Starman - A David Bowie Tribute

A tribute in memoriam to David Bowie R.I.P. (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)

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The Starman has taken flight, 

Broken the bonds of earth

Set sail toward Heaven’s height

And the stars look very different today¹

Our imagination’s a bit lonelier

Now our shining Starman has gone away

There’s a Starman waiting in the sky²

Each psychedelic tear’s a rainbow

Falling now from our lonely mind’s eye 

Tell my *world I love her very much **earth knows¹

The Starman painted with his inspiration

Ever ‘pon us his kaleidoscopic vision bestows

Dancing dreams of what more may be

The stars are never far away³

And the Starman will always fly free

Through the kingdom of the ghost⁴

Leaving words with something to say

Starman’s shredding with a ghostly host

We’re not ready to let go, we say
Let him sail back *to-us tonight⁴

But, Major Tom led him home today

¹ Space Oddity 1969

² Starman 1972

          *original: “wife”
        **orginal: “she”

³ Stars (are out tonight) 2013

⁴ Dancing Out In Space 2013
          *original: “home”

Author's Note

When I saw the announcement, the songs began running through my head and so many memories of my own life came with the songs; his music is like a soundtrack of my memories. Can’t say goodbye. A poem of tribute in memoriam to David Bowie - R.I.P.: “Starman”

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

Music can be an important, integral part of our lives, and his certainly left indelible marks on mine. It's a fine tribute, and I like the way you included lines from his songs. Now I hear, "there's a star man waiting in the sky..." If I'm stuck with it all day, it won't be so bad.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. Yeah, I didn’t even realize what an impact his music had on me, how integral it was to my experience growing as person until I had to write this memoriam.

[Rita L. Sev]

This is a great, and apt, tribute to a wonderful entertainer. Nicely done!

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much. It’s certainly getting the most reads on my blog of anything I’ve posted yet. It’s at over 400 already today.

[Solar]

A timely and beautifully penned tribute to a great singer. I like the way you wove references from Bowie's song into the poem.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. I couldn’t NOT write it when I saw the announcement this morning. It was just sort of there, ready to be penned.

[ms. barrie]

amazing tribute to to one of the most unique, compelling, influential
musical figures in music. Indeed, truly sad news! thanks for sharing ~
X ~ miss. barrie

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. I had to dash this one off as soon as I saw the announcement this morning.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"ground control to Major Tom" this poem is a really nice send off to a classic rocker---very sad news that we have lost him.

j.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. Just can’t say goodbye. His music is like a sound track to my own memories.