This is from a poem of mine written last year. The music is derived and draws its inspiration from many sources. My Scottish roots, American Folk, Progressive Rock, my love of percussive acoustic style guitar.

It is currently a WIP with many holes needing filled.

Lyrics

Thus Spoke the Jester

The jester thrust public his podium 
His joke for the masses to please
He spoke long enough, and spoke loud enough
As it spread wide circuitously, as it spread wide circuitously 

Thus spoke the Jester quizzically
Thus spoke the Jester magnificently 
Did He really say? Is this His only way?     

This joker speaks open once closeted
Hushed whispers now shouts to proclaim
He twists lyrically his posited fallacies 
Minds eye photos forced fram INVALID  by fram INVALID , minds eye photos forced fram INVALID  by fram INVALID 

Thus spoke the Jester quizzically 
Thus spoke the Jester magnificently 
Did it really say? Is this His only way?     

The Jester danced all around the crowd
Spreading his fanciful words
The Jester danced, and no one could deny 
No one would avert their eyes

Repeatedly shouting he forces emphatically
Volume and frequency his only facts
Within his relativistic hubris
No absolutes it seems left intact, No absolutes left intact

Thus spoke the Jester quizzically 
Thus spoke the Jester magnificently 
Does He really say? Is there any other way?     

The Crown Prince stands quietly steadfast
For His task painstakingly done
And tenderly He speaks and waits
Doors wide for all wholl come, doors wide for all wholl come

Thus silencing the Jester painfully
Thus silencing the Jester magnificently 
Yes He really said? Thats His only way?       


2010  Ronald E. Gragg

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