Like John Imagined

like john imagined

 

 

 

i dare to dream

there’s coffee in heaven,

with a buffet line longer than

any road i have traveled down,

where a beacon of light shines brighter than

flecks of sunlight upon a vast ocean…

i dare to believe

there exists another realm of time

a spiritual place we transition to,

of God’s sovereignty

with no greed or hunger,

just a brotherhood of man.

  

like john the Apostle, prophesied

like john the Beatle, imagined.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Perhaps such a realm already exists within us in the present moment. Perhaps all we need do is make it first in importance in our lives.

[Kelly Scheppers]

So well perceived, John. Thank you!

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[Davidgeo]

It was always imagined, these things are not real. But if we never imagine them, they will never become real. We idealize ourselves as a species, it makes fools out us most of the time but occasionally we get lucky and transcend the species with our dreams and imagination. Writing is one of those dreams, it probably started with lines in the dirt and a lot of imagination. Even our modern day interpretation of extremely complicated physics came from some dude imagining wild things just sitting there bored out of his mind in an office passing time. Werner Herzog's beautiful documentary The Cave of Forgotten Dreams comes to mind... the imagination we had as a species during those times, to be able to create such lovely cave art while living under such extremely harsh conditions is amazing to me. Imagination, I imagine, might have been our defining trait... our ability to abstract may be our key advantage.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I believe imagination is our defining trait, as a poet. It fosters every thought we have and turns it into something tangible. Thank you!

[Davidgeo]

Imagination is our greatest tool. We've made our best tools from this... we make tools that make other tools from this profound imagination. Ah, now I can't stop thinking of The Terminator! (humans should've stuck to cave paintings and poetry)

[Davidgeo]

(to be fair... i was trying to induce something... I don't think you understand what imagination is outside of what makes you feel good. People like you, being "popwriteres" here, are why this site is decaying. You have nothing real to say. It's chatGPST content and you can't even respond properly to the ques you don't even know you are writing on. smh.... Thanks for your contribution though. I'm sure it's not ai generated.

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[Samuel Dickens]

A truly beautiful song--one of the reasons he was my favorite Beatle. (I've since acquired a greater appreciation for the others) Your words give increased meaning to his, and I hope you're right about the coffee.

[Kelly Scheppers]

The coffee reference is gaining momentum. It makes me smile! Thank you, Sam. I hope so, too!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"He thinks of John sometimes and he has to wonder why." from Old Hippie by the Bellamy Brothers. But I'm not taking any chances on there not being coffee in heaven. I'm drinking my share while I'm here. (laughing) Great work as always.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I've an overwhelming feeling I've set us both up for a major disappointment. But at least I'll be in good company! Time for a refill. Thank you, Fabian!

[Desert Knave]

Wow. This one really gets the imagination going (easy to see that buffet line in my mind). ~Jim

[Kelly Scheppers]

Lol, I know, right? Thanks, Jim!

[red93]

Marvellous Work again Kelly. If this is Lennon's current status with you in San Diego, you can imagine where he stands in his native Liverpool. In 2010 I contributed to the tribute to Lennon on Gold Radio UK, on the 30th Anniversary of his martyrdom. You are in fine Poetic form atm Kelly no doubt at all. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Kelly Scheppers]

The first work I had published was in a music trade magazine, when I worked at a record store back in the eighties. The poem was about the death of John Lennon. The recognition touched me deeply, just like your words here, today. I value that. Thank you so much, my friend!

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[Lorry]

Yes. And in the numerous coffee shops, there is peace and comfort in knowing that the staff don't greet you with "and what can I get you to eat today", or paint shamrocks on your coffee on St Patrick's day or have complex beards and dress like an 18th century cobbler, because it's heaven and everybody knows hipsters aren't allowed there because they have no soul (well, it is my heaven after all!) 😃
But get this... instead of people pretending to be interesting and reading some hip paperback in the hope that someone will notice them and find them interesting, you are met with people smiling... actual smiles, not emojis as you look at the top of their heads as they tap away on their cell phone.
Plus, everyone gets a free cake with every cup, which is also free because cash would only corrupt in heaven, so you pat with a smile and no one takes a picture of their moccalattecino and posts it online, like they grew the coffee from scratch, all for a like or two to make them feel something in their mundane reality of life.
And what was I saying again? Something about coffee good and four legs bad.... 🎶 it's easy if you try 🎶 😃

[Kelly Scheppers]

Free cake with every cup? Why didn't I think of that? You stole my thunder, Lorry. Lol, thanks so much!!

[Lorry]

You're weclome... I mean welcome 😃

[W. Barrett Munn]

Wow, Kelly, I love this but I wish you had just let it go at “brotherhood of man”.

I think this is one of the most difficult lessons, one I still fight: how to end a poem. More and more I’m understanding that best way is not to slam the door with a thump, but to let the last page fall with a whisper.

Winston

[Kelly Scheppers]

I value your reviews so much. However, the "but" that followed, "wow, Kelly I love this, but..." kind of took the wind out of my sails. I really like the read of those last two lines. I didn't contemplate them in any way, they simply completed the thought process for me, be it a slam or a whisper. It's ok if you don't agree. I thought the opening line was actually going to be the one that a reader would have an opinion about. Coffee in heaven? Lol, that's me! Thank you, Winston!

[W. Barrett Munn]

Kelly,
The way we grow is hearing the honest explanation of how our poetry is received. Criticism is designed to show you where one reader thinks you’ve succeeded and the places that one reader lost interest or wanted more or wanted less. I am an active participant in Rattle Poetry Magazine’s Critique of the Week where we along with the magazine’s editor critique poems. Criticism is designed to help not to criticize, which sounds weird but isn’t.

[MCS]

I, too, want to hold on to that belief. A much needed piece of writing given the harsh times we find ourselves in.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your perspective is exactly what this poem needed. So true, Mary. So true! Thank you, my friend!