Friday, June 17, 2022

ODES

Odes are short lyrical poems that praise an individual, idea, or event. In ancient Greece, odes were accompanied by music. I once wrote an ode to the bus terminal here, noting that many times I have been there, and still pass through. 

In the album 'L.A. Woman' done by the 1960s rock group, The Doors. this is Jim Morrison's ode to the city that he loved but had changed. Beat writer Jack Kerouac sensed the same in the late 1950s regarding New York City.   

Are odes happy? Sad? Reflective? A change of direction?  That could be all. 

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