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Monday, December 9, 2019

A Not-So-Necessary Evil?

To the tune of Leonard Cohen's glorious 'Hallelujah'.
With apologies...

For forty years, I went without,
I planned ahead,
I thought things out,
I thought it just another strange breakthrough, yeah.
But then I laid my hands on one,
E'en on the road,
I got things done,
And from my lips there came an Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah . . .

Back then it seemed to help my life,
With books and games
By bright backlight,
(Though heaven knows that Facebook will outdo ya,)
I’d follow what the others do,
And check email, the weather, too,
And still there came from me an Hallelujah.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah . . .

Maybe there’s a God above,
Perhaps cell phones
Were made with love,
But now I’d like to bid the thing adieu, yeah.
I want it far away from me,
Someday, I’ll throw it in the sea,
Then from my lips a heartfelt Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah . . .

Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot
With poetry, we all besought,
To try to make the week being
With pleasant thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So all of us, together, we
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you've read what we have wrought,
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Jenny
Mother Owl
Mimi
Merry Mae

Come back next week, because our rhyme,
Will be about the theme of TIME!

18 comments:

  1. *Smile* Wonderful poem - I could almost hear you sing a duet with Leonard Cohen.

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  2. LOVE THIS! You are so talented!!

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  3. Yeah, I have those days myself.
    On a similar note, my son once dropped his brand new cell phone in the toilet. Of course I then ended up having to buy him a new(er) one.

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  4. I never found the passion for them - and would often like to get rid of my phone (and those of others too).
    Instead, I ignore it whenever possible.

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  5. Oh, this is so good, Diane! "Adieu, yeah" is an especially brilliant rhyme - lol

    I love the song Hallelujah. It seems so simple but it contains such wonderful key changes.

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  6. Love your poems! Always look forward to Mondays.

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  7. Hallelujah is one of our favorite songs. So many artists take it and make it theirs.
    Your poem fits nicely.

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    1. Thank you so much, Susan! I understand there are over 80 verses. Plus one! ;)

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  8. Very, very well done! And yes, i would throw mine away, but then i'd need to call someone, and where would i be?

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  9. This is BRILLIANT and yes, I did sing it,, more than once...WAY more than once.

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