The Lovers’ Chronicle 20 December – without, reprise no. 2 – art by Ivana Kobilca – premiere of The Graduate

Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Are you without the one you do not want to be without? Rhett

The Lovers’ Chronicle

Dear Muse,

when i decided to revisit this theme for today
i had The Doobie Brothers in mind;
“Back in the days when love was so easy
I was fancy free and laughin’ with no reason”
“Good song, but there was a reason
why it was so easy”
right, we were clueless, at least i was
and it was not love, just somethin’ close
“Glad we made it through those days”
we did, see how good ‘with’ looks on us

a pendulum swingin’ back and forth; early on kept thinkin’ it had to be, had no damn idea what i was doin’, just goin’ through the motions, a great pretender foolin’ others and myself, never meant no harm, woulda stopped tryin’ if told there was no point, but that ain’t how it works, more importantly, learnin’ how to be without led to you

this time “with” is different
tryin’ not to be dramatic,
but you can insert any word
you choose that means vastly
in the first line

how and why, you imbued
with qualities never before
encountered, me finally
gittin’ to where i could
give and receive,
equals us and the end
of without

Pale Love, Pale Rider

layin’ here naked with,
words not necessary
now

lost in touch
hands movin’
across the curve
of your hip
yours movin’
over my arms

the only sound,
aside from passion,
the occasional
street traffic noise
from peachtree

feelin’ right

as we do,
parallel
only to
each other

for Tamela

ok y’all
this is really
happenin’

scared, nervous,
excited, feelin’
so fortunate
and amazed

after
so many years
and how many
words and miles

a respite
from without
comin’ into view

***

how ’bout this, can you believe i am on my way to see you, ready or not, here i come
“So, this is really going down huh?”
yes
“Is traffic bad?”
off and on
“Ok. Be careful. Come to me.”
absolutely
“Hey, I’m getting more and more nervous. I can’t wait to see you. Thank you for driving to me.”
i am close
“I cannot breathe.”

without

feelin’s persist
prevailin’ mood

once gained
soon lost

some sing, some sigh
some laugh, some weep
robbed of rest
nothin’ lulls

without

the voice
hear and obey
calm, my bluster
swells no more
the storm blows

without

blues pervade
lingerin’ thoughts

to the depths
She speaks
the words, written
forsaken

without

darkness
chains bind
let ’em come, let ’em
shadows
this awaits

without

fadin’
there must be
some kinda way
cannot be much longer

without you

she has what it takes
great eyes, nice smile,
wonderful laugh,
and pretty hands

but so conflicted
unsure, confused,
afraid, too stuck
in solitude,
too stubborn,
hell if i know

s’pose i will never
see her again

Without you
Gloom, and doubt,
And despair, and pain,
And all the same crap
You have heard before,
But Damnit still!
Without you

Silently
the turn of a key
(shiverin’)
taste the sweetness
come with me
(tremblin’)
see the silence
then believe

The problem is
Not the words. It
Never has been
The problem is
The melody.
I cannot hear
It. And I have
Been forever
Searchin’ for it

***

Come on, be my
Melody, and
I will write a
Song of love for
You so unlike
Anything you
Have ever known

***

I God but Hope
Can be a hard-
Hearted whore! I
Guess it did not
Help when I told
Her to shut up
And go to hell.

A rework of an original poem and a song. The Dark Muse fought and won again as she usually does these days. This topic is one of my favorites. I have visited it before and probably will again, so if you do not like the song of the day just stay tuned. There are many good songs on this topic and we might get to your favorite. The Poem of the Day:

Without You, Reprise No. Three

Without you

feelin’s persist
persistent feelin’s

That which was once gained
That which was soon lost
Others sing, others sigh
Others laugh, others weep
Robbed of rest
Pain still lulls

Without you

Moods prevail
Prevailin’ moods

The voice; hear and obey
Sister to despair
Monarch of the lost
Come down; my bluster
Swells no more
The stormy rage blows

Without you

Gloom pervades
Pervadin’ gloom

To the depths
Down, She speaks
Her words; must record
All is forsaken

Without you

Despair lingers,
Lingerin’ despair,

Eternal Darkness
Eternal chains bind
To infinite pain
Let ’em come, Let ’em
Eternal Shadows
This is what awaits

Without you

Hope fadin’
Fadin’ hope

There must be some way
Some kinda way
To work this out
I just cannot
Be much longer
Without you, without you

The Song of the Day is “Without You” by The Doobie Brothers. we do not own the rights to this song. no copyright infringement intended.

Today is the birthday of Ivana Kobilca (Ljubljana, Carniola, Austrian Empire 20 December 1861 – 4 December 1926 Ljubljana, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes); painter and a key figure of Slovene cultural identity. She was a realist painter who studied and worked in Vienna, Munich, Paris, Sarajevo, Berlin, and Ljubljana. She mostly painted oil paintings and pastels.

When she was 16, she went with her father to Vienna, where she saw the paintings of old masters that inspired her. From 1879 to 1880, she studied in Vienna, where she copied the paintings at the gallery of the Academy of Arts, and from 1880 to 1881 in Munich. From 1882 to 1889, she continued her studies under Alois Erdtelt. In 1888, she participated for the first time in a public exhibition. At the following exhibition in Munich, her work was spotted and praised by the prominent German art historian Richard Muther. She then returned to Ljubljana. In 1890, she painted in Zagreb. In 1891 and 1892, she painted in Paris in the private school of Henri Gervex. She became an honorary member (membre associée) of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts. In 1892, she also painted in Barbizon. In 1893, she returned to Ljubljana, visited Florence in 1894, and lived in Sarajevo from 1897 to 1905. From 1906 to 1914, she lived in Berlin, and then returned to Ljubljana. At the time of her death she was described as the greatest Yugoslav female painter.

Gallery

Portret Mary Paumgarten in Josipine Wenckheim

female nude

Parisienne With Letter, 1892-3

Alma Souvan

And on this day in 1967 the premiere of, The Graduate an American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb. The film tells the story of 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life who is seduced by an older married woman, Mrs. Robinson, but then falls for her daughter, Elaine.

thanks for stoppin’ by y’all

Mac Tag

Because of that great nobleness of hers

The fire that stirs about her, when she stirs,

Burns but more clearly – W. B. Yeats

The Lovers’ Chronicle 20 December – without, reprise no. 2 – art by Ivana Kobilca – premiere of The Graduate

Without You, Reprise No. Three

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Without You, Reprise No. Three

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