In the Light of Stillness— At West End Gallery
I decline to accept the end of man.… I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
–William Faulkner, Nobel Prize acceptance speech, December 1950
You’ve been inundated with enough sound and fury this week, including here. Let’s just have a song for this cold Sunday morning. This is from The Last Leaf on the Tree, the new album from Willie Nelson. It is his 76th album. This song, Last Leaf, was written and first recorded by Tom Waits.
I am generally moved by the work of aging artist, when they can somehow maintain their artistic power and relevance despite diminishing physical and vocal abilities. The last works of Johnny Cash comes to mind. It is a fitting song for Willie as he enters the sunset of his life and career.
Talk about enduring…
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