Today’s poem, is a piece I originally wrote in June 2017, and the words were influenced by Leonard Cohen’s song, “Show Me The Place”, and this being the 3rd anniversary of his passing, I thought it an appropriated week to re-post my poem. I’ve slightly revised the poem, but overall the meaning of my words have stayed intact.. The Featured Image above, is scanned copy from, “The Wordless Songbook, Leonard Cohen, by George A. Walker, page/113, (A book, in my personal library)
Violin Strings
I’m singing a song, about you
Singing words, both wistful and true
From my heart to my soul, the veins
They’re as tight as violin strings
I needed you, to take my hand
Take my hand and show me the way
Show me the way, to a formal debut
Show me the way, into your dancing shoes
I needed you, to take my dreams
Take my dreams and show me how to behave
Show me the way, to your family home
Show me how to drink, from your holy grail
I needed you, to take my open heart
Take my heart and show me how to pray
Show me the way, into your world
Show me how to fly, in your milky-way
I needed you, to write some heavenly notes
Take my violin and show me how to play
Show me the way, to your harp’s wings
Show me the way, into your tunes
But in the end, you took my heartstrings
Then you burnt my soulful lines
Melting my broken violin
Into unplayable, twisted strings
A lovely poem, Ivor, and an excellent illustration.
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Thank you Derrick, the poem’s a rehash of an old one, but I’m please with the result….
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sad ending, great poem
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Yes… sadly, she let me go…..
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Wonderful poem, artwork, and song trio, Ivor!
Your poem touches the reader’s heartstrings. It brought tears.
(((HUGS)))
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Oh don’t cry over Ivor’s spilt-milk, ex-girlfriend, she had her chance, to take me by the hand and show me the way… I was sad at the time.. 😉
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(((HUGS)))
We live and learn. And we keep smiling. 🙂
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Life is a long lesson
Decades of seasons
Springs of love, come and go
In between winter’s cold toes…..
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🙂
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this was my song when I was 8
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