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Desert Roads (An Ode to Arizona)
Inspired by John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Michael rewrote the lyrics as a tribute to his adopted state, Arizona. The words are his own. He created the music with the help of AI, and the video he edited with stock footage.
It all adds up to a love letter to the land he now calls home.
Video & lyrics © Michael Ballard · Tucson, AZ · #ilovearizona
Poems for What Ails You
An ongoing series that shows how poetry can meet us where it hurts. This first episode grapples with the weight of grief and includes Michael’s reading of Mary Elizabeth Frye’s “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep.”
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