Tom's story: 2012

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2012 — Tom was 33 and 34

72 pieces on this year: 3 dated to this year · 38 from a range of years, shown here in the middle · 7 made this year or later · 24 written by this year at the latest.

DATED TO 2012

1554Iceland And Scandinavia Travel Papers - Icelandair Boarding Passes, Bag Tags And REMA 1000 Receipts

2012 (age 33 or 34) PROVED

OBJECTS AND KEEPSAKES (TICKETS, POSTERS, SIGNS, SHIRTS, A GUITAR)

Tom's travel papers from a trip through Iceland and Scandinavia: Icelandair boarding passes and bag tags between Boston, Keflavik and Copenhagen, and REMA 1000 grocery receipts.

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1504LETTER T ARTWORK

2012 (age 33 or 34) BEST GUESS

ART BY TOM

Hand-made artwork of two cut-out paper letter T shapes, one decorated with colored marquee lights, with a handwritten birthday note to MR T on the back, kept with small paper cards and a creased sheet of lined paper.

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1994ICELAND COPENHAGEN TRIP NOTES

2012 (age 33 or 34) LIKELY

ESSAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS (NOT LYRICS)

Handwritten sheets in pencil and pen from Tom's notebook - a list of the people he counts as family, notes for a trip through Copenhagen and Reykjavik, life questions (who, what, how), and a verse beginning Who doesn't have two ways to tell their story?

the card says: 2012 (age 33 or 34) - the flight notes, for the 4 October 2012 flight home

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ABOUT 2012: FROM A RANGE OF YEARS, SHOWN HERE IN THE MIDDLE

1596YOUTUBE COMMENTS / CO-WORKER THEORY PAGES

about 2008-2017 (age 30 to 38) PROVED

LETTERS, FLYERS, PRINTOUTS AND RECORDS

Printed YouTube comment pages from July 2008 of other people's reactions to Tom's poems, marked up by hand in pen and marker with his plan to build new poems from the commenters' words, plus a printout of his Coworker Theory drawing, kept with his book ONLY THE BEST.

the card says: dated from age 30 to age 38

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1913JENSEN4PRESIDENT2020

about 2009-2016 (age 30 to 38) BEST GUESS

LETTERS, FLYERS, PRINTOUTS AND RECORDS

Tom's printed JENSEN4PRESIDENT2020 flyer with a presidential seal, his mock campaign of 23 points from mandatory testing for politicians and five people ending world hunger to gun control and media concentration, with his DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL card.

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1563Spiral-Bound Book With Eyes Picture Cover And Song-Title Index

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

A spiral-bound book with a soft-focus, orange-toned close-up of a woman's eyes on the cover and a printed page index inside.

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1576SONGS FOR A LADY - FIRST DEMO CD-R

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A Memorex CD-R of Tom's self-burned first demo of his song collection Songs for a Lady, the tenth disc he made, labeled by hand in sharpie.

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1577A LIFETIME OF RHYME - FIRST DEMO CD-R

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A Memorex CD-R of Tom's first demo of A Lifetime of Rhyme, the first disc he burned, labeled by hand in sharpie.

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1579A LIFETIME OF RHYME - FIRST DEMO CD-R

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A Memorex CD-R of Tom's first demo of A Lifetime of Rhyme, the third disc he burned, labeled by hand in sharpie.

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1580A LIFETIME OF RHYME - First Demo - 4th copy

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A Memorex CD-R of Tom's first demo of A Lifetime of Rhyme, the fourth disc he burned, labeled by hand.

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1581A LIFETIME OF RHYME - FIRST DEMO CD-R

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A Memorex CD-R of Tom's first demo of A Lifetime of Rhyme, the fifth disc he burned, labeled by hand in sharpie.

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1586CD + CD-R COLLECTION

about 2011-2013 (age 32 to 35) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

Tom's printed track-list inserts for his CHOMSKIAN POETRY and SPOKEN WORD POETRY discs, kept with his collection of CDs and CD-Rs including Bob Dylan, The Who, Eric Burdon and the Beatles.

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1634STRICTLY PROTEST

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

Tom's handwritten STRICTLY PROTEST set list on a notebook page, with Bars and Scars and Daddy Taught Me circled in orange, paired with his typed sheet of one-line descriptions of his protest poems.

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1758A lifetime of Rhyme

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

Tom's two handwritten sheets for his album A LIFETIME OF RHYME - the 22-song track list and a list of his musician collaborators each given a color.

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1769A Lifetime of Rhyme

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

Tom's hand-labeled Memorex CD-R of A LIFETIME OF RHYME, first demo, marked as the 26th copy, in a case with his own business card (Thinker, Writer, Poet, Songwriter and Activist).

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1770A LIFETIME OF RHYME 16TH COPY

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

Tom's hand-labeled Memorex CD-R of A LIFETIME OF RHYME, marked as the 16th copy, in a case with his business card reading DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL!!!

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1788Songs for a Lady

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A recordable CD of Tom's SONGS FOR A LADY, labelled in his hand first demo, 13th copy, in its case with his DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card.

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1789Songs for a Lady

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A recordable CD of Tom's SONGS FOR A LADY, labelled in his hand 28th copy, first demo, in its case with his DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card.

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1790SONGS FOR A LADY FIRST DEMO 7TH COPY

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A recordable CD of Tom's SONGS FOR A LADY, labelled in his hand First Demo, 7th copy, in a black case.

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1904A LIFETIME OF RHYME

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A printed CD insert for A LIFETIME OF RHYME, 22 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen and music and vocals by his composer partner, on a purple sunburst pattern.

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1905SONGS FOR A LADY

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A printed CD insert for SONGS FOR A LADY, 24 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen and music and vocals by his composer partner - MICHELANGELO AND MARBLE, RIPPLES, TABLE FOR TWO, UNTITLED UNLABELED, MATCH MAKER and more - with a photo of a tree and line art.

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1906A LIFETIME OF RHYME

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A printed CD insert for A LIFETIME OF RHYME, 22 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen and music and vocals by his composer partner, on a purple sunburst pattern.

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1907A LIFETIME OF RHYME

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

The front and back printed inserts for the CD A LIFETIME OF RHYME, lyrics by Tom Jensen with music and vocals by his composer partner, listing 22 songs from GYPSY MAMMA and BRICKLAYER to LEAVING CALIFORNIA, on white and purple sunburst cards.

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1908A LIFETIME OF RHYME

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A square-cut printed CD insert for A LIFETIME OF RHYME, 22 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen and music and vocals by his composer partner, on a purple sunburst pattern.

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1909A LIFETIME OF RHYME

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A printed CD insert for A LIFETIME OF RHYME, 22 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen and music and vocals by his composer partner, on a purple sunburst pattern.

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1910A LIFETIME OF RHYME

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES

A printed CD insert for A LIFETIME OF RHYME, 22 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen and music and vocals by his composer partner, on a purple sunburst pattern.

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1991SPOKEN WORD POETRY

about 2011-2014 (age 32 to 36) BEST GUESS

LETTERS, FLYERS, PRINTOUTS AND RECORDS

A printed flyer listing the 60 poems Tom recorded as spoken word, from A Friend and A Perfect World to It's Your Turn and beyond, with his Thinker, Writer, Poet card.

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1565Tom Jensen Poem Anthology

about 2012-2013 (age 33 to 35) BEST GUESS

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

Two of Tom's printed paperback books of his own poems: the 734-page TOM JENSEN POEM ANTHOLOGY dated March 29, 2013, and SONG LYRICS & POEMS by Tom Jensen, with a painted face on the cover.

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252Poems after Sept. 8th / LYRICAL BRILLIANCE

about 2012-2013 (age 34) - an estimate NOT PROVED

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten sheet headed 'Poems after Sept. 8th' and 'LYRICAL BRILLIANCE', holding the three-line twist 'I SAW / I CONQUERED / I CAME', on a lined sheet with a torn bottom edge.

the card says: written at about age 34 - an estimate

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858sounds the charge alarm

about 2012-2013 (age 34) - an estimate NOT PROVED

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten short poem "sounds the charge alarm," about a soldier who left and never came home, on a single sheet of lined notebook paper with "TOOL FOOL" written upside down at the bottom; previously unpublished.

the card says: written at about age 34 - an estimate

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861I've done my share of soul searching

about 2012-2013 (age 34) - an estimate NOT PROVED

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten one-line poem "I've done my share of soul searching," in ink on a three-hole-punched sheet of lined paper.

the card says: written at about age 34 - an estimate

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867Judge the tree by its fruit

about 2012-2013 (age 34) - an estimate NOT PROVED

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten short poem "Judge the tree by its fruit" with the lines "I'm not selling out I'm buying in / It's okay to tie today / If tomorrow you know you'll win," in black and blue ink on a sheet of lined notebook paper torn from a spiral; previously unpublished.

the card says: written at about age 34 - an estimate

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868I say California

about 2012-2013 (age 34) - an estimate NOT PROVED

LOOSE LYRICS, ONE-LINERS AND RHYME WORD BANKS

Tom's handwritten quip "I say California / They say Florida - a sunny place for shady people," with a short list of game-day betting notes, in blue ink on a sheet of lined notebook paper.

the card says: written at about age 34 - an estimate

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869The people who opened their doors

about 2012-2013 (age 34) - an estimate NOT PROVED

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten two-line poem "The people who opened their doors / Never got to tell their story," in ink on a single plain sheet of paper; previously unpublished.

the card says: written at about age 34 - an estimate

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1503LADY WEAVER CD-R

about 2010-2014 (age 31 to 36) NOT SURE

LADY WEAVER PIECES

A Staples CD-R in a white paper sleeve, hand-labeled LADY WEAVER in marker, from Tom's Lady Weaver material.

Dated from this piece's own words, the dated books and the pieces around it; this date is not sure.

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1753GOING TO READTOM.COM

about 2010-2014 (age 31 to 36) NOT SURE

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

Tom's handwritten list of song titles headed GOING TO READTOM.COM, such as ALWAYS MOVING, PRETTY TOYS and GLOUCESTER SEVENTEEN, kept with a copy of his printed book ONLY THE BEST, black-covered, with his own joke quote on the back.

Dated from this piece's own words, the dated books and the pieces around it; this date is not sure.

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1925RUNNING TIMES WORKSHEET

about 2010-2014 (age 31 to 36) NOT SURE

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

Tom's working sheet of track running times written in green, blue, red and yellow ink, with faint pencil notes on the back grouping the tracks into sets.

Dated from this piece's own words, the dated books and the pieces around it; this date is not sure.

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859Trust Your Whiskers

about 2011-2013 (age 32 to 35) NOT SURE

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten one-line poem "Trust your whiskers," underlined on a sheet of lined notebook paper.

Dated from this piece's own words, the dated books and the pieces around it; this date is not sure.

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MADE IN 2012 OR LATER

These carry a first possible date (a print date, a date on the paper). They may be later.

1088180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS

November 2012 or later (age 34 or older) PROVED

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

Tom's printed book 180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS by Tom Jensen, with red roses on the cover, a dedication page and poems sorted by category such as love poems.

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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1131180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS (COPY 1 OF 3)

November 2012 or later (age 34 or older) PROVED

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

A black paperback with three red roses, 180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS by Tom Jensen, poems by category with an index, printed November 2012 or later (age 34 or older).

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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1132180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS (COPY 2 OF 3)

November 2012 or later (age 34 or older) PROVED

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

A black paperback with three red roses, 180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS by Tom Jensen, poems by category with an index, printed November 2012 or later (age 34 or older).

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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1133180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS (COPY 3 OF 3)

November 2012 or later (age 34 or older) PROVED

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

A black paperback with three red roses, 180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS by Tom Jensen, poems by category with an index, printed November 2012 or later (age 34 or older).

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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1578180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS by tom jensen (Book) With A LIFETIME OF RHYME First Demo CD-R, second copy

November 2012 or later (age 34 or older) PROVED

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

Tom's printed book 180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS by tom jensen, black cover with three red roses and a readtom.com back cover, kept with a Memorex CD-R of his first demo of A Lifetime of Rhyme, labeled FIRST DEMO second copy by hand in sharpie.

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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1140LYRICS TO 100 SONGS BY TOM JENSEN

November 2012 or later (age 34 or older) PROVED

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

A printed grey-roses paperback, Lyrics to 100 Songs by Tom Jensen, 103 lyrics already made into songs, indexed by musician and category, November 2012 or later (age 34 or older).

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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1566Song Lyrics & Poems

July 2012 or later (age 34 or older) BEST GUESS

PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS

Tom's printed paperback SONG LYRICS & POEMS by Tom Jensen, with a painted portrait on the cover, his dedication page, and a back cover inviting musicians to turn his words into songs.

the card says: made at age 34 or later

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WRITTEN BY 2012 AT THE LATEST

A book dated 2012 holds these words, so they were written by then. They may be much older.

401A Girl Who Was Quite Dear to Me

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older PROVED

SONGS - WORDS THAT BECAME SONGS (IN THE SONG LISTS)

Tom's handwritten poem A girl who was quite dear to me once asked me what was the color of love, on a lined notebook sheet, which became the song COLOR OF LOVE (song list 9, track 2).

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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508Everybody dances for money

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older PROVED

SONGS - WORDS THAT BECAME SONGS (IN THE SONG LISTS)

Tom's handwritten twelve-line lyric Everybody dances for money, I dance for free, which became the song GIFT (song list 1, track 10).

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest for GIFT; written by age 33 at the latest for the SMOTHERED sheets

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528A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older PROVED

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten red-ink poem A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER (To pave the way I chop all day), on hole-punched loose-leaf, with a black-ink sheet I spend my life unlocking my brain, published in the 34 albums.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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50So you never believed that candle would burn again

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS

Tom's handwritten poem "So you never believed that candle would burn again," three stanzas of hope returning, on a torn spiral-notebook sheet, published in Poems By Tom (2007).

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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2014312 / "Jenna BUSH"

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS

Tom's working papers for the song FUZZY MATH (set list 21, track 9 of the 34 albums), a mock lullaby built on the countdown 'Four three two one'. Three sheets: the clean copy titled 4312, a crossed-out earlier draft, and a sheet headed Three Four Five Six, with bracketed sections and margin notes.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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2499 o'clock in the morning

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS

Tom's handwritten short lyric '9 o'clock in the morning', fourteen lines in cursive about waking up still half inside a dream, on a lined notebook sheet.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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483People on the Bus - They Look at Me

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten blue-ink cursive poem People on the bus - they look at me, about a brand new jeep that is really under lease, seven lines on a lined sheet, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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490RAINBOW

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten blue-ink poem RAINBOW (See the beauty of being the first color of the rainbow), headed with a boxed J-CAT MUSE-IC mark, on a lined sheet, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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492I Haven't Played in Fourteen Days

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

SONGS - WORDS THAT BECAME SONGS (IN THE SONG LISTS)

Tom's lyric I haven't played in fourteen days (just laid in bed and hid away), which became the song FOURTEEN DAYS (song list 1, track 12), on two lined sheets, the second with three more lines and scribbles.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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493You Don't Fight Fire With Fire

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten four-line poem You don't fight fire with fire, you fight fire with water, on a lined sheet, together with a long paper strip bearing a checkerboard drawing and small notes, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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494Survive to Revive

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten line SURVIVE TO REVIVE by being non grudgemental, on a small torn white scrap, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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553Go Anywhere From Here

written by 2012 at the latest (age 33) - book day not found, the later year is used - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten lyric GO ANYWHERE FROM HERE (I know a man... he says is this it? As good as it gets?), with bracketed verses, in pen on three-hole-punched loose-leaf, from the 34 albums.

the card says: written by age 33 at the latest

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587With A Hundred Dollars In My Pocket

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten song lyric WITH A HUNDRED DOLLARS IN MY POCKET, in black ink on lined loose-leaf, about love, a good name and the sun breaking through the clouds, from his 34 albums and published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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686For The Morning is wiser than the evening

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten poem FOR THE MORNING IS WISER THAN THE EVENING, written on lined loose-leaf with its lines numbered and circled to show their order, about lessons learned through grief, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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860Once you have everything in life

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS

Tom's handwritten short poem "Once you have everything in life / there's nothing left but to give," with "finger monkeys" noted at the bottom, on a three-hole-punched sheet of lined notebook paper; a lyric from the 34 Albums.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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882When the yellow sun is glowing

written by 2012 at the latest (age 33) - book day not found, the later year is used - it may be older

POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS

Tom's handwritten two-line poem "When the yellow sun is glowing / way up in the sky," in faint writing on a torn sheet of lined loose-leaf paper.

the card says: written by age 33 at the latest

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2015Song list 10

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

A printed scroll, rolled with a rubber band, of Tom's song list 10 - Snowflakes, Harry Patch, Old Eli, Leaving Your Roots, Broken Mirror, Pennywise, Postcard and House of Shattered Glass, each with Tom's lyrics set by a collaborator - with a torn lined note reading 34 Scrolls.

the card says: printed about 2024-2026 (age 45 to 48); the songs on song list 10 were in his books by 2014

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2020Song list 8

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

A printed scroll, rolled with a clear plastic, of Tom's song list 8 - Stars, Hall of Fame, Ripples, Stranger Than Fiction, First Class, Next in Line, Gypsy Mama, Michelangelo and Marble, All in Good Time, each his lyrics set by a collaborator - with a torn lined note reading 34 Scrolls.

the card says: printed about 2024-2026 (age 45 to 48); most of its songs were in his books by 2012

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2021Song list 1

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

A printed scroll, taped and rolled with a clear plastic, of Tom's song list 1 - Knowing the Know, Nevermore, Here and Now, Cost of War, Deep Seeded, Visited a Place, Fallen Walls, As for Me, Singer Songwriter, Gift - each his lyrics set by a collaborator, with a torn lined note reading 34 Scrolls.

the card says: printed about 2024-2026 (age 45 to 48); the songs on song list 1 were in his books by 2014

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2028Song list 2

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

A small printed scroll, rolled on a glass jar with a rubber band, of Tom's song list 2 - Dead End, Alison's Airplane, Warmer Waters, Light or the White, She, Curves of Sorrow, Let Down, Table for Two, Bottom of the Lake, Trash Can, Sand Castles - with a torn note in green reading 34 Scrolls.

the card says: printed about 2024-2026 (age 45 to 48); most of its songs were in his books by 2012

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2032Song list 9

written by July 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older

SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES

A printed scroll, rolled with a clear plastic, of Tom's song list 9 - Fourth Chakra, Color of Love, Prayer for Life's Meaning, Flow, Thunderstorms, Sure Shore, Golden Archer, Summer's the Time, Within Reach, Smell the Flowers - each his lyrics set by a collaborator, with a torn lined note reading 34 Scrolls.

the card says: printed about 2024-2026 (age 45 to 48); the songs on song list 9 were in his books by 2014

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495Sometimes I Make Myself Cry

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older BEST GUESS

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's previously unpublished three-line handwritten poem Sometimes I make myself cry... it's true, while other guys lie I swallow my pride for you, on a lined sheet.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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505Bag In 4A

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older BEST GUESS

SONGS - WORDS THAT BECAME SONGS (IN THE SONG LISTS)

Tom's handwritten black-ink lyric BAG IN 4A (I find first class people on the plane), which became the song FIRST CLASS (song list 8, track 5) - an early draft: the printed song is re-ordered and re-worded - with struck revisions, on a lined sheet together with a second sheet titled GLOBAL WARMING, an early draft of his poem GLOBAL WARMING, printed in Tom's Anthology of September 18, 2011 and later anthologies; not an album song.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest

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506The maid washes the floor

written by November 2012 at the latest (age 34) - it may be older BEST GUESS

POEMS NOT YET RELEASED

Tom's handwritten poem The maid washes the floor, about a working woman who knows life's not fair, in ink on lined notebook paper with one page taped together, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music.

the card says: written by age 34 at the latest for the maid poem; written by age 33 at the latest for the cigarettes sheet

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What the words mean: PROVED a date or a dated book proves it. BEST GUESS our best reading, not yet proved. TOM SAID Tom's own word. LIKELY strong clues, not yet proved. NOT PROVED an estimate from the pieces around it. NOT SURE the sources disagree. No word: the card gives none yet. "About 1996-2002" means somewhere in those years; the piece is shown once, in the middle year.