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I'm a Fool Who Fell in Love!
(Or, "For All The Fools Who Fall in Love")
On days like this, I will often say with a sigh, "What a fool am I!" For, my heart used to be so strong, but I'm full of foolish song. And I shouldn't yearn for him each day, since I was a fool to fall and get that way—which must be true, because everyone says I'm a fool to be pinning the whole day through! And even though "he's a fool and don't I know it...but a fool can have his charms," I still feel so safe in his loving arms. Yet, I will withhold my loving sighs, alas, 'cause I've been fooled in the past! Which is why—when I see him—I will often cry, "I'm a fool to want you..."
-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Small All White in the Forest)
"I am no barrier to its sun; the light and I are as one!"
My Poetic Notes:
The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I wrote this poem based upon all of the songs from Linda Ronstadt's standard albums "What's New," "Lush Life," "For Sentimental Reasons" and "Hummin' To Myself," which include the words 'fool, foolish or fooled' in the song—for April Fools' Day! Plus, the 'he/him' whom I am in love in the poem is allegorical. (Please see the hyperlinks below for the videos.)
By the way, this poem is one of three poems that I have written for Linda Ronstadt on my blogs. One poem is based upon her last album of standard songs titled, "Hummin' To Myself." The other poem is an homage to the compilation album titled, "'Round Midnight" from her first three albums of standard songs. Both poems are published on this blog. (Please see "Singer Linda Ronstadt-Inspired Poem" in labels for the poems.)
And this poem was also published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlink below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Poet, Artist and Philosopher and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."
This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.
-Paulee
https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com
https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com
"What a fool am I" is a line from the song "I Get Along Without You Very Well," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/jnb6dXOSt0s
"I'm full of foolish song" is a line from the song "I've Never Been In Love Before," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/OjbOGvoA21w
"I was a fool to fall and get that way" is a line from the song "But Not For Me," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/o97x_LdLxw4
"Everyone says I'm a fool to be pinning the whole day through" is a line from the song "Mean To Me," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/O1jj37HpYkM
"He's a fool and don't I know it, but a fool can have his charms" is a line from the song "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/YbGE8ft6lBY
"'Cause I've been fooled in the past" is a line from the song "I Fall In Love Too Easily," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/LmMh4_Ol71U
"I'm a fool to want you" is a line from the song "I'm A Fool To Want You," which is performed by Linda Ronstadt. Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/VuFryY8rzyw
This "Small All White in the Forest" Post No. 106 was edited on June 25th, 2023.
"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]
