Toads aβ croaking
The sugarcane high
Fools rushing in
Where angels fear to fly
Doors broken
Blown open
Eucalyptus trees
Clawed asunder
In the white hot thunder
Of a cyclonic breeze
π π π
Bells toll
For the souls
Strung out
On the line
Hung out to dry
In the doing
Of hard time
Not a word of goodbye
So what could I do?
She gone with the man
with that dragon tattoo
π π π
I seen him
Hanging around
At the old truck stop
On the outskirts of town
She looked into his eyes
When he stopped her to ask
Was she going his way?
He had a face like a mask
A peddler of snake oil
Just passing through
Mayhem ‘n’ venom
Was the man
With the dragon tattoo
π π π
The preacher
Was preaching
Mannered and mild
Saying
Foolishness
Bound up
In the heart
Of the child
But who
Can you turn to?
What
Can you do?
When itβs you
Who
Was born
To be wild
Too bitter to swallow
It pierces straight through
She gave her arm to the man
With that dragon tattoo
π π π
“Thereβs no meaning to life.”
. . . some people say
Itβs true sometimes
You can see it that way
Some rush to the strange
While others make do
Thereβs a sting
In the tail
Of that dragon tattoo
π π π
The tempest
Once raging
In the distance
Now receding
Yet in the silence
Her loneliness
Never leaves me alone
Visions
Born of fire
Dreams
Made of stone
Smoke
Upon the water
Flame
To the spoon
A broken wooden cross
Under a blood red moon
There’s a lonesome track
To a dark racecourse
Someone is out there
Beating on a dead horse
π π π
Is this existence
A blind witness
To the undertaker of crime?
Or is life in the living
The sowing and the reaping
A privilege divine?
Had she heard the Word
Faithful and true?
Yet she never said a thing
So what could I do?
Thereβs blood
On the trail
Of that dragon tattoo
π π π
~ by David B. Redpath
Inspired by Bob Dylan’s
‘Man in the Long Black Cloak’
Artwork;
David B. Redpath Β© 2019 – 2020
We both seem to have dragons in our minds today π
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Yes, very strange Dorinda,
since it’s the year of the dog.
. . . Woof!
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lol woof to you πΆ
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That dragon tattoo has cost many lives.
Itβs definitely the needle that kills.
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A needle scratching
at the basement door
saying, βHey Baby
would you like some more?β
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Cherchez l’homme avec le dragon tattoo.
Great rhythm here.
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You’ve outdone yourself. You, sir, are a poetic genius. I am humbled by your art.
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Thank you very much,
No.12.
We stand on the shoulders
of giants. Especially me,
since I pinched some
inspiration from Bob Dylan.
But then, I did do my
research out on a limb.
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One of my favorite poems by far of this year.
Raw and very deep driven poetic brilliance. You sir, are an inspiration. π
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Thank you very much Charlie.
I was just ordering a new dictionary
to enable me to assimilate your
intriguing writings. My old one
fell far short. Even my Rune Stone
was stumped. Guess I’ll just have
to use my imagination, if that’s O.K.?
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You welcome, David.
Yes, using your imagination would get you to understand closer to my works and what they all mean. π
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This is awesome! Iβm enjoying you writing!
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Thanks Stella.
I’ve been reading some stellar
poetic lingua, just quietly,
on the site marked SBailey.
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Blushes and smiles! Iβm glad to have such a talented writer read my chicken scratch. π Thank you so much.
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Keep scratching away, Stella.
For you have soul wise things to say.
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Thank you! Sometimes I cringe at what comes out but I do it anyway!
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Reblogged this on MORALITY PARK.
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Perfect for the GOT night!
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I’ve been a Game of Thrones fan, Cindy,
ever since Daenerys Targaryen first flew
the dragon π
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I would like to show my gratitude for your kindness for all those that absolutely need help with your area. Your special dedication to getting the message throughout became really interesting and has consistently helped folks much like me to arrive at their pursuits. Your entire warm and helpful suggestions can mean so much a person like me and further more to my colleagues. Many thanks; from each one of us.
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Dank u zeer π
Ik stel het zeer op prijs dat je commentaar geeft π
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You combined a bit of realism with fantasy. I may need to be on the lookout for the dragon tattoo.
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Look to the Maypole, Buckeye.
For Winter is coming, and the Snow Queen
is courting one π
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“Not a word of goodbye…” made me weep. (Not even a note.) Terrific homage and I love your art. S/he knows about the light. The seed may grow and bring healing. Pain teaches us so much.
β₯.
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And a heartfelt thankyou, Niki π
Most unfortunately, triumph flows
as wisdom grows, from the ashes
of tragedy π
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{{{David}}} Yes. βLife is a tragedy filled with joyβ (Isaac Singer) β₯.
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Most poignant words and very strong imagery.
The beating a dead horse line and imagery that comes from it is particularly vivid and distressing for me.
Reminds of a scene in the film βCatch 22β where a horse in a darkened alley laid on the road is being brutally beaten by a man with a whip !!!
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A great movie, and book.
It showed me that when it comes to fighting
the system, one individual just can’t win.
So best just transcend the whole damn thing
… or be sure to have fun trying βοΈπ
Sorry to cause distress, Don.
From my equestrian experience, horses are
friendly & affectionate when treated right π
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Amen ππ»
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Hi David I love your story poem and your artistic photos. βΊοΈ
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Thank you overflowingly, Michelle Marie π
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I like the overflowingly…Have a lovely weekend David. π
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Indubitably, Michelle Marie βοΈ You too π
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Majestic,and powerful. My,I’m enjoying the themes this week! Thanks for posting,kindest regards and a ‘shake of the pen ‘ Adam
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Thank you, Adam πβοΈ
My pleasure … wrapped up in clover βοΈπ
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David, your insatiably hungry spam folder keeps gobbling up my comments! π±
Could you feed it something else, please! π
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Sorry about that, Punam π
I’ll have to get my No.4 son, the software
engineer, onto it. π€ Being a technophobe,
I have to get him to do all the cyber stuff.
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Lol I am a technophobe too!
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Yes, pushing all those buttons is hard work π
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Extremely so! π
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Just when I get the hang of pocket calculators, fax machines, and pagers
… they’re all out the window, and you’ve
got to start all over learning a new device.
I think I’ve got future shock!
I best go on strike π
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Ah please don’t do that
the computer, pad or phone
won’t go out of the window so soon
so, hang in there till your poems can be delivered by a drone!π
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“I feed my carrier pigeons
with the bones of drones.”
~ Conan the Librarian π
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Tell Conan the Librarian a carrier pigeon would do
Bezos can stuff his promise of drones!
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Domino’s pizza too …
Along with their drone delivered stuffed crust!
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Yup, them too! I guess we are a dying breed!
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We’ll be making our last stand
upon a mountain of obsolescence βοΈ
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Viva la vida!
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And so says Davida! β¨
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Excellent poem, David.
There’s indeed blood on the tail of that man with the Dragon Tattoo.
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His trail is not hard to follow, Chris π
So I do hope that Pan Goatee catches
up with him … eventually π¬π£π₯π‘οΈ
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Here’s hoping. π
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All humans are wonderful example of misunderstanding or mischievous. Animals are better than human.
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They are certainly better behaved π
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Yeah .you are rightβΊ
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This distinct mix of eclectic ecstasy and neurologically troubling psychedelia is the foremost reason as to why you are one of my favorite people on WordPress… π
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Thank you most ecstatically, Watt π
Trembling neurones, fully blown,
are prone to the psychodelic when
riding upon the dragons back π
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Love dragons. Wouldn’t mind having a dragon tattoo but…I hate needles. EEK.
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Especially at the moment, with
President Smaug on the rampage,
and the tattoo parlours shut down.
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Wow, reminded me of North Queensland, Australia π¦πΊ
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You got the cane toad reference,
Sugar βοΈ ππ²ππΈ π
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Love the way you incorporate lines from many different songs to create your own dragon chase. π₯π
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I’m the lyrical product of a
musical misspent youth πΆ π
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This was spellbindingβ¦ Iβm not sure how you do it but so much love comes through in your posts in spite of the slightly ominous atmosphere, itβs really a nice thing to read them. I liked the dragon emoji stanza separators. That artwork at the end!!!! Unreal. Iβm thrilled to see you posting more! Keep going please! πππ₯³π
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Thanking you libaciously, Lia π
I’ve been chasing that dam dragon,
from Mount Doom, to the land down
under. I suspect that lounge lizardπ²
is a lunar virus π super spreader.
In the meantime, I’ll make progress
reports of my endless search ποΈποΈ
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You intrigue me David
And yet I sometimes feel
Iβve been in cahoots with you
Without even knowing it. π²π§πΌββοΈπ§ββοΈβοΈπ Bon continuation et Bon courage. π
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Wow, this is amazing
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Thank you very much, Jude.
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My pleasure really
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Superb!
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Muchas gracias.
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De rien.
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Powerful, David. So many are seduced by lies.
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Deception often comes
with a sugar coating π
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You can file this comment under wierd associative reader response: your poem reminds me of Alfred Noyes’ “The Highwayman.” It must be something about how repetition is used. I’ve been meaning to ask, do you have showings of your artwork in the brick-and-mortar world?
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A forty singing seamen salute to
you Liz, for the reminder of that
grand poet, Alfred Noyes.
The author of Dick Turpin’s Ride.
‘The Highwayman’ is an epic tale
of tragic romance along the lines of
Romeo and Juliet. At least the ghosts
of Bess and her highwayman lover
get to meet again on winter nights.
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When I was little, I would beg my dad to read “The Highwayman” to me. Why it would speak so strongly to a four-year-old, I do not know, but it did.
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A young romantic tragic π€ πΆοΈ
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π Yes, then I developed a histrionic streak. Tut tut.
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All good stimulation for
a fevered imagination π
Science Fiction was my thing,
with a serve of Sword ‘n’ Sorcery
on the beat poetic wild side π
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Ah, I can see how that childhood feeds your art and poetry. Keep ’em coming!
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π² π π
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Iβve missed you. I still adore your posts. Beautiful additions to a world full of strife.
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I’m a lock down peculiarity.
I’ve ever been so busy, EC.
But I do my contagious best
to keep a finger on the pulse
of my poetic favourites,
such as your eloquent self π
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Be safe β€οΈ And healthy
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π π π πΆοΈ
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great lyrics; reminds me of ‘Red Right Hand’ by Nick Cave in its sinister, evocative images
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Thank you exceedingly, John.
As a bad seedling I very much
appreciate the comparison π
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A great poem! Love the artwork also
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Very pleased. Thanks Dwight π
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Your poetry is so rich w/ meaning, David. I find myself delving into it, again and again.
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Thanks for the revisit, Anna πβ€οΈ
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Providentially, I’ve survived a slow
motion near death experience.
It would seem to give one something
to write about.
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