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Transition-Or Ziggy Stardust In Anomalous Space
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Transition-Or Ziggy Stardust In Anomalous Space |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
 Transition Electric orange-cobalt blue Hair, and clothing; With just a beer light to guide him, Ziggy took the tour that always led Outside the realm of normality- And into the Labyrinth of Spiders, That bound him with webs of oddity To the space of their homeland, Mars. Transition-Transition But the Flys kicked his groin, And the Spiders abandoned him, As they wanted to stay the course; But Ziggy needed to change, Into The Man That Sold The World. Transition-Transition Breaking from the maze, Ziggy spread his Stardust Where Pinups, and Diamond Dogs Lived among Young Americans, Floating in tin cans In anomalous space. Transition-Transition Now he journeys to a Black Star, High above the world, without a helmet, Just a jewel encrusted scull That holds the gems of ritual, And sends them down to brighten the world With timeless rains, of his written music. Transition. |
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rainyday Member Posts 304 Heartland USA |
Ice, Love..Love it! Amazing write in tribute. RIP David Bowie, Thanks for the music when I was a 'Young American' Well done Poet!  rainyJ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Yes indeed ice well done! He most definitely left his mark in music. Thank you for this poem of remembrance. ~L |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Thank you Miss Jan.:-) Like Dylan, Bowie never stuck to the course, and died like Weird, and Gilly. He kept changing as life went on, and thats how he evolved..all the way to the end .. Watch the black star video if you can...thanks for the reply "Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
The pleasure is all mine, Miss Lori...:-) As Dylan Thomas said He did not "go gentle into the good night" His music raged"unti the closing of the light" Thank you for reading, and the reply |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
If David Bowie could gaze upon your poem I think he would be pleased with your tribute. You did a great job, dear Ford. Margherita |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Thank You, Margherita. Loved Davids music and films..Musicians that are in a constant state of change like he was are rare, and organic..and so I tried to honor him with a humble poem "Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
My favorite song "China Girl"...james |
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Ticklefingers Senior Member Posts 710 Louisiana |
69 isn't ancient, but for the times he was around, he may have thought himself lucky to make it along as he did. Many didn't. I liked his performances, but wasn't a fan per se. Your poetry says you were and there may never be a better tribute written by anyone about him and for him. 88's friend She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast". |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Thank you JM. My favorite song of his is "Space Oddity" * Tickle His coming up through his ages of musis continued until the day he died, with his latest album release being a couple days before he died. His songs are like complex poetry, that is sometime hard to read, like Dylans music often is. Thus the phrase "Transition/transition, in my poem. His new album contains the song "Dark Star, which in my opinion represent the struggle for territorial dominance between the west (United States), and the (east) in this case, the daesh, aka ISIL.The black flag of the so called "Islamic" terrorist group. Thank you for reading, and your reply. |
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