Friday 25 August 2023

A Nod To Bob

 Black And White Smoking GIF by Lea Linin



The ragged clown skips down my way

Offering me a scheduled trip

Open-ended is my travelling date

Aboard that swirling ship


I tell her I’m quite happy here

Soaking up the morning sun

Don’t stay too long in shadows friend

The shady moon has got the gun


Maybe smoke rings are my travel plan

To feel the crush of frozen leaves

A thief just stole my silhouette

I chase the patterned trail she weaves

Cliff Letts


A thinly disguised crib from Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan:

"Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin’ ship
My senses have been stripped, my hands can’t feel to grip
My toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin’
I’m ready to go anywhere, I’m ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it

Though you might hear laughin’, spinnin’, swingin’ madly across the sun
It’s not aimed at anyone, it’s just escapin’ on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facin’
And if you hear vague traces of skippin’ reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it’s just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn’t pay it any mind
It’s just a shadow you’re seein’ that he’s chasing"


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