Gregory Richard Barden Poet Rhyme

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** This is an actual picture of part of my studio, the corner where I spend most of my time. **

My Music Wonderland

It seems, in truth, that I'm such a glutton,
          For a pulsing, lighted or sliding button.

Christmas, for me? An arriving shipment,
          Boxes packed full with musical equipment!

Nothing can compare with the digital glow,
          Of rack-mounted processors, row-on-row.

Is there no surer proof of a world in order,
          Than dancing lights on a multi-track recorder?

And how could you decorate a room any cuter,
          Than guitars on the walls and a laptop computer?

Near-field monitors and microphones aplenty,
          So, to whet the whistles of music cognoscenti.

Keyboards, amplifiers, drum machines, effects,
          Mood lights to decide what track to add next.

Well, it may not sound like YOUR place to be,
          But this shimmering scene is heaven to me!

And what's so fine about this electronic roost?
          Well, it's a place where musical dreams ...

Are produced!



* SECOND PLACE in the "Meraki" Poetry Contest, Silent One, Sponsor. *


(I am and will always be, a musician/songwriter, first-and-foremost, and while performing is my second love, [and poetry a close third], there's nothing for me like the creative process - writing, recording, producing songs in the studio - laying down the tracks one-by-one, layering the instruments and voices, building and watching/hearing the song take shape, and mastering the final production - in control of every facet ... looking back at the incredible amount of time and work involved, and feeling proud of that musical piece of you that you can listen to and share with the world ... there is nothing like it, and the lights of the studio equipment are, for me, like a Christmas all my own, and the dancing pixies of a wonderland of sound and melody - my meraki, indeed!)

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Line Gauthier May 6, 2018 at 1:21 AM Belated congrats on your win, Gregory, with this fun poem. Gregory Richard Barden May 6, 2018 at 1:25 AM Thank you very much, Line.

John Hamilton January 9, 2018 at 11:10 AM I loved this Greg, I too love to create music but really don't have the skills other than being able to read music, and play trumpet, although now I can't blow any more(asthma). It's a dream of mine to have a song of mine produced, although I've had three recorded I'm not happy with any of them. John Hamilton January 11, 2018 at 7:03 AM Hey Greg, I would be honored if you would give it a try, let me know, thanks buddy! Gregory Richard Barden January 10, 2018 at 11:34 PM Thank you so much, my friend, and perhaps one day soon we can get one of yours recorded - I love to produce for others, and maybe you'd let me take a stab at one? That would be fun, I think, and I love your lyrics! :-)

Eve Roper December 24, 2017 at 11:36 PM I do enjoy reading your work Gregory, congratulations on your win! Merry Christmas Hugs Eve ~`* Gregory Richard Barden December 27, 2017 at 8:52 PM Merry Christmas, Eve - I hope it was a wonderful day for you and yours! And thank you for liking my little foray into my "pulse", my little magical corner of the world ... we all have our refuge, and that is it for me, (as Poetry Soup has also become). Blessings, Dear Friend! :-) <3

James Horn December 24, 2017 at 5:10 AM And I can boost and others be goosed into writing poems. I have a Gibson Folk Classical F-20 and bought a Goya for my wife when we loved Sound of Music. I still can barely play though. Gregory Richard Barden December 27, 2017 at 8:50 PM Never too old to start, my friend ... I have a buddy who didn't pick up a guitar until he was 58, and he's now playing Jazz at a high level. Music is ageless ... and those are some nice axes! Go for it, James! Blessings! :-)

Andrea Dietrich December 23, 2017 at 7:38 PM gosh, you are really into it!! What a wonderful meraki to have, Gregory. Congrats for your win with this cool poem. Gregory Richard Barden December 27, 2017 at 8:48 PM Very kind of you, Andrea, thank you my friend! :-) <3

Beautiful Scars December 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM back with my heartfelt congrats dear man! :)-luloo Gregory Richard Barden December 23, 2017 at 11:31 AM Best wishes and many thanks to you, Dear Friend ... I have been so blessed here with friendship from such good folks, you among the list-toppers for me. That is the true treasure of Poetry Soup ... Merry Christmas to you and yours, Luloo! <3

Joanna Daniel December 23, 2017 at 7:09 AM Another wow, Greg! many congratulations on a worthy win:) "musical dreams" - I like that:) Gregory Richard Barden December 23, 2017 at 11:29 AM Thank you very much, Jo - I so appreciate your kindness! :-)

Subimal Sinha-Roy December 22, 2017 at 5:37 AM Congratulations Greg on your great Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:34 PM Thanks so much, Subimal!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 21, 2017 at 9:38 PM Congratulations xo! Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:31 PM Thank you, Mo ... many x's and o's to you as well! ;-) <3

Alexis Y. December 21, 2017 at 2:59 PM Hi Greg, Your "passion" for music leaps from the page. Congratulations on your win. It was well deserved. PS, Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones:-) Alexis Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:31 PM Oh, that's very sweet of you, Alexis, thank you very kindly, and blessings and Merry Christmas to you, Dear Friend! :-) <3

Silent One December 21, 2017 at 2:37 PM Greg your passion for music really shows in this poem, you wrote it very well.. Congratulations on your placement in the meraki contest.. Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:30 PM Thank you so very much, S1, I so appreciate the kind words, and I'm honored by the placement, and to be on a list with such amazing poets! :-)

Mike Gentile December 21, 2017 at 2:18 PM Congrats on your win, Gregory!! Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:29 PM Thanks so much, Mike, my friend! :-)

Frederic Parker December 20, 2017 at 7:08 PM I envy you...for my soul is touched by music but my ability to create was not a blessing I was given...I now understand the fluid beats of your poetry Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:28 PM Oh, thank you so much, my good friend, you are very kind to me ... ENJOYING music is what's important. It's just a language all its own, and one that not everyone was given the ability to write, but we can all SPEAK and appreciate that language in our hearts, I believe. Blessings to you, my brother! :-)

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton December 20, 2017 at 2:48 PM Now I am really curious! Gregory. I would love to hear your music creations. Is there a link to hear your compositions? :) Leanne Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:25 PM "Filipina Girl" has no vocals or sax solo, but it will give you an idea of the quality of work I'm doing now. :-) Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:24 PM Thank you, Leanne - my music is under my moniker "Bahku" and my web site is www.bahku.com, but please keep in mind that MOST of those recordings were made in my apartment on a four-track cassette deck over 30 years ago - I am a MUCH better musician than I was then. A couple of those songs are being re-worked for the album, and one ("Filipina Girl") is unfinished but the one I'm working on now that will be my first CD single on Hollywood Records ... the album will be released on December 15, 2018, so much work to do between now and then. Blessings, my friend!

CayCay Godwin December 20, 2017 at 11:35 AM When work is in your blood and adrenaline fed, your are laboring from your true, eternal spirit and that is how God intended work to be, from creative core. All my opinion, that and that you are blessed to have manifested your dream rush in to reality. Of course, I've no clue if this is your day job, but I hope so. Love the joy, love the poem, it has spark, enthusiasm convincingly delivered in glow and rhyme that are both prime. All the best ... CayCay Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:19 PM Such a sweet and heart-felt comment, CayCay, and I so appreciate it ... I believe the same way - that God intended work to be such, because it shouldn't FEEL like work. I often get working in the studio and go for sixteen or eighteen hours, and it's ALL joy. Yes, it is my day job now ... I am a Pharmacist and Gemologist as well, but have retired from those to work on music full-time, (and poetry), and I have an album set for release next Christmas (December 15, 2018) and two CD single releases before then, so a lot of work to do. My music is under my moniker (Bahku) and my web site is www.bahku.com, though most of those recordings were made over 30 years ago, and I am a MUCH better musician than I was then. Thank you so much for the kindness, dear friend! :-) <3

Beautiful Scars December 20, 2017 at 10:13 AM Awesome! This reads like a winner to me dear Gregory :) Good luck, SO will love it : )-luloo Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:12 PM Thanks so much, Luloo, I'm so glad you liked it ... and I hope you're right, though your kind comments are plenty reward for me! Blessings, Friend! :-) <3

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 20, 2017 at 9:43 AM Two couplets in I scanned to the bottom to make sure this was entered in the Meraki contest; your passion evident from the very first line. Wonderful pen my friend! My best to you in the contest :) much love! mo Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:09 PM Thank you so much, Mo, I'm trying to enter more contests, though I still don't have time for all of them ... it seems to help with getting a bit more feedback and visibility. So pleased you liked this one ... blessings, dearest friend! <3

Judith S December 20, 2017 at 9:39 AM Love this Greg!!! There is nothing like a place where you can go and get lost in what makes your heartbeat and fires your soul! ~ Judy Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2017 at 12:08 PM Amen, Judy, so well-said ... a refuge from the storms of life, if I may be so trite ... Poetry Soup is such a refuge, also! Thank you, my sweet friend, and blessings to you! :-) <3