Ode to the Lizard King

Jim Morrison is a personal hero of mine, I'm quite familiar with a lot of his work from the Doors but not so much with that of his poetic works, after reading/listening to some of his I created this whimsical little jaunt.

Shimmering in shadows

Are jewels of the moon child

Studied by minds on winter's terrace
Smiling, sipping dew-drops

 

Frozen feelings dance with the morning sun

Laughing madly at the sparrows

Who, smote by prevailing winds

Flap tiny wings to grapple the heavy air

 

 

The monosyllabic soliloquy

Of a righteous resurrection

Within the concrete castle

Mirror it's subtle vacancies

 

Technicolor boxes squawk

At it's lacy lover's behest

Silence is convened
Truncating trivial fallacies

 

 

Empty chambered glass pistols

Hold elementary eminence

On onyx ocean shores

Bathed in azure decadence

 

Sentient emissaries

Embroiled in eternal enmity

Vindication vied for

At the ancient's obelisk

 

 

Harlequin heroes

Vacuously vehement

In guarding the gates

Of the new Eden

  

Sworn to the flaming sycophant

Along with fields of endless ecru

Together, excogitating mere existence

Surmising supernatural intervention

 

 

Invocation and adoration

Instrumental in implicating

Demonstrative articulation

To pious pliant psyches

 

Sixteen hooves on the horizon

Gallop fleetly with cadence

Serenading the coronation

Of the lizard king himself

 

 

The wars of deception, proliferated in the name of strife

The doors of perception, opened in the name of life

Peace, the unending cornucopia, waiting to be unfurled

All you need is to accept the idea, to be invited to his world

Author's Note

""Real poetry says nothing. It just ticks off the possibilities."
� Jim Morrison

I debated on whether or not to include the portion at the end, I think however it speaks volumes as to what Jim stood for. Perhaps the greatest aspect of this reflection of Jim's philosophy can be seen in The Doors music, where it seems that at any moment it could descend into sheer chaos. It was as if his own way of saying that peace is precious, if we lose our focus, it can just as easily descend into conflict. Jim was and forever is a true visionary whether you care for him or not, perhaps you may not care for his lifestyle, many do not but you cannot deny what Jim and many others ultimately wished for. His take on life at the end of the sixties was a much darker, brooding perspective that truly let us peer into the troubled mind that created it all, a mind troubled by the darkening and pervasive clouds of society and government.

Reviews

[LisetteCanWrite!]

Great portrayal.. I had to step in and see your version and I truly loved it. My own done more in the written word.. yours truly had the opulence that really gave life to the real spirit of the man! I believe by his own writing styles he would prefer your version.. mine would be more for the vast society of followers.. or regular reading people. I highly regard your penmanship here.. this was very surreal and a huge tribute! Thank you for sharing!

[A. Amos]

I have to say WOW! we all try to write and feel we know something but Jim was gifted writer his lyrics and poetry was beyond from this world. He believed in freedom of mind more than moral values and I really do feel proud to know you as you really did a beautiful and great job. Salute

[Sean M. Addams]

i thought you did great on this piece ..i'm a huge fan of him and thought you captured the essence of him well... nice job!!!

[Johnny Monroe]

Jim Morrison is king

[Kameron Armitage]

I loved it...and you win

[deeps]

Jim Morrison was wonderful, You said this wonderfully.

[Billy the Kid]

Just like to say that you captured Jim's style in your writing.

Yours,
Billy the Kid