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IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS--edited

IT AIN’T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS
 

 

Hold back the Beast
That holds you
And
Understand  it is part of who
You are now.
You have become.
We change each day
Nature’s way








We are an imperfect divinity
Feathers in the wind of chance and  serendipity.
Look  to  the sun
Bathe in its ight
Its energy.
Rapture in Ocean’s Summer breeze.
Feel the fire of another
On a cold,dark and windy Winter’s night.








An inner whispering which is us
Our Spirit  or our Soul
Will make us win..
No sin. No  expiation.
No Fall of Man.
The complex simplicity of our humanity..
Only
Innocent children at play.









 When it is time
When it is that hour
That day
We will know
And then and only then
We must quietly  let go.
We’ve spun the fabric of our life.








The fat lady has sung her song.
A Puccini High C.
Exquisite sublimity!








Now to begin again.
To fly on the wings of destiny.
Time to sing the lyrics  that are ours
Alone.
Time to continue on.
Time  for a change of venue.
It is done.
Kyrie eleison.





EPILOGUE

Death is not a mystery
Nothing to fear
But
It is  one hell of a pain in the ass!

— Geremia, Nov 01, 2009

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yenti

yenti

16 years 7 months ago

Longo

The Fat lady will sing so many songs, and that you heard her singing at the close of the way was quite good. A great theme though, I thought not as tidy as your other works, in that you are having to many thingscoming to the party as it were, but all the same a great write, Yours Ian.T
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 7 months ago

Thank you, Ian.

J.B. Longo-Geremia Yes, you are right. I am much better at shorter writes. This one was too wordy for me. Joe
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 7 months ago

"It is one hell of a pain in the ass!"

Quite so, quite so, dear Longobardolino. I think that what would alleviate th uncomfortable parts of the two comments above would be placing the poem in a different manner. What I mean is dividing the poem into several verses the meaning would become apparent and the flow would have the right syncopation, the messages be each read as a whole expression. We need a moment to breath. Please do! eg:- Hold back the Beast That holds you And Understand it is part of who You are now. You have become. We change each day Nature’s way We are an imperfect divinity Feathers in the wind of chance and serendipity. Look to  the sun Bathe in its light Its energy. Rapture in Ocean’s Summer breeze. Feel the fire of another On a cold, dark and windy Winter’s night. An inner whispering which is us Our Spirit or our Soul Will make us win.. No sin. No expiation. No Fall of Man. The complex simplicity of our humanity.. Only Innocent children at play. ************* Well you get my meaning and you can do it better than I, the dividing up that is. I think you want it to be like a liturgy and never end, a prayer to mankind that has a dirge-like continuity of thought, but dividing it up will not deter from this theme, it will be easier to read and therefore communicate its message in a more succinct manner in the end. It has a meditational feeling to it and such glimpses of things of beauty and interest, like shells on the beach, we find facets of humanity in these words, well sung-I liked the diva with her operatic finale, smashing!! The pain in the ass too!!!! Your less sad Annuccia, in fact rejoicing.
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 7 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaThank you,

J.B. Longo-Geremia Thank you, Annuccia. Divisons are done, but I am having trouble wth spacing on this site. What shows in editing does not necesarily show when I submit.
yenti

yenti

16 years 7 months ago

Spacing etc:

I do all my writng now on notepad and never have trouble with spaces or whatever give it a try to see what happens for you, Yours Ian.T
L

lyz

16 years 7 months ago

Great Title,lol

I enjoyed this write, a little quirky but it is great. The fat lady and pains in the ass, lol, you are a wag as Ann says, lol. Loved it and the read, keep on writing on, love to you and yours. Lyz. XX
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 7 months ago

J.B.

J.B. Longo-Geremia "quirky" is good. I needed to have fun. Thank you, my Lyz. from across the sea. Joe