Dirt Road To Hill End
"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."
Copyright © Lady Labyrinth | Year Posted 2021
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