At your doorstep waits the swaying,
Frothing ocean.
Vainly attempting to regain
That small portion of the earth
Outside its voluminous grasp;
Defining the sky so
Infinite, void, delicate and beautiful.
Caressing the celestial objects of many
Man's ponder.
But even then our minds
Look farther.

Lyrics are written by Thomas Ask and are not AI created or guided.

Looking Up

I wrote these poems many years ago--all pre-AI and without its charming guidance. I tweaked the poems into suitable lyrics and developed the song structure. Finally, I used AI to compose the music. I guess this is striving to be a troubadour of the 21st century.

Many of my poems were written during my long traveling months when I was young and traveling a lot overseas. Later ones are about parenting, my Christian faith, and other life stuff.

These songs come from my poetry. The lyrics have not been AI generated or assisted. I did some tiny alterations of some of the original poems for musical flow. Except where noted, the musical compositions have been AI generated, where I took my poem and used some of the verses to create a chorus and bridge.

Looking Up

Melodity