Summer's Return

Music

I wish to speak in scarlet sunsets

and reminisce of amber tones

To walk those roads lined with roses

and to click my heels on the cobblestones.

I want to go back to those days of kings

Singing of lavender in blue suede shoes.

I did believe the colors flourished

Into purples, and whites, and other hues.

Ah, but alas, the kings all died

And I was riddled with the Summertime Blues.

Mabaline had made it --- to the top of the hill

So, --- I bought a ticket on a Sea Cruse.

Steel guitars took the colors away

And Maggie's farm was just a dream.

I took a look out my back door

Then off I rode on a submarine.

***

Years passed and I'm back in the garden,

(Rock-a-Billy and Rhythm and Blues).

It is like Summer, and it has returned

To purples, and whites, and other hues.

JE Falcon

05-08-2022

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Ah, nothing like reminiscing about the good old summer with Blue sued shoes, and Elvis moving his pelvis and crooning away to teenage screams,,,, also sins of Dylan. Returning to the current scene is more jazz, summer blues and a new turn on colors and hues,.
Well done
Best
B.

[JE Falcon]

Thanks, Betty, for tagging along on my little adventure. I am always happy to hear from you. Cheers!

[Betty Hermelee]

You're very welcome!!
Best, B

[Chris Shaw]

A nostalgic trip down music road. Your opening stanza really draws the reader in. I am a huge Dylan fan and Elvis will always be King. I really enjoyed how you used colour here, that was lovely.

Chris

[JE Falcon]

Ah, thanks, have a great day.

[William Michael Reeves]

Thought for sure purple was Prince and Maggie was Rod Stewart. Back to the reading board for me.

[JE Falcon]

Bob Dylon, the song was "Maggie's Farm", and purples, whites, and other hues are in reference to the skin tones of those that started growing the roots to Rock & Roll in the early days.

[William Michael Reeves]

A couple references that other reviewers didn't get might be Rod Stewart and Prince. I might be wrong. That's a good poem that becomes a little more interactive trying to catch all the references. Fun to read.

[JE Falcon]

No, not those two, but good try.

[Robert Haigh]

A poetic ride through a potted history of pop music, from early rock'n'roll, through folk and country-rock to the modern diva! I'm a music lover, and I enjoyed the read!

[JE Falcon]

We try, and we are happy you took the ride. :)

[Casey Truax]

Wonderful cadence to this one. I suspect that each line is a reference (Elvis, Dylan, CCR, Beatles, etc.) but I only recognize some of them.

[JE Falcon]

Thanks, Casey, and my earliest reference was to a time period, then to records of Chuck Berry, and Frankie Ford. You do have the rest right. --- Thanks for the visit, and Cheers.