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This is after hearing the song, "Killing Me Softly" lyric by Norman Gimbel

Writing Me Softly With His Rhyme Repost

Original lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Writing Me Softly With His Rhyme

I heard he wrote a good line
That he had flair and style
And as I read his work
That captured me for a while
And there he was, this gray beard
A stranger to my heart

Strumming my soul with his keyboard
Writing my emotions with his heart
Caressing me softly with his rhyme
Caressing me softly with his rhyme
Caressing me softly with his love

I felt all elevated, my
Emotions all on fire
I felt that he knew me
Read my thoughts out loud
I prayed he won't leave me
Just keep on caressing me awhile for he was

Strumming my soul with his keyboard
Writing my emotions with his heart
Caressing me softly with his rhyme
Caressing me softly with his rhyme
Caressing me softly with his love

He wrote poems as if he knew me
In my darkest days
Then he read right through me
Oh! How much I really craved
For he was 

Strumming my soul with his keyboard
Writing my emotions with his heart
Caressing me softly with his rhyme
Caressing me softly with his rhyme
Caressing me softly with his love
Caressing me softly with his l--o--v-e

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Paula Goldsmith Date: 7/2/2025 2:23:00 PM WOW!!! What a creative write you have here. Love both your write and the old song. You did a great job... "Good Luck" if for a contest. Have a fun/creative day writing away.......... Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 7/2/2025 4:16:00 PM Your visit is uplifting, Paula. I appreciate the time spend here reading and taking time to comment. Sara K

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 6/29/2025 5:27:00 AM What a wonderful interpretation, re-write, re-post of this song - one of my favorites -you killed it meaning you did such a great job - i love what you wrote, so heartfelt, so warm, such beauty in the way you crafted and created it - best of luck in the contest - hugs and blessings my dear friend, Jennifer. Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 6/29/2025 10:18:00 AM Why, thank you, Jennifer. When I wrote it long ago, I was saying that to all the souper about your poetry. Thanks for the visit. Sara K

Paige Hind Date: 6/28/2025 11:14:00 AM A fav this song is of many. You did a good job redoing it. Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 6/28/2025 11:23:00 AM I am glad you liked this song as well, Paige. Thanks for the nice review. Sara K

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/28/2025 10:26:00 AM I loved the original song. I never knew the name of that singer. Well actually he would have been the only the writer since the singer was a woman. Roberts Flack perhaps? You did a good job redoing it with your own interpretation, Sara Login to Reply Sara Kendrick Date: 6/28/2025 11:23:00 AM Why, thank you, Andrea for the nice review of my work. I appreciate the visit. Sara K...The man who wrote the music was according to the internet Charles Fox and the one who wrote the lyrics was Norman Gimbel. I personally don't know. I can hear the song in my head, but I can't remember who sang it the first though. According to the internet the original singer was Lori Lieberman and then was made popular by the Flack. Sara K

Jan Allison Date: 6/28/2025 9:27:00 AM a beautiful poem Sara, it may be prudent to write it was inspired by the song Killing me softly! hugs jan xx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/28/2025 9:34:00 AM Unfortunately Sara, poets have been seeing too much plagiarism posted on the site lately along with AI, it is sad on so many levels. hugs jan xx Sara Kendrick Date: 6/28/2025 9:32:00 AM Jan, Thank you, Jan. I went back in there and put who the original lyrics were written by. Thanks for reminding me. Sara K