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Rocking Under Starry Heavens - Acte D'Ouverture

Multitudes enter the venue
all know there's something Entre Nous
You Take a Friend to find your place
it's time to just Cut to the Chase

All Losing It, the lights go down 
Signals a start to the Countdown
Vital Signs race to Larry, Curly, and Moe
a Distant Early Warning that starts the show

Can't Resist that sound, distinctive
while The Stars Look Down it seems instinctive
The Spirit of Radio starts (with an attitude)
up on your feet you're In the Mood

Making Memories with a Headlong Flight
and straight on into The Color of Right
Might they play The Necromancer
or maybe even Fancy Dancer

Tom Sawyer starts a wild frenzy
One Little Victory follows unrelentingly
No Ghost of a Chance they'd play Cygnus X-1
but books one AND two - they aren't even done

only Intermission

Presto - back with 2112
how far back will they delve
A Passage to Bangkok brings you to Tears
then showing four aspects of their Fears

While Mystic Rhythms start to grow
O Baterista is next, as we all know
YYZ, Working Man both kick ass
Natural Science and then The Pass

Makes The Body Electric and Time Stand Still
knowing you are Here Again of your own Freewill
They Test for Echo seeing all still alive
Red Barchetta makes sure you can drive

Trees stand tall in Cities of Gold that are Seven
swaying themselves under the starry heaven
Limelight shines in La Villa Strangiato
Wish Them Well for it is time to go

But We Hold On....

Malignant Narcissism starts the encore
Spindrifts into The Snow Dog and By-Tor
One can only Hope it's not the last tour
Closer to Your Heart than ever Before(and After)

In the End you know
you are Finding Your Way back home
endlessly rocking
endlessly rocking under starry heavens

As the Caravans travel onwards
riding out into a heartless sea
Remember what, to you, brought these words
Dirk, Lerxst, Pratt, and the lonely letter of E.

song/album titles/partial lyrics-Lee/Lifeson/Peart  ©

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Bob Atkinson

Date: 10/11/2016 9:47:00 PM

Full if it'z, the'z, "sea's" a word that's unacceptable in poetry. Cheap words and name dropping don't add value unless they flow with the theme. Full of trite phrases: cut to the chase, etc..... google: poetry critic Regards, Bob Atkinson

Keith Osborne
Date: 10/12/2016 2:33:00 PM

Where, exactly, did I use the plural or possessive form of the word sea? If you seek to have your critique hold any credence, then you should NOT add words of your own - just to stroke your ego. (so full of 's - a whole two. Not making yourself look good.)

Keith Osborne
Date: 10/12/2016 5:07:00 AM

You obviously don't understand the point to the poem. The "trite" phrases are song titles. That was the point to this. To use as many titles as possible. You have been waiting, haven't you? After your passive aggressive poem post, and this, I still think you are a pompous fool.