The Day John Lennon Died
On the day John Lennon was shot down
Outside the Dakota Hotel
On Central Park West
In the heart of Manhattan
Like a common criminal
Or a rapper on the wrong side of town
A song was written in Liverpool
Three singers harmonized in Nashville
The final chapter wrote itself
In the life of a troubadour on the run
Outside of Boulder Colorado
A dancer found her groove
A native movement was born
On the Great Navaho Reservation
In Arizona and New Mexico
Where a circle of shamans
Smoked a pipe of peace
And a child took his first breath
In a corner drugstore on Bleeker Street
Life goes on the old man says
Life goes on
About this poem
Unpublished. A reflection on the nature of life and death in these troubled times.
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Written on September 05, 2021
Submitted by jackrandom on September 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXBXAXXXBCXXBCXXXX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 596 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 19, 2 |
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