having said all that - I have a few songwriters whose work I love and respect and study.

If I was attending your workshop I would bring this song to sing and discuss.

Michael Troy's song, LAST DAY OF MAY stands alone as beautiful and powerful set of images - it is rich in its "tell the personal tale" quality - showing the pictures, without ever telling you the story. He lets the well known biblical expressions tie his Memorial Day lament to expressions our culture has known well for generations ... in the flow of his sparse, image rich lyrics - we hear a deeply personal story, a human story of loss that has touched everyone we know.

Tied together with a respectful, bluesy melody and simple, repetitive chord pattern this work is a masterpiece. It moves audiences deeply, everytime and the first time they hear it.