John Lennon

You are cool shades of blue

The one that children paint skies with

Perfect in all your ness’s

The sound of delight

And butterfly wings flapping

Strawberry fields forever

Deafening myself with your melodic wisdom

Witty undertones planting apple blossoms in my mind   

Gladly conditioning myself

Peace. Love. Kindness. More peace love

Tapping feet, clapping hands. Smiling eyes.

Pssst…..share your secrets

Your life. Fully lived. Fully loved.

Your death     before I was a thought  

And here I am today and you’re my Elvis

 

I didn’t see troubles on your face

Not like the others

No, you were naa naa naa nanana-ing through

Car crashing into slow beating

No beating hearts

Manic mum and mental Mimi

Naughty troubled trouble-maker happy-go-lucky

Heaven is the place where

You sit with Julia

Tell her your stories of all she knew you’d be

Heaven is the place where

I sit with you

And tell you that you’re my Elvis

Author's Note

My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.
~ John Lennon

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is really a nice tribute...

i was 14 when the Beatles came out...i pretended not to like them, called them a fad..just because everyone else was going so crazy over them.

but inside i thought. Wow...

almost 50 years later, i still say wow...i have about everything they ever did on both vinyl and cd..

they are the best Band ever in my eyes and ears.

made strides in music and set trends...

and i was devastated when john was assassinated...

wrote a poem called "December 8, 1980" as tribute.

i was listening to "beatles for sale" cd in the car today on the way to tennis.

"I'm a Loser" john at his finest.

thanks for this poem..you penned it so beautifully...

and for me...Elvis was my Elvis..since i was 6 when he had his first hits and i had all of the early singles and played them over and over....
but then The Beatles were my Beatles.

geez...sorry...i go on and on here...but you got me gushing with your poem

jacob

[Mia]

Jacob :) no need to be sorry...I love this review. It's wonderful to see how different people from different parts of the world are connected by music (and poetry of course) I can't say I'm an Elvis fan...I don't really know his music apart from the very popular songs. So I suppose I’m not, not a fan.
I love that song!!!!!
"Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry"
I mean common on, how amazing are those lines and the mind that wrote them!!!
Thank you for your kind comments and for sharing your thoughts with me! I appreciate it!

[Faffy]

no other words but 150% love it! im a huge John Lennon fan as im sure you are to!

[Mia]

Thank you ever so much :)

[TheJordBaker]

this is fantastic Mia, you've written it with complete originality and thrown in some beautiful lines, lines which just stick in my mind for some reason (the reason can only be that they're awesome).
You are cool shades of blue
The one that children paint skies with
Perfect in all your ness’s
The sound of delight
And butterfly wings flapping- a superb opening.

Well done again- JB lol :D

[Mia]

JB :) you're too cool for school!

[Southern Cross]

Went to NY this past summer ..walked past The Dakota Apts and thought how sad ..How tragic this was..He was a Humanitarian and a visionary with words that will remain classic along with the tunes that carried his words. You have done him justice with this beautiful poem.

[Mia]

Thank you :) but I think you're too kind...I don't think it's possible to do him justice. Just a tribute by a slightly obsessed fan

[emmajoy]

He was an original whether the character he showed to the world or the man he was behind closed doors. Listening to his music, lyrics, reading his poetry, seeing vids or remembering what he tried to do.. all make up the man he was. Some people say he was this or that.. their opinion.. as an artist both musical and graphic he was unique. Your words are a wonderful tribute to him, thank you so much for reminding folk of that and for rolling generous words into a specific. Don't think he could really be likened to anyone however!

[Mia]

I saw a movie a while back about him..."Nowhere boy"...in the movie he kept saying he wanted to be as famous as Elvis...I don't know if he really felt that way or if they were painting the truth exaggerated colours...I never will but anyhow that’s way I said he was my Elvis. I definitely agree with you there can only ever be one John Lennon! As always thank you for the friend and review. I always welcome them and they always bring me such delight :D

[Pax]

a very nice tribute my friend... full of the artist essense, and his strong commitment to the society....his indeed to be called a brilliant artist.

[Mia]

I just adore him! A brilliant artist and then some ;) thanks for stopping by...it's always a pleasure!