Maurice Yvonne Poet Free verse

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I'M Vinyl Baby

i’m vinyl baby,
easy to scratch,
easy to gouge, 
prone to warping.

i’m a 45 rpm record, 
single and labelled,
still got track marks.

dot dot dot
from the seventies!

you know there’s
my black side,
my dark side.

i’m a 45 rpm record, 
single and labelled,
still got track marks.

you,
you’re my diamond needle.
i'm your music,
you know me,
 you play me.

you,
you’re my diamond needle.
gets under my skin
rides my 
grooves
you.

still,
even pass these years,
still,
when my time comes,
pack me in my jacket
bury me in your closet.

you know i’m still
your song,
your tune,

dot dot dot

you make my life neat.

spin
like a circle
i’m the black vinyl
on the roundabout

you,
your still 
the only 
turntable 
for me.
you.

i’m a 45 rpm record, 
single and labelled,
still got track marks.

play me!



14~12~2015
Maurice Yvonne

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JB Jacob or Koos Van Rensburg September 23, 2015 at 11:29 PM Once again, you warm my heart with the passion for something that has become irrelevant to the average mind in this fast paced and materialistic society we live in. Today I feel less outnumbered and have hope for the passions I sometimes feel, I alone care for. This poem is the reason for my new found motivation and for that I thank you.

Debbie Guzzi April 2, 2015 at 5:11 PM wowser! My son the DJ will like this I'll facebook it so he can see it! Light & Love

Michael Osterhus December 25, 2014 at 8:44 PM Enjoyable and easy to read. A metaphor I never would have looked for.

Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther December 20, 2014 at 11:50 AM Hey Maurice I enjoyed your record it took me time traveling back to the 70's and 80's. EXCELLENT.

Tim Smith December 17, 2014 at 10:24 PM Excellent my friend

Paul Callus December 15, 2014 at 10:09 AM This is very clever, Maurice. I still play my old records when I'm in the mood; love the wobbly movement and the hum of the needle. #7 // paul

Charmaine Chircop December 15, 2014 at 1:59 AM Hope it doesn't sound boring..But Im favo(u) ring this...Play..pause..Play!! : )

Andrea Dietrich December 15, 2014 at 12:30 AM you spin me round like a record round round, like a record.... Hmmm, how did that go?? I really LIKES this. It reminds me of that old song I also like so much. Also there is another song out there in the modern world, similar to this theme. I think that one says " a radio" Such an awesome poem!!! SEven and you know what else!

Laura Leiser December 14, 2014 at 10:12 PM Brilliant! Loved this!

Seren Roberts December 14, 2014 at 9:48 PM Hope your handled with care, dusted down regularly, never to be turned into a dish, (isnt that what happened to a lot of vinyls) Played and enjoyed....into fav's you go ...Seren

David Meade December 14, 2014 at 8:59 PM Rock and roll my friend . . . you got the beat . . . well done!

Richard Lamoureux December 14, 2014 at 6:36 PM This brings back memories Maurice! So much cooler than a CD!

Jan Allison December 14, 2014 at 5:40 PM Ooh would prefer you to be a 33 1/3 Maurice they last much longer:-) such a clever write my friend -love the repeated stanza - this write says so much about you personally and your hopes for the future :-) 7 and faves