His Royal Majesty!

...for Freddie Mercury


Muscles, sinews, stretching, pulsing,
sweat, saliva, spitting forth,
bold gyrations, undulations,
strutting out for all he's worth.
Pounding, every ounce of effort
pouring from his proud physique,
prancing, dancing, always making
music that will leave us weak.

Roger Taylor, Brian May, 
conspirators who fueled his fire,
bassman Deacon, never wasting
licks designed to send us higher.
They're sublime, 'A Kind Of Magic,
Under Pressure, Now I'm Here,
Tutti Frutti, Tear It Up'
were anthems for the fans to cheer! 

'God Save The Queen, We Are
The Champions,' apt finales for a king,
culminating with an encore,
they sure made the rafters ring!
May he always rock the airwaves,
DVDs and CDs too,
ever blessed, and dressed to 'rock you,'
born to boogie! ...born to sing!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Shango Avatar
May 27, 2009 at 6:40 AM
I went back from your beginning to understand your evolution ... I see you sometimes being very classical, and sometimes quite post modern ... the breath of your gift is amazing ...I want to encourage you ... you are good at observing detail in a patient way, and coloring feeling ... you can make despair sublime ... congratulations, my friend. Blessings always.
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May 25, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Vivid imagery and interesting use of alliterations for a creative poem. Like how you used the song titles. Nice tribute. Keep on writing! Karen
Stacey Avatar
May 25, 2009 at 10:46 AM
That's our Freddy. Great write in his honour
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