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Stage Performer, by Suzette Richards - image generated.


In memoriam: Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Official Music Video) [HD] - YouTube

 

When Doves Cry

Given to rejoicing of her talent,
but born neither for this time nor this world,
when doves cry: knowledge of her is latent,
in the raw state and unfettered hurled
at a pseudo adoring, fickle crowd.
But born neither for this time nor this world,
she rose above the petty disavowed
that was the hallmark of entertainment.
At a pseudo adoring, fickle crowd
she bowed as though in ecstasy contentment.
With the bright lights trained on her every move,
that was the hallmark of entertainment,
there was no escaping and had to proof
her right to existence in a quandary.
With the bright lights trained on her every move,
no one respected privacy boundary.
Given to rejoicing of her talent,
her right to existence in a quandary,
when doves cry knowledge of her is latent.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Puddifoot Avatar
August 11, 2023 at 5:06 AM
i can't say i'm a fan of her music, but i am a fan of this terzanelle tribute..congrats on your win in craig's contest!
Richards Avatar
August 15, 2023 at 5:11 PM
Thank you :)
Fernandez-Garcia Avatar
August 10, 2023 at 12:43 AM
Congratulations on the winning, Suzette. I clap my hands to you for this wonderful tribute to a great artist as Sinéad O'Connor. Poem and picture are great. Thanks
Richards Avatar
August 10, 2023 at 1:02 AM
Thank you, Maria.
Anaya Avatar
August 8, 2023 at 7:05 PM
You expressed the tumultuous and yet caring spirit in an age of contritely surfaced musical arena of gloss conformity. I too played the song today. Beautiful image it looks like her!
Anaya Avatar
August 9, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Back with congratulations, Suzette!
Richards Avatar
August 8, 2023 at 10:05 PM
Yes, I am still saddened by her untimely death. There was scant news coverage of her funeral today (8 August).
Ray Choudhury Avatar
August 6, 2023 at 4:46 PM
A beautiful tribute, Dear Suzette! What a mesmerizing song - although I am not very much familiar with her songs, this video made me emotional and brought tears to my eyes. Your poem is wonderful, in an excellent poetic form. Thank you for sponsoring a great contest - I learned from your detailed explanations of the form.
Richards Avatar
August 6, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Thank you for your kind comments, Malabika :)
Manassian Avatar
July 31, 2023 at 2:15 AM
Loved her! Nothing compares to that video she did of the song of the same title. I question some of her lifestyle choices later on, but she was truly gifted. So curious as to the cause of death. Hope it wasn't suicide as was the case with her son. Great tribute.
Richards Avatar
July 31, 2023 at 2:31 AM
I had, and still admire, her great talent. I understand from the reports put out by British newspapers, that she had committed suicide - the loss of her 17 year old son was too much for her to bear. The exact date of her passing has not as yet been established. I wished to celebrate her life with this poem, also the song title of one that Prince wrote.
Warlov Avatar
July 29, 2023 at 6:58 AM
Nice tribute. Didn't really know her and probably never would have heard of her either, being a distracted American, if she had not "blown up" the Catholic Church, but hearing about her instant reaction, received from my own saintly psyche, an instantaneous "AMEN"! If the leader of the Christian community, who I understand to be Christ himself, is not about "LIBERTY", then he's an unmitigated fraud and needs to be packed-away with all other historical anachronisms.
Warlov Avatar
July 29, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Thanks for the insight
Richards Avatar
July 29, 2023 at 7:36 AM
She had torn up a photograph of the Pope as it was similar (if not the actual one) to the one that hung on the wall above her mother's bed. She had suffered abuse at the hands of her mother, and as a child, this had nearly broken her. Her voice is unique.
Dietrich Avatar
July 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Very well executed, Suzette. I bet this will be a winner.
Richards Avatar
July 28, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Thanks, Andrea
Daniel Avatar
July 28, 2023 at 4:37 AM
Wow! The usage of repetition is at its best in this terzanelle, Suzette:) lovely:)
Richards Avatar
July 28, 2023 at 4:42 AM
Thank you, Jo. I thought the topic warranted the poetic form.
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