The Gospel of John and Paul

The Gospel of John and Paul

A Poem by Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
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There are times some writings need no explanation. They simply come to exist.

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The Gospel of John and Paul

By

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada 


(The Saints of Liverpool) 


“And, in the end

The love you take
is equal to the love you make.” - The Beatles 


They were rebels 


These brilliant poets from Liverpool 


Defining a generation of youth


Who felt lost in the miasma of societal conformity 


Inspired by the blues of inequity and enslavement 


Whose rich haunting sorrows cried across the sea


A rebellion that sang to them in harmony and lyric


Rooted in the Southern strife of hate and despair 


White soul from the grace of a black cry for freedom 


Yesterday 


Let it be


All you need is love


Black bird singing in the dead of night


A gospel of Jude intonated within the heart of these young English men


And the world wept...and changed


In "Revolution"... came hope.

© 2022 Carlos Lorenzo Estrada


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Author's Note

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
I was born in 65 and grew up listening to their music and will do for the rest of my remaining life. When I first picked up guitar at age 12 I did so specifically to learn my favorite song "Yesterday". It is so hauntingly melodic and quite easy to learn if I'm being honest. They changed the face of pop music for generations to come. And their influence still resonates today. They came at a turbulent time in history making music as the world began to fall apart around them. With great political leaders being assassinated. But despite the changing of the times their music never wavered from its message of profound peace and love. The Beatles. The greatest rock band in history of music.

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This poem really takes me back! You captured that period of time wonderfully, the feeling of revolution, of hope, it lifted my spirits. I was one of many that saw them first on the Ed Sullivan show, and your poem reminds me of the feeling of freedom.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Norma for your sweet words. I love the Beatles. I was born in the mid 60's and can rememb.. read more
This is a beautiful and inspiring poem that really captures the spirit of rebellion and social change that defined the 1960s. I love the way that the author uses vivid imagery and rich language to explore the complex emotions and experiences of the generation of youth that was coming of age during this time, and the way that the poem builds to a climax of emotional intensity is truly breathtaking. The final lines, "In 'Revolution'... came hope," are a powerful expression of the transformative power of art and music to inspire and empower people to fight for social justice and equality, and they serve as a poignant reminder of the importance of standing up for what we believe in, even in the face of adversity and opposition. Overall, I think this is a wonderful piece of writing that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt the call to rebel against the status quo and fight for a better world.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you so much for these wonderful words you have conveyed on these piece. I couldn't have define.. read more
I was 12 when the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan show. I fell in love with their music. I bought every album and I still enjoy listening to their music. The talent of each of the four Beatles is incomparable if you ask me. What a wonderful tribute to them. I liked it. Lydi**

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Lydi, for your kind comment on this piece. I agree each one of them are talented on their.. read more
I went through a phase where I listened to all the Beatles recordings. And another phase where I listened to all the Stones recordings. I'm still listening to The Who though. I like The Beatles later stuff and the Stones earlier stuff but I like everything and anything by The Who. Different strokes and all that jazz. I was listening to an Alison Krauss album one day (I'm a fan of bluegrass too) and I heard this song, "I Will". As a poet, I thought, you know, this is really good and I wonder if she wrote that. Then I looked at the credits and it read, lyrics and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. I just had to laugh. I said, Oh...well, that makes sense. They really wrote some superb songs together.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

They truly did. And in their music is the purity of poetry. I wish I could have written the words, .. read more
"English men



And the world wept...and changed




In "Revolution"... came hope."

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Sami for sharing your thoughts with me on this remarkable group of poets we know as The Be.. read more
Sami Khalil

1 Year Ago

I totally agree. You are welcome sir Carlos...
"Let it be



All you need is love



Black bird singing in the dead of night"

Posted 1 Year Ago


I feel they were larger than life; awesome to say the least. I echo your thoughts about them. You wrote a fine, worthy tribute to them. They filled the airwaves and our hearts, ears with song. What struck me too is their humbleness regardless of all the fame and fortune.

Posted 1 Year Ago


I used to live in Liverpool and remember seeing them on a local TV station in black and white in 64 on the largest TV with the smallest screen. They were hugely influential in all the arts and this poem does them real justice.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Ken for sharing your words and thoughts with me. It means so much to me that I was able to.. read more
Carlos,

this piece set to pen of page is a fine tribute to a band and honorable group of men that I have admired since I heard them the first time on the radio and them first on The Ed Sullivan show ... Majestically well done, my friend ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you kindly Marvin for your comment. Each generation has their poets and artists. There are t.. read more


they were pretty darned good weren't they .. and what a FAB tribute to the FAB four sir .. Neville

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Yes they truly were and continue to be iconic. Imagine this fact that somewhere in the world there .. read more

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