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A Tribute to John Lennon

October 10, 2011
By JadeGreen BRONZE, Cameron, Wisconsin
JadeGreen BRONZE, Cameron, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe Diem&quot;<br /> &quot;O&#039; Captain, My Captain&quot;<br /> &quot;No one has ever made himself great by showing how small someone else is.&quot;


A legend in his time,
Still a legend of today.
“Imagine all the people”
In this world, he would pray.

So many melodies composed
So everyone knows,
“All you need is love”
When the head overflows.

“Give Peace a Chance”
Was what he would sing,
With his guitar in hand,
And pain in the string.

Happiness is the key to life,
His mother once told him.
“Let it be” and forgive,
Before you fall off the brim.

“Hey Jude”, take my hand,
When you cross the street.
Never let go,
Listen to the beat.

To him, surrealism was reality.
“We all live in a yellow submarine”
And dragons and myths are real,
Not just on a screen.

He did not believe in death,
But instead, just getting from one car to another.
God is in all of us,
“Hello, Goodbye” my brother.

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
She still stays there,
He sings “I am the walrus”
To that, I swear.

Now that he has passed,
Let’s all “Come Together”
To never forget,
“Strawberry Fields Forever”


The author's comments:
In each stanza, you will notice I have some phrases in quotes. These are either lyrics or songs that John Lennon wrote or helped to write. I thought this would help to explain the Ballad better. This Ballad is in explanation of his life and how he viewed it. I read many quotes of his to get a better feel for what I should write. In the last stanza, I have mentioned Strawberry Fields Forever which is his memorial in New York's Central Park.

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FallibleAger said...
on Nov. 11 2011 at 12:53 pm
FallibleAger, SJ, California
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This is awesome! I love Lennon and your poem did him justice. Great job!