J.P. Pickens

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“All roads lead to God if your heart is pure….. 

And all definitions of God are cool.”








Walking out across the fields;
Winds blowing through the grey day;
Clouds heavy, waiting for a chance to rain;
Dawn;
Mist off the canal, waters now still.
Will I find you there down among the reeds?
Are you waiting for me there in the still waters?
Are you glad to see me?
Sit down here beside me.
Let’s just listen to the music of the morning,
For soon we must be on our way.
                                                     -October, 1962
In 2007, The Serpent Power was named number 28 of 40 Essential Albums of 1967 by Rolling Stone Magazine in a special Summer of Love issue (honoring the 40th anniversary of the founding of the magazine) with a special mention of the song J.P. plays on, "Endless Tunnel."