Fuck Ronald Reagan. An Ode to Ray Charles.

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by osiris, Jun 11, 2004.

  1. osiris

    osiris Senior Member

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    You actually

    suffered.

    You overcame.

    You gave the only gift you could to the world.

    Fuck ronald reagan. Just another corporate puppet.

    All he ever gave the world was death,
    under the mere pretense of charity.

    But you gave a moment of joy
    to salesman driving in their cars
    to the next futile destination,
    to my father, who remembers
    his mother, cleaning house,
    to the spinning of your records,
    to people in uncertain times.
    To a travelling audio engineer
    ensconced in soulless industry,
    glimpsing for the first time
    the secret elixir of life, art,

    the alchemy of the spirit,
    the transcendance of pain

    in notes that pour, down
    like the soothing rain
    after many a drought
    beleagured in pain.

    we are alive, and we thrive,
    because of your contribution
    to the eternal spirit flow.

    gratitude.

    love.

    a tear, and a smile.
     
  2. geckopelli

    geckopelli Senior Member

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    You, sir, for this moment at least, are a GREAT man.
     
  3. mmmnuggets

    mmmnuggets Member

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    thank you for reading my mind
     
  4. mamasoul

    mamasoul Member

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    well, i feel ya on the loss of ray charles.....but being a child of the 80's myself, this is the first president i've been a little taken a back by all of this.....meaning ronald reagan and all....
     
  5. helen-maple

    helen-maple Member

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    fuck yes!

    i love this poem!!!
     
  6. Razor Face

    Razor Face Member

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    "And when you speak to me.. my heart is beating so...oh oh... though they say that you know me well... It's not hard to tell.. that you don't know me.."

    Sigh.... ~well... he lived a life eh?~
     
  7. sylvanlightning

    sylvanlightning Prismatic Essence

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    Hugs from my heart. You are a beautiful shinning soul; sharing light and love; even if dark images call to speak the language of meeting, you would embrace in the abyss of transcendence and unite by making visible what needs to pass.
     
  8. fulmah

    fulmah Chaser of Muses

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    Stellar presentation here, Osiris! Great opening lines, great body, great closing lines, and a title that is everything a title should be :) This one has got it all!

    yes!
     
  9. osiris

    osiris Senior Member

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    Wow. I forgot about this one. All glory goes to Ray.


    Much Love :)
     
  10. Gerva

    Gerva Member

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    i like mostly the structure and the conclusion of it
     
  11. Icurus

    Icurus Member

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    It has a sound of Devon Knight behind it, hahaha, what up O'?
    had to re-turn under different name, things wouldn't jive, and
    let me use my name, no big, take note of my new name, had to
    spell it Icurus, should be Icarus, as in "Flight of Icarus"
    hope to talk soon, also!, I did enjoy the read...........

    Devon ~
     

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