Sad to hear of Tom Petty’s passing today. I used a line of his in a poem I wrote called Murmurations: Marazion Marsh…which I used because it felt right to the poem. I never even gave thought to which song the line came from…I just knew it was for the poem.
On hearing of Tom’s death this morning, I recalled the line which is in a poem about Starlings gathering to perform but it is also about Saturday night talent shows. The line I used…

“And coming down is the hardest thing” is from the song ‘Learning To Fly’ which though not a considered choice at the time turns out to be really appropriate. It is strange how often Art seems to work subliminally. So sad to hear of Tom’s passing…rightly in the American Rock Hall of Fame.