Suzi Quatro
June 1st, 2012 § 18 Comments
Because of the Hippy peace movement
and the freedoms it won in the 60′s
It then became the 70′s
My era.
Life was filled with endless possibilities
anything was possible
and, I was very much
alive.
Suzi Quatro was dynamite
back then.
A beautiful, original
rock and roll one woman power house
Always on TV
on Top of the Pops
where she Canned the can
(whatever that meant)
or sang
‘Down in Devil Gate drive.’
My step-father
(though he didn’t believe in God)
said it was the devils music
but
my heart knew
it had no devil living there.
Suzi showed all the lovely
young women
it was okay not to look fem
in her biker-leather-jackets and jeans
she was perfect
(to me)
I busted a gut to her rock
could hold my own
on the disco floor
dirty-dancing the night away.
But she also sang a sad song
which made sense and, still means
a lot to me.
“If you can’t give me love
let me go look for somebody else.”
I took her sound advice
and did.
Keep rocking it Suzi
you are legend.
~*~
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Apparently Suzi was really well known and had quite a few hit songs in the UK and Europe but not until much later in the USA. They don’t know what they missed!
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Through a Child’s Eyes
May 30th, 2012 § 24 Comments
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Simple morning chores all done
she was drawn by the metallic tinkle.
To a jingle-jangle of sound
which echoed so clear.
It was sweet, sweet
music to her ears.
Such a beautiful noise
drowned the gurgling sound
of water swirling at her feet.
The chimes were not placed
there through error though.
As with most of the small
Himalayan village
her papa is a fisherman
and he’d placed them
there to please the Gods.
To ask them for their blessings.
In awe
…she hesitates
wishing so to own.
To covet their music-bringing-joy
but,
as if to show displeasure
at being thought a toy
to her surprise
a sudden gust arrives
and blows the chimes just
out of the young child’s reach.
shaken by this
to vindicate herself of
anymore such selfish thought
of ownership
she gives thanks instead for their sharing
and offers a silent prayer.
~*~
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The prompt by Dani today at Poetry Jam was to use art/painting for our inspiration.
I wanted to write something to do with Tibetan wind chimes and, Googling it came across this artist’s stunning work. He has so many lovely paintings at his website.
Wai Ming
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Of Gods and men
May 29th, 2012 § 32 Comments
They
(whoever they are)
say we live at least four or five
different lives
on this beautiful planet.
Each time we come back
we return to enable our souls
to repair our prior mistakes
Our sins, our damage to others
which is why we sometimes
go through Deja Vu
We come back to reach a higher level
of spirituality in order
for us to eventually return
to the Prime Creator
back to the
‘I am’
of which we are all
one small part.
When Gods and men lived
side by side
I guess we knew their source
The fountain of all knowledge
and we wanted a share in it too
to understand the magic
they could do
And,
I always knew I’ve loved you before
another time, another place
for I recognised your soul.
Soul mates see through the mist
…clearly.
The ache is soothed
with time’s healing balm
through all the setting suns
yet,
there is new love to
discover too which
awaits the lucky ones
So if it’s you
Choose again
and,
choose well.
~*~
© Daydreamertoo *All rights reserved
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