Imaginings

Cherry

By seashore

Mon, 25 Oct 2010
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Imaginings

John
Did you ever imagine
How it would be
When Maxwell's silver hammer
Finally struck home?

In those last moments
Before your life ebbed away,
Did you see them
Coming to meet you?

Lucy, floating from the sky
Glittering with diamonds,
Her eyes like glass onions
And Polythene Pam,
Looking like a man -
Did she climb in
Through the bathroom window
To take you to the Octopus's garden
Where Mean Mr Mustard,
The Sun King
Was probably waiting
To grab your money
But not your rubber soul.

Your time's run out now
Once there was a way
To get back home.
Now you are home
And there's no more imagining.

So sleep John, sleep
You've no more weight to carry
For in the end
The love you take
Is equal to
The love you make.

Peace be with you,
Here comes the sun.

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on
Yeh, I quite liked this.

 

Submitted by Geoffrey on
This had the usual result on me when reading your poetry. Well done!

Submitted by Highhat on
Love all the song titles put into this poem- long live the Beatles and John Lennon- may he be remembered forever. ;)Pia

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
What a fine tribute to John Lennon, an amazing singer songwriter. Brilliant. Jenny.

 

Submitted by seashore on
Thanks so much for the comments. Yes it's not hard to tell I have always been a big John Lennon fan. Surprised and pleased to earn my first cherries so thanks to the editors too!

Submitted by maggyvaneijk on
A beautiful tribute.

 

Submitted by seashore on

This was written just after the news of John's death had broken and I posted it here 10 years ago - unbelievable to think today would have been his 80th birthday. I remember sharing these words with a group of former psychiatric patients living in a 'half-way hostel' before being discharged into the community.  I was facilitating creative writing sessions with these lovely people and on this day, through tears and a haze of cigarette smoke, we  bonded over the sad news. 

Imagine my thoughts today.

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Coral,

It's hard to imagine what John Lennon might have created in the way of music had he gone on to live. I'm glad that you are remembering his memory, I'm sure he's influenced many generations since his death.

I said it back then and I'll say it again, a lovely tribute to a great writer and musician.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by seashore on

Hello Jenny

Good to hear from you and know you are still writing.

I thought a lot about John Lennon on his birthday and saw his sister Julia interviewed on TV.  His mother was Julia too, and the song he wrote as a tribute to her was from the White Album.  We played it at Julia's funeral in 2016 so there's a strong link there too.

Thanks for picking up on this.

Coral X

 

 

 

Submitted by Turlough on

I read this poem today, oh boy!

Turlough

Submitted by seashore on

Hey, so you found this antique piece - well, well.

It was actually published in a magazine in Devon. Can't remember what it was called. I think I even had a minimum payment, but the Editor was a John Lennon fan which explains all.

Submitted by Turlough on

I hope you told the Taxman.

laugh

Turlough

Submitted by seashore on

Shh..