Till the songbird listens
And the moon beats down
Till the wind speaks its secrets
I will wear no crown
Till the worm does turn
Every verb, a noun
Till the cold snap breaks
I will wear no crown
Till the child is father
To the man
And love is weak
This is who I am
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Very nice love the second verse
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Thanks Richard 🙂
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Like it!
I’ve just been trying to apply it to various contexts and the first two that popped into my head were:
1) Oliver Cromwell
2) You, at Christmas, having pulled your cracker and getting a bit curmudgeonly about the paper hat
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I’m totally going to do (2) this year now! 😀
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That is breathtaking. ❤
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Thank you, Diana ❤
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This is beautiful Al. I’ve imagined it sung with an acoustic guitar gently accompanying the words.
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Thank you… I hadn’t pictured it that way, but it does sound beautiful in my head like that 🙂
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Love the graceful rhythm and words, Al.Beautiful
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Thank you ❤
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Soul stirring, captivating, revealing
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I fear it reveals too much
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I don’t know about that.
I’ve read it twice, I love the rhythm of it, the rhyme, but.. I can’t quite put my finger on the meaning I want for it.
So I think it does just fine in the revealing department!
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(phew!)
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Oh I love it! Swept away. 🙂
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Thanks Meg ❤
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Welcome!
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So, so beautiful
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Thanks Rita ❤
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I was already carried away in pondering the depth of the first verse, but the last one – bam! You got me. You are creatively in the right place Al, that much is certain. ❤
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This is where my brain took me last night rather than replying to your message… Sometimes you’ve just got to dive down the rabbit hole
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Absolutely – YES!! How exciting. Maybe I can follow that trail in a bit…it is amazing how we can inspire one another in this way, even across the globe. Thanks Al, I’m giving you a huge smile right now! 🙂
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Thank you – I really needed that today! ❤
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It has been the single largest motivating factor for me to continue writing in this space – knowing that I connect, and that my words mean something to others. It is astounding to me, this…ripple effect. You’ve been a great supporter for some time, and I truly appreciate all of your kindness to me in this endeavor. Xox ❤
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Aw stop it, you’ll make me blush… finding people we click with on here, out of all the millions of WP blogs, is incredible. But, just so know, if your poetry starts to suck I will drop you like a stone … 😉
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Could I actually do that? I am sure you’ll keep me on track, after all, I’ve got all these scones to eat. I can’t possibly do it alone.
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Whatever else happens, we can at least say we’re not in it alone ❤
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That was truly beautiful.
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Thanks Lily. Enjoying the A to Z break? 🙂
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I’m actually bored! Might be back to blogging sooner than I thought…
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Do it! I miss your wholly inappropriate take on life! 😉
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Hahaha! You may come to regret writing those words…
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How lovely this is, Al 🙂
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Thanks Judy 😀
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