Dark Horse
”All things must pass”, you, dark horse said,
Crown on your head,
Hero unsung,
Fab 4, among.
Ghost in the flesh, you dared to care,
To craft and share,
Your shadows talked
Your stumbled walk.
You reached for us, our paths of dust.
Listen we must.
Your wheel rolled on —
Farewell! Anon!
Watch out now, take care
Beware of falling swingers
Dropping all around you
The pain that often mingles
In your fingertips
Beware of darkness
Watch out now, take care
Beware of the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night
Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for
Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Beware of Maya
Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go
While Weeping Atlas Cedars
They just want to grow, grow and grow
Beware of darkness
Songwriters: George Harrison
Amaya is the host of dVerse today. Amaya says:
This is Amaya Engleking and as tonight’s pubtender — and in need of a good cleansing cry — I want to hear about a piece of music that has made you shed tears. Write a poem about the experience and try your best to link the song via YouTube so we readers can engage and even possibly be touched in the same way. It is my hope that on this evening’s poetry trail (of tears) we all slow down and take the time to listen to our fellow poets’ music choices, either before or after reading their complementary poems.
My poem is in minute poetry form.
Tao Talk 
A lovely touching poem
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Thank you, Sadje.
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You’re welcome Li
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Quite an homage to the Harrison song … if there is a wisdom now from the ’60s, its that you have to be the warden of your own thoughts and the places it is too easy and fraught to go. Just because the fields are gold doesn’t mean they aren’t mercenary, too … A fine reminder to me that the wings of despair are great but terrible, too.
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Brendan, thank you for your thoughtful comments. They are insightful and appreciated.
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Great post Jade. George was always the most spiritual of the boys. Still waters run deep. Wrote some wonderful songs. “Something” was one of tge beautiful songs the quartet ever released. This is a wonderful poem.
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Rob, thank you and glad you “get” George. I’ve been what you might call a post-mortem groupie of his for the past couple of years.
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All Things Must Pass gets my vote for Best Post- Beatles album by a Beatle. Great song in Beware of Darkness.
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Hans, you’ve heard me twanging on this song a time or two, and I’m glad you’re a fan of it :)
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With that album- George had so many good songs I would have a hard time picking a favorite but that would be up there!
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“Beware of Maya” Harrison believed in this dilusionary, and unreal existence of all knowledge and God consciousness that we should be looking for.
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Do you mean delusionary? Jim, you and I will have to keep our separate opinions on George. Each follows their own path. He was lighting candles along his in case others should pass that way.
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p.s. aka delusional? I think George was anything but delusional.
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Great words to a beautiful song.
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A lovely elegy to a great writer and musician, and a great song.
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<3 Thank you for seeing George as such.
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He and Bob are coequal my number one.
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<3
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A sort of musical prophet…
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In this song for sure.
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George left a rich (and underappreciated) legacy. Leon Russell is a wonderful partner for this song too. (K)
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<3 Yes <3
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Your poem flowed so perfectly from the song, it seemed as if you wrote the extended version. I like:
“You reached for us, our paths of dust.”
And one of the background voices sounded like Janis! Thanks for posting this, Jade. I’d never heard this song before.
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Amaya, thank you and so very glad you were able to hear this song. It’s a clip from the Concert for Bangladesh. The whole concert is worth a watch if you ever get a chance to see it.
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Really enjoyed this, both your poem (a perfect complement to the lyrics) and the video. I love the way George’s Liverpool accent comes through on “beware”.
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Thank you very much and so glad you enjoyed George’s voice.
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Nice lines: “Your shadows talked
Your stumbled walk.”
Good reminder from Harrison: “Beware of Maya”
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Thank you very much for your comment and for knowing about George’s ways.
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This is a stunning poem Jade. And it flows so well with the song. Lovely!
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Thank you, Linda. I wanted to shadow his song :)
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awesome!
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Thanks JP!
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These words create an amazing image:
“Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly”
Amazing lines!
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George had a way with words — and music. <3
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You’ve given us a tribute to both music and musician. Well done.
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Thank you Ken, I tried.
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I always think that George had the songs that touched me the most… I think many of his songs had the power to change us all.
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Your comment is appreciated and I agree.
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“Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks” Nice!
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George definitely knocked this one out of the park.
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George brought such wonderful light to this world. you say he dared to care, a fitting symmetry to his injunction for us all to take care, it is a challenge.. to care, to see, to feel, and still have the peace that the wheel rolls on both impassive and loving.
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<3 I wish I had the words to thank you for your comment. A heart will have to do.
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I like hearts. :)
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Maya means illusion in Sanskrit. Good to beware of that… darkness.
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