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Menorise; Saturday Sayings

"How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind."
(Bob Dylan)


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11 comments:

  1. My Mind's Eye25 August 2018 at 00:34

    That has always been a favorite set of lyrics by Mr. D.
    Very nice menorise!!
    Hugs Hic

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  2. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥25 August 2018 at 01:02

    Now Mom has that song stuck in her head:) BUT it was a great song@@@ Love your menorise - purple is always an inviting color.

    Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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  3. LBJ25 August 2018 at 04:27

    I always loved that song.

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  4. Hilary Melton-Butcher25 August 2018 at 06:39

    Hi Yam - he is an amazing poet ... have you read any of the books about him? eg Why Bob Dylan Matters by Richard Thomas? Cheers Hilary

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    1. Yamini MacLean25 August 2018 at 14:28

      Hari OM
      Good morning (this side!) Hilary
      Dylan undoubtedly deserved the Nobel Prize for his skill in bringing classical ideas and philosophy to a fresh audience... though I have not read the book you mention, mainly because I am not sure that Dylan himself would be all that impressed with such an attempt to line him up along with the ancient Greek or Roman poets! My impression of articles and interviews I have read is that he wanted more that folk refer to his actual music and how he presented/performed it, than necessarily the 'poetry'. For that, Leonard Cohen is more inclined to wish his words heeded I think. Confession time - am not actually a big Dylan fan but can listen endlessly to Cohen! Yxx

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  5. Idaho PugRanch25 August 2018 at 09:12

    I hear Peter Paul and Mary singing
    hugs
    Hazel & Mabel

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    1. Yamini MacLean25 August 2018 at 14:29

      Hari OM
      They did a lovely rendition of this song - as did Joan Baez! Yxx

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  6. Uppal25 August 2018 at 11:29

    Great quote above. Bob Dylan's poem asks pertinent questions. The menorise is complex yet revealing!

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  7. MadSnapper25 August 2018 at 18:55

    when I listen to music, I don't hear the words, I hear the beat and the music and melody, especially the beat of percussion. I have been like this my whole life. the songs I love are harmony because of the no word thing. I will get maybe 3 or 4 words out of each line and sometimes none.

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  8. Jenn Jilks26 August 2018 at 05:48

    We used to sing this in my classrooms around remembrance day.

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  9. Janice27 August 2018 at 09:34

    Earworm caution! Love your art this week. namaste, janice xx

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