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"Dirt Road to Hill End"



a midnight drive 
the chauffeur sings soft dreams
before the child in time arrives
a dream not even borne 
a silent second sideways smile, magic,
minutiae missed in the authoress' mind

the stars reflecting
in the rockpools 
of his glistening ice blue eyes
are gold stories shrouded 
in the forgotten expense
of innocent time

the road is rocky 
it winds like a twisted friend
in the haze of romance
it dissolves and in ecstasy thrills
new colours unseen
the now disappears

dark dimension 
arrives and reality, it blends

ghost gums tall and bending
spread their ghoulish canopies
over them like dark angels
evening scent of eucalyptus 
through open windows 
in the silence, honour guards

the Autumn breeze 
sucking their souls in 

the music
beats like her heart
in tune with Silver Lady's engine
masterfully the gears 
to life are changed
down then up again

the tale unfolds 
before captive sentence
love handed a key over
one note at a time
tightening loose chords
locking all freedom doors

the stars reflecting
in the rockpools 
of his glistening ice blue eyes
are gold stories shrouded 
in the forgotten expense
of innocent time

the road is rocky 
it winds and haunted, it bends

destination unknown 
a mystery calling them in 
the gloaming moon 
smoky-eyed peers through cover
a witches friend to 
unnamed phantom lovers

on a dirt road 
to Hill End

(LadyLabyrinth / 2021)




"The Chauffeur" / Bianca Strega (Cover)
https://youtu.be/8ZkEF-7I8js

"The Chauffeur" / Duran Duran (Original)
https://youtu.be/MCF2nMrQde8




"Way down the lane away
Living for another day
The aphids swarm up in the drifting haze
Swim seagull in the sky
Towards that hollow western Isle
My envied lady holds you fast in her gaze..."







https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/50_words_for_poe_keys_1131135


https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_authoress_-_the_author_1134904






LYRICS/ "The Chauffeur", Duran Duran
https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/12577/
*including other's thoughts and interpretations behind meaning of lyrics*


"This is why Simon wrote the line "Sing Blue Silver": as a child he read a book about timetravel, and in it said that allegedly, people who are coming back from a trip in time see blue silver. It adds to the song's supernatural element."
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