Day 48 - Chimes of Freedom

Every hundred years or so, it seems the world produces a poet that represents the soul of an entire social movement. It seems that baton was passed to Bob Dylan, the famous folk singer turned rock legend. When I grew up, I disliked Bob Dylan but then one day I was travelling on a long road home and could only get one radio station. This station had an interview with a historian cataloging social movements in the 1960s. One segment featured Bob Dylan, and so for the first time I actually listened to one of his songs. From that point on I became a fan of both the words, but also the music. My absolute favorite is called Chimes of Freedom, which Dylan supposedly wrote while on a road trip across the country. They say he was heavily influenced by the tragic french poet Arthur Rimbaud and his use of symbolism. That maybe true, but regardless the feeling depicted by two people ducking into a doorway while taking shelter from a lightning storm is an incredible and genius way of expressing what a country based on freedom means for those that are less fortunate. This is the next poet in my list this week of poets that I am grateful for.