Janice Canerdy Poet Free verse

American Pie

It’s CLEVER to create lines with multiple meanings, to pose 
as the paper boy bringing us bad news, even to make veiled 
comments about suicide (if only that levee weren’t dry). It’s 
CREATIVE to blend music icons, tragedy, death, “dirges in
the dark,” jadedness, changing times, waning faith, Manson, 
and even “Satan laughing with delight,” since I suspect he 
laughs more now than he did then! It’s APPEALING to be 
regaled by fast and slow rhythms—in the same song: let’s 
boogie; let’s ponder. It’s UNFORGIVABLE to make light of 
Christ’s crown of thorns and to blaspheme the Trinity.


						
July 29, 2017, written for and entered in Silent One's Iconic Songs Contest

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Anita Harris September 4, 2017 at 9:47 AM Excellent thoughts on this iconic song! Congratulations on your placement in the contest. Janice Canerdy September 4, 2017 at 10:15 AM Thanks, Anita! Janice

Silent One September 4, 2017 at 8:53 AM Is this true Janice? do you really consider it as blasphemy? Interesting views.. To me it was a song about Buddy Holly's passing.. congratulations on your placement.. Janice Canerdy September 4, 2017 at 9:52 AM True--YES! Blasphemy--YES! Please listen again to the lines that refer to the members of the Trinity. I've read commentaries about the song--Buddy Holly, etc. Those points don't relate to his comments about the Trinity. Thanks for the placement! Janice Janice Canerdy September 4, 2017 at 9:52 AM True--YES! Blasphemy--YES! Please listen again to the lines that refer to the members of the Trinity. I've read commentaries about the song--Buddy Holly, etc. Those points don't relate to his comments about the Trinity. Thanks for the placement! Janice