The Lovers’ Chronicle 14 July – comin’ due – art by Gustav Klimt & Juliette Wytsman

Dear Zazie,  Here is Mac Tag‘s Lovers’ Chronicle to his muse.  Follow us on twitter @cowboycoleridge. Anything comin’ due for you ? Rhett

The Lovers’ Chronicle

Dear Muse,

no song comes to mind with the phrase in the title
but you are gonna love the song i did think of;
‘’It went by like dusk to dawn
Isn’t that the way?
Everybody’s got their dues in life to pay’’
’’Love it, that might be the best song yet
you know Steven is my favorite’’
‘’Dream On’’ baby written by Tyler
and recorded by Aerosmith,
it is what i was thinkin’ about
when i chose the theme, the concept
that it was just, that i had suffered
because i had to pay for my transgressions
‘’Well if that is a thing, you’re all paid up’’
yes, the only thing comin’ due now
is us in bed holdin’ each other

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not that long ago
i was reluctant
to let Her
have the reins

thought i had to have
somethin’ to start with
rarely just started writin’
and let Her go wherever

lately, all i am doin’
is  lettin’ it roll
and it feels good

not sure if what is comin’ is due
but that is where we are goin’

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well now i find myself
in a situation where,
based on today’s phrase,
it is somethin’ wonderful

you know i cannot believe
in deserves, despite your
protestations to the contrary

i am just grateful we happened,
however it did, and for these
words that keep comin’ due

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Pale Love, Pale Rider

i hid to my despite
till i could not bear it

leavin’ memories in each place
where eer i saw beauty lie
for i could not allow
myself more

but it seems only time
can keep me down

and een silence found a voice,
to haunt me all the night through

the beginnin’, lingerin’, lifelong

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well yes that does,
not meant to be,
there will be some scenes
that pop up, stories to tell
so that ain’t all bad

just need to remember
not to give in, do not
let your guard down
have fun, enjoy the drinks,
the food, the conversation
but never forget, ain’t nothin
comin’ due except good verse

***

was gonna get
wordy on this
but no

i doubt anyone cares
and that is quite alright

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so this makes
perfect sense

“She said I should
look after you,
that you suffered
from a deep sadness.”

two things, first
well no shit
she knew why
but she never did
a damn thing about it

second,
bein’ looked after…
not hardly
not ever

***

thanks Karen

‘’Sadness is a vampire that knocks on your window at night and whom you gladly invite in.’’
yes, because 
it is seductive
’’Like fire.’’
like remembrance 
of a long ago embrace

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as i stumble around
inside my head
a reckonin’ awaits
all i have done
all i have said
comes due
tell the Revelator
i am ready

the sufferin’ is just
swear, She said
no more delayin’
swarmin’ t’ward adharma

was the vow worth upholdin’
and what of holdin’ out
but that is what She said

never meant no harm

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There are no anchors at sea
You strain your eyes
for a glimpse of hope
Will you ever feel
the sand on your toes again

Nomatter how far out
to sea you may be,
at some point
it becomes necessary
to abandon a hopeless 
voyage and swim for shore

A woman’s heart
is a sacred thing…
yours, more so than most

***

for MD

Gratitude
For the smart, vibrant
Dark-haired beauty
Tryin’ to help me
Mend my broken heart

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Hey Zazie, I received your message in a bottle today (14 July 2016), and it breaks my heart.  It makes me sad, mad and scared.  Honestly, I need some time to process.  I will be back to continue this…

Well… hell!  From the moment I met you, I only ever wanted you to be happy; to find your ever after.  I entertained hopes at first that I could be that for you, but I knew I could not.  And I knew I could not find ever after, but I just knew you could.  Je suis toujours malade et sans courage.

I have talked to Jett and Mac Tag and we are in complete agreement on this; you have nothin’, and we mean absolutely nothin’ to apologize for or to be ashamed of.  It sounds like to us, you simply took a swing at love and you missed.  Love is the hardest damn thing in the world to do, so we will never find fault with anyone who tries and fails.  We have all failed at love and we understand how you feel and you are not alone.  But make sure you keep reachin’ out to us.  We cannot help if we do not know.

We are in agreement on this as well; at some point, no matter how far out to sea you may be, it becomes necessary to abandon a hopeless voyage and swim for shore.  The Zazie we know is smart enough and fierce enough to swim as far as she needs to, to save herself.

Of course we are worried about you and will be till you are you again.  Jett has danced the same dance you are dancin’.  He has lived his life lookin’ out portholes; suvivin’ storms, pluggin’ holes and catchin’ glimpses of the sunrise.  Keep lookin’ out your porthole and keep hopin’.  A woman’s heart is a sacred thing and we believe, we will always believe, yours is more so than most.

Will you ever know love again?  You will Zazie, but first you must save yourself.  Our wish on the wind is that you will.

Today is the birthday of Gustav Klimt (Baumgarten, Austrian Empire; July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918 Vienna); symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.  Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d’art.  His primary subject was the female body.  In addition to his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes.

In the early 1890s Klimt met Emilie Louise Flöge (a sibling of his sister-in-law) who was to be his companion until the end of his life. His painting, The Kiss (1907–08), is thought to be an image of them as lovers. He designed many costumes she created and modeled in his works.

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And today is the birthday of Juliette Wytsman (née Trullemans; Brussels; 14 July 1866 – 8 March 1925 Ixelles, Belgium); impressionist painter.  She was married to painter Rodolphe Wytsman.  Her paintings are in the collections of several museums in Belgium.

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Mac Tag

thanks for stoppin’ by y’all

“I could always live in my art but never in my life”

~ Ingmar Bergman

hmmm, is that me