WELCOME TO THE LYRIC POETRY WEBSITE

A REFUGE FOR POETS WHO WRITE IN THE LYRIC TRADITION,

WITH RHYME AND METER, WITH OR WITHOUT MUSIC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INFORMATION:
RESUMÉ BIOGRAPHY REVIEWS SONGWRITER CHASED BY BEAR OVERSEAS APPEARANCES 2001 CONCERT SCHEDULE 2003 CONCERT SCHEDULE 2004 THE FRINGE HOME PAGE FREE MANDOLIN CHORD CHART HOW TO PLAY THE KALIMBA
RICHARD'S CD PLAYLISTS:
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OLD AS THE HILLS BOTH SIDES OF THE OCEAN SONGS FOR ALL SOULS BLESSING IN DISGUISE NEVER LOSE A DREAM FOOTE LOOSE SONGS FROM THE SAGE BACKGROUND MUSIC STREET SONGS
RICHARD'S LYRICS AND POEMS:
AGE OF INNOCENCE AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN ANGEL FROM TIPPERARY ANTHEM FOR THE MOTHER AS LONG AS THE WATER FLOWS BAD WEATHER BALLAD OF DAVID AND JONATHAN BALLAD OF DAVID HAMBLETON BALLAD OF THE ASCAP AGENT BALLAD OF THE RIVER HARLEM BEFORE I'D GO TO WAR BIDDING FAREWELL BIG BLACK HOLE BROKEN DREAMS CELEBRATING THE ELEMENTS CHANGE CHERNOBYL CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CON TIEMPO PRESTADO COUGAR IN THE WILD DEAD RINGER DEATH OF SHELLEY DON'T WRITE LYRIC POETRY EVERY LAND IS BEAUTIFUL FACE TO FACE FALLACIES OF LOVE FLOATING DOWNSTREAM FOOTPRINTS ON MY HEART FOREST PRIMEVAL FOR JOHN FOR PAMELA JANE FORMS OF LOVE FREE LOVE GOD LOVES YOU HAVE NO FEAR HEALING NATURE HERE IS A PLACE HONOR YOUR MOTHER I KNOW A CROOKED MAN I KNOW THE SIGNS I NEVER WANT TO GET MARRIED I THINK ABOUT HER STILL I WISH ICE STORM IF YOU REGISTER FOR WAR I'M NOT ON THE RADIO IN THE GLOWING CANDLELIGHT JEALOUS AS CAN BE LATE IN OCTOBER LEAVE IT ALONE LET LOVE FIND YOU LIFE'S LESSONS LEARNED LISTEN TO THE WORDS LONG LOST LOVE LOST AT LOVE AGAIN LOVE HAS GONE AND LEFT YOU LOVERS AND FRIENDS MIKE THE COFFEE JERK MIST COVERED MOUNTAINS OF HOME MURDER BALLAD FOR ROY DEAN MY COTTAGE HAS TWO PORCHES MY LITTLE MINNIE PEARL NEW ENGLAND IN THE FALL NEW WORLD ORDER A NIGHT ON THE STREET NINE GRAY THINGS NOTHING IS FOREVER NOTICE ME. TALK TO ME. I'M FRED NOTT TERRACE INCIDENT NOW AND THEN ODE TO THE LYRIC POETS ON THE MISSOURI ONCE I HAD A TRUE LOVE ONE FOR JODY ONLY A BEAR ORPHAN ON MY OWN OUR SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN PALM SUNDAY Ph.D. IN GEOGRAPHY POSITIVELY SIXTH AND SEVENTH AVENUES PROMISED LAND RELUCTANT LOVER SAN DIEGO VICE SAVE A LITTLE PART SE FUERTE MI HIJO SEA STACKS OF KERRY SITTING IN THE BLACK JACK BOUGHS SO LITTLE TIME WE HAVE SOLACE IN THESE WOODS SOMEONE REMEMBERS SONG FOR JOHN MARK SONG OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT SONG OF SOLOMON AND SHEBA THIS IS AMERICA THREE SONNETS TIME TO BE GOING TO AN ATHEIST TOURIST TRAP TROUBLE ON OUR HANDS TRUE LOVE SHOWS UNIVERSAL TRUTH USED ONCE AND THROWN AWAY VISIT TO STEEPLETOP WE MUST COMMIT TO SOMETHING WHAT IS A GEOSTITUTE WHEN THE SNOW AND THE FROST ARE ALL OVER WHERE THE LIMESTONE MEETS THE SEA WHISKERS WHITE STALLION WHO LOVES THE LORD WHO OWNS THESE WOODS WHO WILL TAKE ME IN WHY DO PEOPLE MARRY WITHOUT A WORD YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN YOU CAN MAKE IT
TRADITIONAL BALLADS:
BLACK IS THE COLOUR THE BLACKSMITH BOTANY BAY BROOM O' THE COWDENKNOWES THE COASTS OF HIGH BARBARY DINK'S SONG I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING I LOVED A LASS JACK-A-ROE LIZAE BAILLIE LOCH LOMOND MATTY GROVES O'ER THE MOOR AMONG THE HEATHER THE PARTING GLASS THE PLOUGHBOY LADS PRETTY PEGGY-O PRETTY SARO ROSEMARY LANE SCARBOROUGH FAIR SHADY GROVE SHENANDOAH SLOOP JOHN B. STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN THE TREES THEY DO GROW HIGH WILD MOUNTAIN THYME WRAGGLE-TAGGLE GYPSIES-O
APPENDIX BMI:
HOW ONE MUSICIAN DEFEATED BMI COPYRIGHT OFFICE RULES AGAINST BMI WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES ARTICLE LETTER FROM BMI TO SCHEMMY'S RESTAURANT FIRST LETTER TO BMI SECOND LETTER TO BMI LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN McHUGH OPINION OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE HOW TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT

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