method: There was this poem I'd written. I asked Jeff (stonerjazz) whether he knew what it sounded like. Jeff returned a full-blown, elaborate acoustic ballad.  Mesmerizing! Just for fun and contrast , I weaved in some shoegaze. This is this song. Headphones are recommended. Thank you, https://soundcloud.com/user-911083679 !
narration: Basically, this is a second part to Vinyl Ventriloquist ("people are busy / completing first lines / ...."). People of similar age and interest will hear some allusions and few quotations. The working title 'amrita' refers to the Indian legend alluded to in the last verse. That milkmaid entered the poem via an idiom in my native language: Milchmädchenrechnung. 

poem / copyright jo richter:

the milkman who used to collect
and replace empty jars
a figment of folklore now
of pageants and rural farce

streamed into raw senses
tuned in to see to forget
there is nowhere to head to now
but right into your head

far away, some milkmaid counts
her hoard of subscription fees
to gather gem regalia
that match the icy queen‘s

and all around the watchtower
wild weeds rise and bloom
swirls of living, breathing colour
where feral painters roam

the mountain king bequeathes
fluid shards of liquid glass
to his river daughters
lunatics dwell on the grass

and orpheus, oh orpheus
sings and plays the lyre
while a tribe of nanobots
dances round the fire

out of their caves, a race
of intrepid homunculi swarm
to join the merry carnival
to feel the bliss, to risk the harm

milky oceans churned by gods
give birth to shapes and sounds
while mythical milkmen undetered
still make their morning rounds

Leave of absence - with stonerjazz

A tribute to Mike Oldfield with a Guitar Instrumental rendition of the classic tune, Moonlight Shadow.
Thanks for listening.

Information gathered from Wikipedia;
Released as a single on the 6th May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included on his eighth album, Crises, of the same year.
It has been suggested that the lyrics of the song are a reference to the murder of John Lennon, despite the fact that the events in the song do not correspond with those of Lennon's murder.
When asked whether "Moonlight Shadow" is a reference to John Lennon's murder in a 1995 interview. 
Oldfield responded..
"Not really... well, perhaps, when I look back on it, maybe it was. I actually arrived in New York that awful evening when he was shot and I was staying at the Virgin Records house in Perry Street, which was just a few blocks down the road from the Dakota Building where it happened, so it probably sank into my subconscious. It was originally inspired by a film I loved – Houdini, starring Tony Curtis, which was about attempts to contact Houdini after he'd died, through spiritualism... it was originally a song influenced by that, but a lot of other things must have crept in there without me realising it".

— Mike Oldfield

Lyrics;

[Verse 1]
The last that ever she saw him
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
He passed on, worried and warning
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Lost in a riddle that Saturday night
Far away on the other side
He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
And she couldn't find how to push through

[Verse 2]
The trees that whisper in the evening
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Sing a song of sorrow and grieving
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
All she saw was a silhouette of a gun
Far away on the other side
He was shot six times by a man on the run
And she couldn't find how to push through

[Chorus]
I stay, I pray
See you in Heaven, far away
I stay, I pray
See you in Heaven one day

[Verse 3]
Four A.M. in the morning
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
I watched your vision forming
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Stars move slowly in the silvery night
Far away on the other side
Will you come to talk to me this night?
But she couldn't find how to push through

[Chorus]
I stay, I pray
See you in Heaven, far away
I stay, I pray
See you in Heaven one day

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
Far away on the other side
Caught in the middle of a hundred and five
The night was heavy and the air was alive
But she couldn't find how to push through
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Far away on the other side
But she couldn't find how to push through.

Mike Hilton - lead, rhythm, electric & acoustic Guitars.
Original composition written, produced & recorded from Feb - April, 1983 by Mike Oldfield, & released ©️ 6th April 1983 by Virgin Records.
Cover photo - From my backyard Astrophotography.

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Moonlight Shadow

Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield Tribute)

Recorded on a basic 4-Track tape machine. Inspired by the peacful time in the gardens of a historical mansion not far from Scarborough on East coast of England.

Garden Of The Source (2003)

Girl Don’t Call My Phone Up

Im finally getting around to recording. The Melody and the Song is a cover, my homage to the Great Ella F..  but I took some poetic licence in changing the words a bit..   Just a little something for Christmas..   
Merry Christmas dear friends, With Love, Nat x
Video: https://youtu.be/I4jVZEfqp-o?si=Gvh2HsqudqxLeDBB

Vocal and added lyrics Copyright Nat Daniels 2024 GRR
Lyrics:.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light,
From now on all troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas 
Full of Christmas Cheer
Sing with gladness in your heart so all can hear!

Once again we will celebrate 
Happy holidays as before.. 
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more

Through the years, we all will be together
Families old and new!
Hang a shining star of hope for me and you 
And may you have a merry little Christmas too

And here in the UK...

Nothing says it’s Christmas like some Eggnog
Snowflakes on the trees
Coal fires drifting from a chimney on a breeze
Christmas pies, and mulled wine in the markets 
Carrols being sung, 
Couples making plans and holding hands as one

Once again we will celebrate 
Happy holidays as before 
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more

Through the years, we all will be together
Families old and new
Hang a shining star of hope for me and you.. 
And have yourself a merry little Christmas too

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

File Updated: Lyrics in / More power peace vox clearer and articulated better for the weak bitches who should be hearing it. Bass added. Acoustic Guitar added...

Fuck you Orange Sith!
Fuck you kgb coward!
We'll all learn loads from your darkness in our soon to be written history books. Then you become light you fucking evil pricks! Unfortunately you'll both be dead so, by natural causes for both of you, bring on that day. I'll happily become a teacher and spread that beautiful history!


Lyrics

Where does the fire really cease?
Where does the pain turn to peace?
Who can see borders sane?
Who can help our friend Ukraine?

Not unilaterally stupid powered
Not putin time
That time says coward

Where does the fire cease?
Where does the pain turn to peace?

The Moscow madman
The king fear hack
What costs from his cruel run?
& orange sith got his back....


Where does the fire cease?
Where does the pain turn to peace?

This Peace has your face
Fire ceased by our grace
Our grace for each other
Brace exists as mother
Embrace like no other
Built to resist no further
As friendship takes over
Like English and Irish rovers
The same corner
Friends with the same end
Earths' infinite blend

Where does the fire cease?
Where does the pain turn to peace?

Where does the fire really cease?
Where does the pain turn to peace?

Where does the fire really cease?
make your peace
When does the fire really cease?
When does our pain become peace?
The fire?
Cease...
Meaningfully

Peace or Pain

upside

Nap Mix - Variations on a Dream

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