donovan::Bass, vocals

Jennifer Jane, Dana Lane::Backup Vocals ... more

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