Bill Evans if you’ve ever fallen in love with someone and its late at night & time stops–the futures beautiful but sad and pretty complicated the way the moments of glory become the next moments of doubt–life & death putting off the disaster–the reckoning–the bill will come due–the piper will be paid in full at midnight—tho’ the air is clear the horns are muted the traffic outside occasional–a whoosh & the moon crawls over–the stars wheel & you fall asleep earlier than me it’s all worth it to be here with you–it’s ok we’ll pay & live to see another day–some better & some worse blue shades drawn green sky at dawn & the moments balanced on a crescent. A kiss the touch of your skin the beating of our hearts–our breaths entwined it’s good now & true forever as the clock turns eternity on its wheel [head] I don’t know what will happen–we’ve thrown the dice–picked up the phone & dialed heaven—there will be a moment and a series & an epoch—the night will answer our fears & it’s on our side no running now stand up and take it–three a.m. forever–melts into lessons–trials melt into sentences–sentences into freedom and we’re free to love forever, tonight
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Bill Evans was my just-deceased father’s favorite artist. He told us that his life’s mission was to be able to play Waltz for Debbie as well as Bill. I think he came pretty close. Thank you for sharing this, it means a lot, especially since today is my parents’ wedding anniversary ♥️🎶♥️
Hi Cathi,
That’s great, he must’ve been a pretty good pianist to do that. I’m sorry about your loss.
Bill Evans was such a great artist. I’ve been trying to write what it is we hear when he plays. It’s complex, real emotions , often mixed., and an ongoing project here.
one note in, you know who it is
truly sublime