hear: james taylor

his songs remind me of my parents
because as far as i can remember
my father always sang and played them on the guitar
for my mother who only swoons in secret.

& before there was iron and wine
or schuyler fisk and joshua radin,
there was james taylor and carly simon:


i always sing along when my dad plays this song:


lastly, a personal favourite
and a song my brother has patiently
learned to play on his guitar so i can sing
my own little rendition: