<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>the Blues – DannyFaragher.com</title> <atom:link href="http://www.dannyfaragher.com/tag/the-blues/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.dannyfaragher.com</link> <description>The Official Site of Recording Artist Danny Faragher</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:22:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.33</generator> <item> <title>The Blues – a poem</title> <link>http://www.dannyfaragher.com/blues-poem/</link> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Danny Faragher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Danny Faragher poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Danny Faragher's poem of the week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the Blues]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dannyfaragher.com/?p=1009</guid> <description><![CDATA[  The Blues when Regret presses its heavy palms down upon my shoulders, looks me dead in the eye and nods – ‘I told you so’ I shrug, return the gaze, grab each wrist, and smile – ‘Hey, motherfucker, want to dance?’ 07-04-14]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p>The Blues</p> <p>when Regret presses its heavy palms<a href="http://www.dannyfaragher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Wail.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1012" src="http://www.dannyfaragher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Wail-300x199.jpg" alt="Wail" width="300" height="199" srcset="http://www.dannyfaragher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Wail-300x199.jpg 300w, http://www.dannyfaragher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Wail.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><a href="http://www.dannyfaragher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Wail.jpg"><br /> </a>down upon my shoulders,<br /> looks me dead in the eye and nods –<br /> ‘I told you so’</p> <p>I shrug,<br /> return the gaze,<br /> grab each wrist, and smile –<br /> ‘Hey, motherfucker, want to dance?’</p> <p>07-04-14</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>