Steven Harz Music

3 chords and the truth (6 if you want me to lie)

February 8, 2013

Poem: Heraclitus

When we sat side by side

and row by row

watching sideways rain beat

the side of the building

at the far end of campus

our professor taught us that

the weeping philosopher suggested

you can’t enter the same river twice

and this must be true

because I swim in you daily

disrobed with despair

and witness the change in temperature

glacier to boil to beach

the metamorphosis of creatures

minnow to piranha and back

and the strength of the current

trickle to brook to river

and as you empty into a sea

I will whisper

my sorrow and my hope

into a bottle

replace the cork

and toss it

into you

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Please check out my book of poetry and short fiction “Songs you can’t dance to”

http://www.amazon.com/Songs-You-Cant-Dance-ebook/dp/B00ATQW5XK

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Steven Harz

Steven Harz was the 2013 winner of the international People’s Poetry Contest and is a three-time winner of The Iron Writer Challenge. Steve still writes poetry, but now it rhymes and is put to music – either acoustic with a Martin or electric with a Gretsch. Songwriting influences are: John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Blze Foley, Jessi Alexander, Tyler Childers, Lori McKenna, Gabe Lee, Luz, Cleto Cordero, Jason Isbell, and of course, Willie and Dolly! Music is available on all streaming platforms – please check it out!