Fuck Ronald Reagan. An Ode to Ray Charles.

[osiris]

You actually

suffered.

You overcame.

You gave the only gift you could to the world.

Fuck ronald reagan. Just another corporate puppet.

All he ever gave the world was death,
under the mere pretense of charity.

But you gave a moment of joy
to salesman driving in their cars
to the next futile destination,
to my father, who remembers
his mother, cleaning house,
to the spinning of your records,
to people in uncertain times.
To a travelling audio engineer
ensconced in soulless industry,
glimpsing for the first time
the secret elixir of life, art,

the alchemy of the spirit,
the transcendance of pain

in notes that pour, down
like the soothing rain
after many a drought
beleagured in pain.

we are alive, and we thrive,
because of your contribution
to the eternal spirit flow.

gratitude.

love.

a tear, and a smile.

[geckopelli]

You, sir, for this moment at least, are a GREAT man.

[mmmnuggets]

thank you for reading my mind

[mamasoul]

well, i feel ya on the loss of ray charles.....but being a child of the 80's myself, this is the first president i've been a little taken a back by all of this.....meaning ronald reagan and all....

[helen-maple]

fuck yes!

i love this poem!!!

[Razor Face]

"And when you speak to me.. my heart is beating so...oh oh... though they say that you know me well... It's not hard to tell.. that you don't know me.."

Sigh.... ~well... he lived a life eh?~

[sylvanlightning]

Hugs from my heart. You are a beautiful shinning soul; sharing light and love; even if dark images call to speak the language of meeting, you would embrace in the abyss of transcendence and unite by making visible what needs to pass.

[fulmah]

Stellar presentation here, Osiris! Great opening lines, great body, great closing lines, and a title that is everything a title should be :) This one has got it all!

glimpsing for the first time
the secret elixir of life, art,

the alchemy of the spirit,
the transcendance of pain
yes!

[osiris]

Wow. I forgot about this one. All glory goes to Ray.


Much Love :)

[Gerva]

i like mostly the structure and the conclusion of it

[Icurus]

It has a sound of Devon Knight behind it, hahaha, what up O'?
had to re-turn under different name, things wouldn't jive, and
let me use my name, no big, take note of my new name, had to
spell it Icurus, should be Icarus, as in "Flight of Icarus"
hope to talk soon, also!, I did enjoy the read...........

Devon ~