by George Bennett | Nov 13, 2025 | self-publishing, Song writing, Songs, Songwriters
Why I Write Songs for Strangers How songwriting becomes a ritual of remembrance—for those I’ve never met I’ve written songs for my wife, my father, my homeland. Each one carries a thread of memory, a flicker of longing, a moment I needed to honor. But some of my most...
by George Bennett | Nov 13, 2025 | Music, Song writing, Songs
A Song Is a Ritual Why music became my sanctuary—and how songwriting became a sacred offering From a young age, I found refuge in my room, listening to songs like Me and You and a Dog Named Boo. Music became my sanctuary—a cherished escape from the noise of the...
by George Bennett | Nov 6, 2025 | Christmas Song, Poetry writing, Songs
Poetic Testimony: A Christmas Offering of Healing, Songs and Memory Where memory becomes Poetics melody,of Songs and healing finds its start A Gift for the Weary Soul This Christmas In this quiet space, where shadows softly creep,A symphony of echoes, secrets that we...
by George Bennett | Nov 2, 2025 | Poetic Reflection, Poetry, Songs
Something to Remember – A Cherished Love Poem and Contemporary Song By George Michael Bennett | georgemichaelbennett.com From Silence to Song: A Testimony of Cherished Love and Regret There are moments in life when silence becomes unbearable—when memory floods the...
by George Bennett | Oct 31, 2025 | Sad song, Soft RocK, Songs
The City’s Broken Heart A Spoken Reflection from the Windowpane Written and Performed by George Michael Bennett Foreword Some nights, the city doesn’t sleep—it mourns. This piece was written from a window, but it sees far beyond glass. It’s a hymn for the forgotten, a...
by George Bennett | Oct 30, 2025 | Opera, Poem, Songs
Bittersweet Ghost A Spoken-Word Elegy Written by George Michael Bennett Foreword This piece was written in silence. Every line is a withheld scream. Every raindrop, a memory I couldn’t hold. Now it lives here, as a ghosted hymn. Verse I: Twilight Scene The city fades....
