In 1975 I became an ascetic wanderer. By 1984 I awakened to what was really happening, and I saw the ominous signs of the terrible things to come. I saw people following the pretender to the throne and the false shepherds and false prophets who catered to him. And in time I realize I couldn't become like them to defeat them. I could only tell the truth, seek Wisdom, and share it when I was blessed with it.

ALL THAT GLITTERS I was down by the river, lookin’ for a heart of gold. A flock was bein' baptized, and the preacher, he was getting old. The banks there were trampled, and the water was brown, And over by the bridge were the ruins of a town. I was out on the street, but few looked me in the eyes. I had burned some bridges, instead of dealing with some lies. Some blessed ones took me in, who give all they can. Like a moth loves the light, we love a flash in the pan. Well I heard echoes of time, on every stair. How many songs are there sung to the air? How many bets are laid to a dealer's pat hand? Is all that glitters just a flash in the pan? I was deep in the wilderness, alone with the trees. And all day long I went sailing on the breeze. But two steps behind me was the ghost of a woman, And the thrill of my life, ‘twas just a flash in the pan. So I went out on the desert, to go through my mind, Just to search my soul, to see what I could find. Still over my left shoulder, the ghost of a woman, And the thrill of my life, still a flash in the pan. Well I heard echoes of time, on every stair. How many songs are there sung to the air? How many bets are laid to a dealer's pat hand? Is the thrill of a life just a flash in the pan? Then I heard the voice of Wisdom; she’s what I need. She told me how I should sow this seed. So I just sing my songs, like a one man band. I know the thrill of a life can be right here at hand. I still hear echoes of time, but I don’t climb stairs. I hope my songs are not sung to the air. I don’t lay any bets to a dealer's pat hand. I know all that glitters is always right here at hand. Copyright © 2009 - 2014 J.J. Jeffers and TTAP (Wisdom verse added in 2008, original song written in 1978.) Written and recorded by Jeffers