Devil's in the courtyard,
dancing on a thread;
spinning tales of riches and woe,
to all the empty heads.
Many are they with broken hearts,
waiting for love and affection;
pushed and pulled and tossed about,
each from its own direction.
Dire are the straits or so they seem,
receiving nothing for the living;
alive or dead much can be said,
in living for the nothing.
Have what you say or say what you have,
it's all the same to me.
If you live in the light or the dark,
why in the world should I care?
Author notes
Option Prompt Contest
Lyrics Option#2
"Living is easy with eyes closed
misunderstanding all you see
it's getting hard to be someone but it all works out
it doesn't matter much to me"
John Lennon
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"Devil's in the courtyard,
dancing on a thread;
spinning tales of riches and woe,
to all the empty heads."
Noah, this is brilliant! I know this was prompted by something else, but this is a nice spin on "...an idle mind is the devils playground..." And I love the nonchelance of the peice, "why should I care?" So often I catch myself in this mental blah as I'm rushing here or there. Nice, really really great!
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Do you Channel? It appears Lennon himself would've said this. Amazing write! Understandable how one could be misunderstood, by people unable to walk in your shoes. May you continue to walk with the spirit.
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Great write! These lines are inspirational;
'Devil's in the courtyard,
dancing on a thread;
spinning tales of riches and woe,
to all the empty heads.'
So very John Lennon.
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The Crassness Is Thick Here!
Oh my ... what a doosey. You've got a keen way with words, and using John Lennon's thoughts is genius. This should definitely be bookmarked. Peace.
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really good
i like the rhythm, stanza, imagery
it seemed kinda of like a empty place
nothing is real
lots of negative things going on
self involment, superegotistical people wandering about
"why in the world should I care?"
i don't like this line
but
people are funny
you should care because it will bring betterment for yourself
imjustsaying
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I really love this poem .
Great write!
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i love this piece. the flow is great and it was written very beautifully. i can see such talent in your work. thank you so much for sharing
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My first reaction was i thought that it great rythym and did not seem awkward at all. There was great ryhyming skills and good vocabulary usage. It is a lovely lyrical peice and flows smoothly. Basically, it's beautiful and speaks to the heart.
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Powerful
It's as if you're writing from the strawberry's perspective, for me, and I would never have considered life from their point of view before now. What a lovely, flowing lyrical piece. It's beautiful and filled with passion.
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this is really good i like it
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It seems to be a bit of a unique write, which I found most intriguing. Thanks for sharing this one with us.
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