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Meadowhead Bard

Random and surreal poetry satire and short stories.

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  • Everything Is a Little Upside Down..

    “Every thing is a little upside down, as a matter of fact the wheels have stopped, you’ll find out when you’ve reached the top you’re on the bottom”. A line from Bob Dylan’s “Idiot Wind” on his “Blood on the Tracks” album. In answer to the prompt, I would live almost anywhere where there are… Read more

  • When Gravity Fails, and negatively Don’t Pull You Through

    The title a line from Bob Dylan’s song “Just like Tom Thumbs blues” From his album “Highway 61 Revisited” Dylan at his most enigmatic, the line seems to be nonsense, and yet conveys a feeling of desperation and abandonment. Poetry at a level, I can only ever dream of attaining. So here’s a bit of… Read more

  • The View From Above

    I’m inspired by two people, Greta Thunberg for her love and devotion to our home, our planet, and Bob Dylan for giving me my love of words and their power. I have written about both, for prompts before, so I’m not going to repeat, you can find all in the archives of my blog anyway.… Read more

  • Mood Swings and Roundabouts

    This is a complicated subject, I will try and keep the intro short as posible. “Black, black, Bible black” a quote “ish” from Dylan Thomas’s “Under Milk Wood” Then from my favourite Dylan (Bob) the words “Most of the time” where he sings of a lost love and doesn’t think about her “Most of the… Read more

  • Here’s a Little Song I Wrote.

    The song “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin always makes me smile, it carries a philosophy that only the lucky few can implement. What gave me the idea for todays poem though was a verse from another Bob Dylan song “Dirge” From his album “Planet Waves” SING A SONG OF FREEDOM. Sing your song… Read more

  • Fear to Bring Children Into the World.

    ”You’ve thrown the worst fear that can ever be hurled, fear to bring children into the world, both rendering my baby unborn and unnamed, you ain’t worth the blood that runs in your veins”. A powerful line from Bob Dylan song “Masters of War” from his album “Freewheeling” In my opinion one of the most… Read more

  • Stay Forever On Your Guard.

    Dylan inspired again today, this time from his song “Forever Young” a song which written for his son, both opens and closes his album “Planet Waves” Fast pace for the opener and slow pace for the close. My favourite line “May your hands always be be busy, may your feet always be swift, may you… Read more

  • Over Budget

    More than a hint of Bob Dylan’s “Black Diamond Bay” on his Desire album. I would like to tell you more about Black Diamond Bay, bits it late, the clock has stopped telling the time, and the matchsticks holding my eyes open are beginning to crumble GALI I’m not shopping at Aldi no more, I’m… Read more

  • Philosophical Table.

    “You who philosophise disgrace and criticise all fear, take the rag away from your face, now ain’t the time for your tears” From Bob Dylan’s song “The lonesome death of Hattie Carrol” On his “Times They Are A Changing” album. The premise of the song being don’t cry over the death of the murdered house… Read more

  • I Walk On Pins and Needles, I Hope My Tongue Don’t Slip.

    “Children cry for mother I tell them, “Mother took a trip” Well, I walk on pins and needles I hope my tongue don’t slip” A line from Bob Dylan’s song “Call Letter Blues” an out-take from his album Blood On the Tracks” later to appear on the out|take album Biograph. Call Letter Blues most likely… Read more