My quadrille for dVerse
using the word āimagineā
As a former childrenās choir director,
I often rewrote the lyrics
to favorite songs.
My days as a lyricist ended
after being chastised by a pastor
who accused me of
ālacking imaginationā
by using the same melody
and ‘simply changing the words‘.
Imagine that!
NARĀ©2024
44 Words
A lovely dream ā¦. Just imagine!
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Lol that pastor was the one with no imagination by the sounds of it!
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Spot on, CA. A total bore.
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If I were a betting woman…. I woulda said you’d go down a similar route š
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Place your bets! As I said to Liz, I don’t let things keep me down very long. What’s the point in that? It’s all such a silly waste of time.
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You are singing to the choir!
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Or rather preaching.
Both!
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Ah! The angry Christian. So glad his lack of vision didn’t dim your spark. Keep ’em coming, Nancy!
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Haha! You mean the angry Catholic; I question how much of a Christian he is!
Thanks, Liz. I don’t let things keep me down very long. What’s the point?
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Probably jealous because you had more imagination than him
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He was just one of those angry at the world types.
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Oh man, I can see this one happening!
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Well, Di, can you see what happened afterwards? I certainly didn’t take that comment lying down. Pompous a-hole!
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He probably didn’t appreciate Al Yankovic either.
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šš
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I think you were more imaginative than he was!
The video is lovely, and wouldn’t have been out of place in your Fab Four series š
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Oh, clearly he was sorely lacking in imagination. No denying that!
It’s a lovely vid, isn’t it? I thought it fit very nicely with my quadrille.
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It is lovely and, like you say, a very good fit for your poem.
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Seriously? That’s ridiculous! š”
~David
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Of course it’s ridiculous.
Typical closed-minded, frustrated, angry clergy.
Thank you, David.
~ Nancy
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Thatās funny. I think it was the pastor who lacked imagination!
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Right on, Fab.
His anger didn’t concern me; he just took them out on me.
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I think it was good to change the lyrics and teach the kids something new by using a familiar tune.
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Well, sure it was and the kids as well as the parents loved it.
One thing I’ve learned in church, especially Roman Catholic church; they’re not big singers but if you give them something they know and enjoy, they’ll sing the hell out of it.
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Lol!
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