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John Denver poem-tribute
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isabe...@gmail.com
May 8, 2020, 12:28:54 PM5/8/20
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I am new to these forums having found them doing a Google search on lyrics to "Rhymes and Reasons " and finding a deep discussion on the possible meaning of the song and the creative process in general. I enjoyed reading the thread and quotes. I'm relatively new to JD music and listened to concerts on YouTube. My mom grew up with 1960's-1070's music and shared her love of this music with me. I appreciate the music. I'm hearing impaired but like listening to music (hearing aids help).
So during these trying times (and other times as well) I listen to John Denver's songs which have a soothing quality to them. I was inspired to write this poem after listening to clip "Is it Love?" portion of Wildlife concert. It is not perfect but I wanted to get down what JD means to me. There are many fans who went to John Denver's concerts and knew him, have memories it is humbling because I only have an impression of him in my mind. A world of despair but also good to be found.
Unraveling Love
"The song is sung with spirit but soft and like a cloud"
quoted the long dead man (who has not truly died)
With the mop of dirty blonde hair
daring me to care and appreciate the stars
perched up there in the sky
Is it love, he sang
It is love to fly high
like the eagles he loved to emulate
adventures on high
Some say his death was fate
song's glow belied a heartbreak
behind that wholesome smile
That could light you for miles
of cornfields, saunter pastures, trudge through dusty meadows
laugh in the sun and withstand stormy weather
Is it love, when the world is falling apart
What once was sweet turned tart
pain of rejection threatens to overwhelm and kill
dreams and the joy
That makes life worth living
to divulge in the details and not get lost
What about the big picture, what about my life?
not making the same mistake twice
before hardening cynical, forgetting the free and the light
to be soft and like a cloud
not so tethered
thoughts and boundless warmth spreading
ever searching for that kingdom
where that singer with the mop of light brown hair
his pure voice reverberating
golden timbre and Spirit undulates
Love, love, love eternal...
So during these trying times (and other times as well) I listen to John Denver's songs which have a soothing quality to them. I was inspired to write this poem after listening to clip "Is it Love?" portion of Wildlife concert. It is not perfect but I wanted to get down what JD means to me. There are many fans who went to John Denver's concerts and knew him, have memories it is humbling because I only have an impression of him in my mind. A world of despair but also good to be found.
Unraveling Love
"The song is sung with spirit but soft and like a cloud"
quoted the long dead man (who has not truly died)
With the mop of dirty blonde hair
daring me to care and appreciate the stars
perched up there in the sky
Is it love, he sang
It is love to fly high
like the eagles he loved to emulate
adventures on high
Some say his death was fate
song's glow belied a heartbreak
behind that wholesome smile
That could light you for miles
of cornfields, saunter pastures, trudge through dusty meadows
laugh in the sun and withstand stormy weather
Is it love, when the world is falling apart
What once was sweet turned tart
pain of rejection threatens to overwhelm and kill
dreams and the joy
That makes life worth living
to divulge in the details and not get lost
What about the big picture, what about my life?
not making the same mistake twice
before hardening cynical, forgetting the free and the light
to be soft and like a cloud
not so tethered
thoughts and boundless warmth spreading
ever searching for that kingdom
where that singer with the mop of light brown hair
his pure voice reverberating
golden timbre and Spirit undulates
Love, love, love eternal...
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