Angel Hair

In the seventies there was this sappy song by Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now that they played way too often if you ask me. It was this weepy song of woe that told of how things looked at one way were beautiful and looked at another were horrid.

Unfortunately, I never did find the nice way to look at that song. I thought it was just horrible regardless of how you looked at it. So, why bring it up? Well, because it came to mind this morning while walking the dog. The sun had just crested the horizon and the high scattering of cirrus clouds made me think of it.

They really do look like angel hair!

And I guess when you really come down to it, the song wasn't all that bad either. The tune was nice enough... just the happy side of maudlin!

Wherever you are today, I hope you'll take a look at things twice.

Don Bergquist - September 16, 2009 - Lakewood, Colorado, USA

Both Sides Now
by
Joni Mitchell

Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
Its cloud illusions I recall
I really dont know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
Ive looked at love that way

But now its just another show
You leave em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

Ive looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
Its loves illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
Ive looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say Ive changed
Well somethings lost, but somethings gained
In living every day

Ive looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
Its life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
Ive looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
Its life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all