A Poetic Warning
I remember
In a former life,
a time of bloodshed
and strife,
seeking the keys
to chaos and disorder
Wisdom ancient
and mystical knowledge
from the secret agent
up for sale
to the highest bidder
Brainwaves alpha
A flash of white light
and the clap of thunder
Had the drifter finally
landed upon a winner?
But just then,
Bob Dylan came
blowing his harmonica
in a psychedelic whirlwind,
tapping me on the shoulder,
singing a poetic warning;
“With a time rusted
compass blade
Aladdin and his lamp
sits with Utopian hermit monks
side saddle on the Golden Calf
And on their promises
of paradise
you will not hear a laugh
All except
inside the Gates of Eden”
~ by david redpath
Quote From ‘Gates of Eden’
~ by Bob Dylan
Artwork: ‘Beyond the Horizon’
~ by david redpath © 2018
Great inspiring quote used at the end! And vivid words used with mastery by yourself. Thank you for this short piece of writing. I cannot wait to discover more of your writing.
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Your comments mean a lot …
to ‘poor poor pitiful me’.
( I borrowed that line off Warren Zevon
but I’m sure he won’t mind.)
Dylan is the great wordsmith of our time.
Thanks for reading.
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Hey David — thanks for visiting my site — I saw Dylan live one time in 1999 — Meadowlands Arena with Phil Lesh — It was great!
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Despite living way down under,
thanks to Dylan’s ‘Endless Tour’,
I’ve had the priveledge
of attending several performances.
Once with Tom Petty and
the Heartbreaker.
Alas, it breaks my heart to confess
… of that concert,
I don’t much remember.
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