Please use the above haiku to inspire your own syllabic poetry. There’s a lot to unpack in these words. What will your interpretation be? Go where the words take you.
A Sliver Of silver. A ray of hope Night shades wrapped and cloaked. Dawn dancing on her way With stealth she starts a new day Silver and gold look glorious Bright skirts swirling around, hope for us. Secretly ringing the changes of life.
At Kat Myrman‘s suggestion,along with Jane Dougherty, I’m trying out the Lune form this month. The Lune is a three line poem, either 5/3/5 syllables or 3/5/3 words.
In 1964 the Beatles released “I’ll follow the Sun” I was then 11 years old ingand even though I was a huge Rolling Stones fan this song stuck a cord in my heart and always will. On my darkest days you can often find me sing this song!
THE BEATLES LYRICS
“I’ll Follow The Sun”
One day you’ll look to see I’ve gone
For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun
Some day you’ll know I was the one
But tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun
And now the time has come
And so my love I must go
And though I lose a friend
In the end you will know, oooh
One day you’ll find that I have gone
But tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun
Yea, tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun
And now the time has come
And so my love I must go
And though I lose a friend
In the end you’ll know, oooh
One day you’ll find that I have gone
But tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun
In 1967 I was 14years old, I was going to Top of the Pop when I could, parents and Homework permitting. I had met my husband and and in three more years I would be married, give me another two years and I would be having my first son.
So Traffic and Paper Sun always makes me think of sunny day that were full of fun…. well that is what the music brings to mind , the reality was nothing of the sort.
The video is very odd and has nothing to do with the song? But it is interesting in a weird way and it shows the group together which is rare as they split up due to artistic differences.
The weather here is wet damp and nasty, we had a bout of freezing fog and frosty ground , which was better than the horrible weather we have now. I am dreaming of the sun and feeling better.
TRAFFIC LYRICS
“Paper Sun”
So you think your having good times
With the boy that you just met
Kicking sand from beach to beach
Your clothes all soaking wet
But if you look around and see
A shadow on the run
Don’t be too upset because its just a paper sun
Ahh Paper Sun, Ahh Paper Sun
In the room where you’ve been sleeping
All your clothes all thrown about
Cigarettes burn window sills
Your meter’s all run out
But then again its nothing
You just split when day is done
Pitching lips to nowhere, hung up on the paper sun
Standing in the cool of my room
Fresh cut flowers give me sweet perfume
Too much sun will burn!
When you’re feeling tired and lonely
You see people going home
You can’t make the train fare
Or the six pence for the phone
And icicles your crying
From your cheek have just begun
Dont be sad, good times are had
Beneath the paper sun
Daylight breaks while you sleep on the sand
A seagull is stealing the ring from your hand
The boy who had given you so much fun
Has left you so cold in the paper sun
Then of course if all else fails there is always Mr Blue Sky by ELO Released in 1977 a true Happy Classic!
Please enjoy my three Sun offerings and my trip down memory lane . Goodness knows I need some sun now!!
These songs are my entry for Song Lyric Sunday provided for us by the fabulous Helen Espinosa of The Life One Word At A Time.
Our theme for Song Lyric Sunday is to celebrate the sun. You can interpret it any way you’d like through music, meaning you can even post a song that only has the word “sun” in it, or really any other way you can fathom.
