pen poised,
waiting
to shape this pain,
this suffering
into art.
Hours pass.
I surrender the pen
and decide to play
"Blood on the Tracks"
and enjoy
Bob Dylan's pain
and suffering
for awhile.
[Congratulations to Bob Dylan for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. Posted for #MeetingTheBar at dversepoets.com - a poetic oasis.]
Ah, nice to 'enjoy' someone else's pain and suffering for a while, isn't it? (While one waits for one's muse.)
ReplyDeletesmiles...sometimes listening to that of others is preferable to living in ours you know....and who doesnt like a good sad song every once in a while to make us feel a bit better....hey i aint got it that bad at least...smiles...
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate, Mosk!
ReplyDeleteWe can all relate to that..though I tend towards the non-verbal music and impose mood and feeling onto that.. that generally works well unless the music gets stuck in the head...got to find that inspiration somewhere..
ReplyDeleteI'd say, yes...definitely literary allusion. This is where the pain took you and surrenduring to your reality works.
ReplyDeleteOuch! Yeah that counts -- Distraction by someone else's suffering.
ReplyDeleteYou made me realise I've been enjoying somebodyelse's longing. Perfect allusions in songs.
ReplyDeleteI can relate so much to this poem. Well written.
ReplyDeleteThat is often what music is for...
ReplyDeleteInteresting....I've been listening to BotT lately too.
ReplyDeletePerfect... what a great replay.. yes this is how we should play, and play it again.
ReplyDeleteI can resonate so well with this!! Beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that was time well spent...listening to someone else's angst and a poem came out of it too.
ReplyDeleteI think I must try listening to more Dylan now, thanks for the inspiration to get inside the music and someone else's pain.
ReplyDeleteVery timely and listening to Dylan's music again Mosk ~ Thanks for joining us ~
ReplyDeleteGood Choice! LOL. I love this!
ReplyDeleteHow many time... have I done that?!'Blood on the Tracks is the perfect pain album.
ReplyDeleteSomeone else's pain can certainly be a great mise!
ReplyDeleteBetter to suffer the slings, etc. I like your take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteSurrender to render. Nice.
ReplyDeleteOh the angst of Blood on the Tracks. Good use of the prompt and Dylan's album title.
ReplyDeleteBLOOD ON THE TRACKS is one of my favorite Dylan albums, and your transference is bang on, as you rock the prompt & crack my face with a smile.
ReplyDeleteNice one, B.
ReplyDeletei think i like your idea.
ReplyDeletejust rest your writing hand and lose yourself in the song of someone else's pain instead of thinking of your own.
"Bond on Blond" starts it all... to hear this prophetic poet representing my time.
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ZQ
Cool...!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, a bit of Bob Dylan to celebrate his accomplishment.
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