Melodic Words

Shakespeare, with words, made his quill but dance
Upon parchment and paper, so daintily along
From poems to plays, with tragedies’ glance
Each word, so penned, could be sung in song

Oh, the masters indeed, had a command for the verse
Each line was a moment of life with a sound
Leaving not ever, their readers to thirst
For music was heard through the words, while profound

Alive well today, among the poems of many who pen
Are lyrics, or just writes, that read like a song
Even from those written by you, my dear poetic friends
Are melodies voices that echo and are strong
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Richards Avatar
March 10, 2009 at 1:25 PM
There are several Shakespearian writers among us....(wish I were one of them!)....but all our P.S. soup friends make music with their poetry!! ~ Nicely said, Michael! ~love, Carrie
Winter Avatar
March 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Yes I so agree many poems would make incredible song lyrics. Lucky are those who able to write music too and literally sing (or have someone else sing) their heart and soul out. Love, Shar
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