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Click hereI didn’t know all the prisoners were being held captive in my heart
but John Prine came by singin’ “Hello in there”
And the feelings inside rioted
deciding it was time to bust out
Loss was first with it’s entourage
of Regret and Hope
pulling a rope ‘round a bag full of faces
some smiling, some crying
as if they had never left
Joy jumped out, as my daughters’ once did
bouncing and bounding
happy to be free
With it’s constant companion Wonder
Amazed at the newness of life
Anger and Rage came onto the stage
Ranting about injustice
Incensed they’d been so restrained
And shouted to their siblings
The time for action is now
Love floated over and surrounded them all
Consoling Loss and Regret with Hope
Celebrating with Joy and Wonder
And tempering Anger and Rage with the help of
Understanding
They all settled down, exhausted from their exertion
and retired back to their cells
Waiting until once again roused
Uh oh, here comes Joni Mitchell
A full feast of the range of emotions
Let loose by minstrels just as they've settled down.
an interesting look into the music. And I have to love Joni. Well done.
jim : )
of authors, but I totally understand! A good book drags out all those folks. Clever word play.