to dance to the Beatles
in our kitchen
this ugly spider
of a chandelier
hangs too low
for me to properly
leap in the air
to ‘Twist and Shout’
which demands
lots of wild, erratic
arm-flailing
and hopping about
my son says I look
ridiculous
when I dance
but he is eleven
and everything I do
is ridiculous to him
and beyond
embarrassing
but when I’m cleaning
the mountain of dishes
that accumulated
in half a day
I need a little incentive
and who leaves a hammer
on a kitchen counter
and walks away?
My husband
George Harrison:
you do it for me!
The Lyrics
This is for Pink Floyd
who reminds me
that there is always
a "dark side of the moon."
This is for Stevie Nicks
who reminds me
to "stand back"
and "you can go your own way"
even if it means
leaving love to become
something more for yourself.
This is for George Harrison
and his weeping guitar
who saw the world
"and I see the world is turning"
For The Rolling Stones
who remind me
that I won’t get everything I want
even if it’s what I think I need.
For Helen Jane Long
who plays the piano
and doesn’t sing
and says everything
without saying anything at all.
(“The Longest Journey”, 2020, original encaustic)
All That We Dream
When George Harrison sang,
“Yesterday, today was tomorrow
And tomorrow, today will be yesterday”
He was making a simple observation
On the nature of Life as a flow
We attach our momentary labels of time.
But he could also have said this applies
To all of us simultaneously in the flow
While attaching those labels as if outside,
And that this simple shift in perspective
Is the key to liberation, at least
From the burdens of this Life’s stress and strains.
Each day we do things
And when they are done, tomorrow or the next,
We are not the same person who did them.
The beauty of this is the one planning
Is never the same as the one executing
Nor the one enjoying the result.
So plan away, aim for the stars
Take that step, take the baton
On the endless journey
The endless stream of doing
As time and being flow together
Effortlessly accomplishing all that we dream.
(9/5/25)
During my time on our blue-green sphere,
I sometimes feel turmoil, living here.
I've found ideas I can release
to ease my mind and give it peace.
I do not need to have lots of things.
Pleasure is found in what nature brings.
I don't need to prove myself to my brothers.
If I'm okay with me, I can forget the others.
If there's trouble, and I'm thrown into it,
the "Serenity Prayer" is how I view it.
If I can change it, I'll try to do it.
If I can escape it, I'll say, "screw it".
Otherwise, I accept it and live through it.
All things must pass. George Harrison knew it.
Inspired by the Beatles song from Abbey Road, written by John Lennon, and featuring three-part vocal harmony with Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
Aah
Because the sun is bright
it makes me shine
because the sun is bright
Aah
Because a tree is tall
it makes me grow
Because a tree is tall
Aah
I say thanks, I say wow
I am here, I am now
Because a bird is free
it makes me fly
because a bird is free
Aah
Written: May 5th, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand
Painting by Peter Doig. A concise abstract on Abbey Road and its pivotal moment. He subsequently produced outstanding music. His music resembled pleasant dew cascading as melodic notes, like honey smeared on leavened bread.
******************
George Harrison
moving toward a liquid abyss
after Abbey Road--
where no sunlight can seep into the hall
surrounding the mirrored pool
he draws the guitar strings
with notched arrows
tipped in flint
striking sparks
like match heads ignited
on concrete sidewalks
during the golden hour
heavy with humid
condensation
coating every surface
with sweet dew
musical notes drip down
like honey spread
on warm yeasty bread
1)www.wikiart.org/en/joaqu-n-sorolla/church-roncal-stairs by
2)www.artgeek.io/exhibitions/5bfdb7a272a1460a46f77fab/5bfdb7a272a1460a46f77faa by T. C. Cannon
3)www.wikiart.org/en/johannes-vermeer/the-milkmaid
May we be blessed to see…
Oh how I wish we could!
How beautiful life would be
If we understood what George Harrison understood
It’s a simple plan for living…
for keeping our life on track:
How the amount of love we generate…
determines the love we will get back
Tonight,
A pretty older mother,
At my retirement community's July 4th summer concert,
Speaks to her daughter with a thick Korean accent.
The Traveling Wilburys tribute band plays songs by
The Wilburys, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and ELO,
All bands and artists who've made music that has excited my heart and spirit
Almost my whole life.
Mother and daughter
Have so much fun,
Dancing to every song.
A man in front of me
wears jewelry and a loose-fitting robe,
covered with colorful animal pictures.
Separate souls
Choose to join
In one happiness.
Someday, I hope to make it rhyme.
"I'm going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair
Going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair
And if those blues don't leave me
Gonna rock on away from here" by George Harrison...My father-in-law used to say this a lot but it was from an old Blues song probably more of a folk kind.
Too close to the edge of fate we stand,
On the mountain's peak, a risky land.
At the precipice of life and death,
Each step we take with anxious breath.
Too young to bid this world goodbye,
Too well to let our spirit fly.
Yet fear grips us, a paralyzing chill,
As we teeter on the edge, so still.
Injury and danger lurking drear,
Reminding us that death is near.
But in this moment, we find strength,
To step back from the edge at length.
So let us live with courage bold,
Embracing life, breaking the mold.
For though we're scared of what may be,
We choose to live, wild and free.
"Kiss the Leopards"
Kiss the leopards
before dying
confiscate their spots
for memories
ever changing
to place as stars
stamped across a sky
of evergreen
where hidden lions smile
writing out their scores
on blank canvas
clean sheets for clouds
waving sober dreams
turning pages dog-eared
notes marked in pens unclear
the eagle eyed watching
sunflowers pressed in between
where azure bluebirds
fly invisible, messages unseen
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Isn’t it a Pity” / Nina Simone
https://youtu.be/DitOFrGBEQA
“Isn’t it a Pity”/ George Harrison
https://youtu.be/nFxYsWCT6_k
The
Beatles
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
With Paul McCartney
And John Lennon
Also, Pete
Best, played
Drums
Girl
Get Back
In My Life
Can't Buy Me Love
I'll Follow The Sun
Don't Let Me Down
Let It Be
Something
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7/2/2021
George Harrison
Quiet Beatle by comparison
Kermit the Frog was one of his peeps
Still his guitar gently weeps
I switch on some ethereal New Age music
and pick up a pen and start to write verse
My mind brings forth images of peace
The music drives away whatever left - over fears
I had during the day
I am recovering from a life - threatening illness and must take card
The pianist on my New Age CD plays a simple tune
I hear violins in the bakground
Poetry and music
I hope they surround me all my days
I have been to the Holy Land
Walked whee Jesus walked
I mus try to stay in shape
so I can see more of this world
Yet there is a line from a George Harrison song
which says"The farther one travels - the less one knows"
The truth is inside you and me brothers and sisters
We will grab the brass ring of inner peace
Soon enough
TEARDROPS TURN INTO SONG
I can’t stop thinking about you
While my guitar gently weeps
To turn teardrops into songs new
I keep for you on my quivering lips.
While my guitar gently weeps
Looking for my life behind the locked door,
I keep for you on my quivering lips
The touch of my vibrant passion you’d adore.
Looking for my life behind the locked door
This is love is all I find, I want to tell you
The touch of my vibrant passion you’d adore,
You’d be on cloud 9, you’ve no clue.
This is love is all I find, I want to tell you
I’m tired, don’t let me wait too long,
You’d be on cloud 9, you’ve no clue
Your love is forever, gives melody to my song.
I’m tired, don’t let me wait too long
To turn teardrops into songs new,
Your love is forever, gives melody to my song:
‘I can’t stop thinking about you’.
April 22, 2018.
Song titles of George Harrison used :
Behind the locked door
Can't stop thinking about you
Cloud 9
Don't let me wait too long
I want to tell you
Looking for my life
This is love
Your love is forever
While my guitar gently weeps
Teardrops
"She's the Go Go Go Girl"
She’s the Go Go Go Girl
Livin' in the mo’
Likes to put on a show
Just for a li'l while
make you laugh and smile
Just for a li'l while
Her mumma’s sayin'
whatcha' doin' li'l sista?
Keep dancin’ like that
in your twister skirt,
you’re gonna get yourself
a true blister mister!
Forget the Twerk.
She's the Go Go Go Girl
She's got places to go
and seeds to sew,
The Go Go Go Girl.
She's livin' in the mo'.
(Lovejoy-Burton/Jan 2018)
for Georgia, Love your Mother.
"What is Life"/George Harrison
https://youtu.be/h-DMM61ZAvk
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