"Desert Bloom Waltz No.380 (Original Composition)” - A melancholic broken heart waltz that captures the essence of longing and nostalgia. Composed with a poignant melody that echoes the depths of my broken heart, this piece invites listeners to immerse themselves in its soothing yet sorrowful beauty. As a composer and countertenor, I’ve poured my emotions into this waltz, creating a hauntingly beautiful soundscape that resonates with the soul.

Detail:  F Major, 6/8-time, 85 BPM 

Watch, listen, and feel the emotions.
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Bandcamp: Heartbeat of Memories (Original Waltzes Composition Vol. 19)

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Heartbeat of Memories (Original Waltzes Composition Vol. 19)

Desert Bloom Waltz No.380 (Original Composition)

A spoken word piece about leaving the South behind set to A Quick One Before The Eternal Worm Devours Appalachia by Lizard in the Spring

No One Else Will

“Singing with the Dead Tonight” 
Deborah Goldbaum Kelly & Erin Wolf © 2025 
Song A Week 2025 - Week 48

caught inside a whirlwind
wind knocked out our lungs
lungs pushed to their limits
limits we’ve put on

on the other side of sunrise
sunrise screaming through 
through the pieces of a life
living with the ghost of you	

you tried to show me how 
how to live within the truth
truth in a world of lies
lies we hope to survive

surviving my mercy mile
miles from what we could see 
seeing now with open eyes
eyes like yours and  like mine

one more laugh, one more cry, and song
never truly on my own
one more chance to try and get it right
singing with the dead tonight 

beyond the veil, I can hear you
your whispers in the night
nightly visits linger on
on until the early morn

mourning and letting go
going slowly as it comes
coming home after all
all in time, we will			

one more laugh, one more cry, and song
never truly on my own
one more chance to try and get it right
singing with the dead tonight 

one more laugh, one more cry, and song
never truly on my own
one more chance to try and get it right
singing with the dead tonight 

Singing with the Dead Tonight (with Deborah Goldbaum Kelly & Erin Wolf)

i have seen enough

NOT FOR PROFIT. JUST FREE MUSIC. LOVE FOR THE BLADE.
iii
SWORDSOUL<3

Tornado (prod. waveline)

Intro (ft. passamaquoddy tribe)

Need (prod. /\/\/\/\)

Chains (prod. be franky)

The Quiet Goodbye: Loving and Losing a Dog Later in Life 🐶💔

THE NOT OLD BETTER SHOW, ART OF LIVING INTERVIEW SERIES

🐶💔 Pets aren’t just animals — they’re family, especially in our later years. Their love is simple, pure, and steady — something we come to rely on in a world that changes quickly.

Today’s show is brought to you by Aura Frames. Aura Frames: the gift that brings your favorite holiday traditions and memories to life every day.

This week on The Not Old Better Show, we’re sharing a deeply emotional conversation with someone who recently said goodbye to their beloved dog. It’s a story of loyalty, quiet rituals, and the powerful silence that comes when a leash no longer leads to a wagging tail.  With the holidays approaching, grief can hit harder. But this episode offers comfort, reflection, and a reminder: love doesn’t end when life does.

You know, there are some goodbyes we never quite learn how to say.

For those of us in life’s later chapters, the love we give — and receive — from our pets often takes on a deeper, quieter meaning. They’re not just animals. They’re our companions in the long walks, the quiet nights, the joyful mornings. They don’t judge our age, our pace, or our past. They just stay, and in so doing they combat our epidemic of loneliness according to the US Surgeon General.

Today, on The Not Old Better Show – Art of Living series, we’re joined by someone who recently said goodbye to their beloved dog — a companion who offered years of loyalty, humor, and comfort.

It’s a story many of you will know well: the unspoken rituals, the tail thumps that meet you at the door, the warmth of a furry friend who somehow senses what you need before you even speak it. And then, the silence that follows when they’re gone.

But this conversation isn’t just about grief. It’s about gratitude. It’s about the meaning of companionship in older age — how a dog can fill a home, heal a heart, and remind us that we are never too old to love deeply, and be loved in return.



In all transparency, I know our guest, Mike Olsen, very well. I know the family. You’ll hear me mention Mike’s parents, who i know well, and Mike’s sons, Mike’s wife Sara, all dear friends. We’ll talk about Mike’s dog, Kirby, and pets in general. 

Stay with us — this one’s for every listener who’s ever held a paw, shared a look, or whispered goodbye through tears.


🎧 Listen to The Quiet Goodbye: Loving and Losing a Dog Later in Life right here on SoundCloud!
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The Quiet Goodbye: Loving and Losing a Dog Later in Life 🐶💔

written during a period of hope after feeling hopeless.
I began noticing a small sense of freedom returning to life, freedom that I had once had but did not notice, like going for a walk with a hot drink, airpods in and not feeling a pit of anxiety in my stomach about when the next bad thing was going to hit but rather being able to listen to the music in my ears, enjoy the taste of my drink, people watch and daydream about GOOD things to come. It was wild, to be so acutely aware of a capacity returning to me where I got to imagine goodness in my future. May Goodness find us...in good time <3

GOODNESS (demo)

From Poverty's depths, I found my voice
A countertenor's cry, a jazz singer's choice
Life's hardships rained, but music was my shield
I poured my pain into every note, every yield

Loss and heartbreak fueled my soul
Struggles and strife, I made them my goal
To create, to share, to touch the heart
Not for fame or fortune, but to never depart

From waltzes to jazz, my songs are my tale
A testament to resilience, my story to hail
Blindness may shroud my eyes, but not my sight
My voice resounds, a melody that ignites

In darkness, I found light, a gift to share
A symphony of emotions, beyond compare
My music speaks loudly, a heart that beats strong
A message to the world, where love and pain belong

I'll share my voice, a fading sigh
5 Decades of life, 2000 waltzes, a whispered goodbye
Albanian by roots, Australian ground
No PhD to create, just pain of my life, profound

Painful tears of a struggle, a broken heart
I create to heal, to mend, to restart
But the wounds remain, the scars stay deep
A melancholy soul, in eternal sleep

I will keep creating, till my last breath gone
But my voice on jazz, and my waltzes will linger on
A haunting echo, of a life that's been
A fleeting dream, a moment's peace, now unseen

For those who listen, and wipe away a tear
A forgotten memory, of a heart that's no longer here
When the world awakens, I'll be gone and cold
My name lost to time, my legacy grown old

But in the silence, my waltzes will remain
A melancholy whisper, of a life in vain
If not on media, then on Bandcamp I'll reside
YouTube and Soundcloud, the last echoes of my pride

A hope of resilience, to never give up
A testament to passion, in every note and sway
But it's a lonely journey, through the night so dark
A solo voice, a fading spark, a melancholy heart


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Paul Taylor Vogelzang is an award-winning blogger, podcaster, writer, producer and style fanatic, known for his down to earth accessible reporting and advice for men and women 50 + age, and their families. Paul was one of the founding editors of MommyCast & MommyCast Latina, the wildly popular, very first mom podcasts in audio and video, and its producer from 2004 to 2009. Paul’s current, but also award winning podcast, The Not Old - Better Show launched in 2014. Paul continues to share vibrant, focused, entertaining content on the show, and writes frequently about the subjects of fashion, grooming and the “senior man.”  Paul lives just outside of Washington DC, with his lovely wife, Gretchen (also a MommyCast founder), and where the two of them are active in many arts, business and philanthrophic organizations, love to feed the Northern Wren, and are the parents of two sons.


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