Chimes of Freedom

November 05, 2008

Chimes of Freedom

Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake
Tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and forsaked
Tolling for the outcast, burning constantly at stake
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
And the poet and the painter far behind their rightful time
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Tolling for the deaf and blind, tolling for the mute
For the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute
For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased and cheated by pursuit
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
And for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Tolling for the aching whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse
And for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe

And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

bob dylan, chimes of freedom

YES WE CAN

Posted on November 05, 2008 in Presidential candidates | Permalink

Comments

Isn't it just wonderful? I am so happy, relieved and hopeful. Sigh.... I was very depressed at the possibility of McCain and Palin winning- what an awful prospect. And, now the people have spoken and we see this truly beautiful moment in our history!

Posted by: Rachel Biel Taibi | November 05, 2008 at 12:20 PM

Hi everybody,
I'm still barely breathing. What an amazing day. And Anaka, thank you! America can finally be a good world citizen again, and a true friend to the global community. Onward we go, with hope and joy.

Posted by: Lainie | November 05, 2008 at 10:20 AM

What a great, great day!

Posted by: bobbi | November 05, 2008 at 10:05 AM

funny i was thinking of posting "time are a changin'..."
what a day!

Posted by: jude | November 05, 2008 at 08:48 AM

Perfect lyrics for today. I'm still giddy with possibility!

Posted by: Heather | November 05, 2008 at 07:19 AM

Congratulations! Must be a really exciting time in the US right now, and a historic moment as well!

Posted by: Anaka Narayanan | November 05, 2008 at 05:31 AM

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Joy
Slow Cloth has the possibility of joy in the process. In other words, the journey matters as much as the destination.
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Quality
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Beauty
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Community
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Expression
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