Photo: Henryk Kotowski.
Image: Bob Dylan at the Lida Festival
in Stockholm (1996) (here)
Sounds of bombs smoke swirling
From choppers draftees dropped
Into an unfriendly terrain
Back home they were shocked
Seeing clashes and killings to realize
War was not a game
Young people across the nation
Began engaging in civil disobedience
Carried the cry of the anti-war movement
Released during the build up to the Vietnam war
Earnest and straight-forward lyrics
Reputedly a protest song of all time
Where Dylan carved his name
On through the decades
Spokesman of a generation
Of a humanitarian and social movement
Won awards on different domains
Culmination until a week in recent times
Nobel recognition inducted into Hall of Fame
Indeed... if he decides it's worth coming.
ReplyDeleteYou gave a good account of the background to Dylan's work.
ReplyDeleteDylan sure is known far and wide and was sure able to turn the tide.
ReplyDeleteThanks Hank. I've grown more fond of Dylan through these poems.
ReplyDeleteImpressive job on this tribute
ReplyDeleteIt never occurred to me that Dylan may not attend the ceremony but I guess that could be a possibility. Great job on your Dylan coverage, Hank.
ReplyDeleteNice run-down, Hank. Missing in action, typical for a shy person. I do hope though, that he will have a public appearance in his acceptance.
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I learned more about Dylan...thanks, Hank.
ReplyDelete'Where Dylan carved his name' ~~ love that his name has been carved in many, many places (for all time.)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hank, this was an eye opener for me. I now know more about Dylan due to your excellent post.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Apparently Dylan hasn't even decided if he'll even accept the award yet...perhaps even that is a "protest song" of sorts.
ReplyDeleteNice background info brought to the fro, as you poem-ed Dylan
ReplyDeletemuch love...
A good tribute Hank ~ His words are inspiring ~
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