Wow! That's quite a thread-bump, Mindfulness. Thanks.
Not really a fan of John Denver, but he went up in my estimation the day I learned that he had written my favourite Peter Paul and Mary song, Leaving On A Jet Plane.. This performance by JD + Mama Cass is top quality too:-
(Bonus points to Cass Elliot for promoting voter registration.)
I've often used the PP&M version of the song in my English classes, because it has so much in its favour: clearly ennunciated lyrics sung at a gentle pace, great job of setting a scene with easy vocabulary, a sentiment and story the whole world can understand, and to top it off, a haunting melody.
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"Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953
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