Live On (The Ballad of Ronald Reagan)

I wrote this today while watching Reagan's funeral...but I was unable to finish until a couple of hours later when I added the melody and the bridge...may he rest in peace....



Live On (The Ballad of Ronald Reagan)

See the rain that falls
The darkness that surrounds us
They weep because you're gone
But in many hearts you will live on
In another world you will move on

*chorus*
Shed the shrouds of darkness
Wipe away your tears
Do not fear--
we are in His arms
Feel the inner light and we are saved

Hear the choir now that sings
The echos that surround us
Innocent voices raise in praise
Forgetting all in pure love

*chorus*

*bridge*
And the sun will rise
As a new tomorrow comes
And the flow of time moves on
But love will last
That I can be sure of
Even when we have passed on

*Instrumental*
*Chorus*

 

shit. if there's a hell, he will burn in it. sorry, not to offend your sensinbilities, but you need to read between the lines of what you are taught in history class. if you want to lament the loss of someone great, ray charles died yesterday. he comforted more people with his music than reagan killed with his back-handed foriegn policies.

much love

 

I also watched Raegan's funeral on TV and I love your poem. I think Raegan was a great person and President. He was a strong Christian, had a great sense of humor, and many talents and gifts. He is what every President should be. No one is perfect, and if you're going to look for perfection in a President, you're going to be searching for a loooooooooooooooong time! Didn't Nancy look so sad? I'm glad this historical even inspired you. You put it beautifully into words. Keep that pen moving for every occasion!!!!!
Peace,
Moonjava

 

There IS a hell, and Ronald Raegan is NOT there.
Much Love ,
Moonjava

 

Puh-lease. Why does everyone get swept away with the hype.....just how much public money is that state funeral costing! And you were barely alive, if at all, when he was president so c'mon, start your own thinking, not let other people do it for you.


This poem pissed me off lots.

 

It wasn't really about Ronald Reagan...its only called the Balad of Ronald Reagan because I wrote it when I was watching the funeral....its for anyone that someone has lost....not for Ronald Reagan specifically...I just wrote it because I was moved by the sadness and the rain at the funeral...it has nothing to do with politics...Nothing.

 

i liked it. if only the emotion behind it were felt for an actual person you knew instead of good ole' ronny ray-guns. my mum used to call him that. i really liked this song, just not who it's in memory of. they shouldn't pause the postal service for the man that singlehandedly destroyed the idea of democracy before capitalism...

 

it isn't about him...I just wrote it because I saw his funeral...not because of him...

 

now THAT was poetry. :applauds you: