. Poetry from The Great In-Between: The Song of Parly Pete

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The Song of Parly Pete

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Salute.

(A lone voice sings)


Come now 


My fellow broken soul weepers

 

Gather round gently

Like green ivy 


Gods eternal memory keepers


And hear this poor man's melody


A man 


Who's suffered a life of wrongs 


And tragedy


Since I lost my wife in a car crash 


Yesterday


After she sang this song


Parly Pete

Your sad days are done 


Even though its been so long



Sing 

With me


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


To happiness 

We now run 


With your Fiona


And our life's about to change 


So we can have some fun 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


Sing to blue skies 

Sing to calling breeze


Telling them 

The happy days 


Are soon to come  

So that we can breathe 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


Summer will soon appear 

In the eyes of your beloved 

Dear 


Fiona 

Fiona


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah


If we take the chance 

To help us pull through 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah


For heavenly pipes will soon be playing 


And Elysium drums soon be swaying 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah



As we let the seeds 

Of new beginnings  


Grow 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


To be stars

In a new picture show 


That started so long ago 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


 We know 

It’s time to move 


For our soul to grow 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 




But then she died 

At a quarter to four 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


Its why I sing the blues 

To you


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


Don't look for love no more 

No star in a picture show 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


Don't sing to the blue skies 

Don't sing to the calling breeze 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah


Don't hear the pipes playing 

Don't hear drum  swaying 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah 


 


Aint no going back now 

I'd rather freeze


It's why I sing the blues 

Into the cold breeze 



Hallelujah 


Hallelujah 

Hallelujah


(C)

Copyright John Duffy


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