Geoffrey Brewer Poet Ballad

Song

SONG

Oh! well you take a beat .....
Feel the rhythm from your head to your feet
Lay it down with a form and a meter
Bring alive with a  jive make it neater

And then you get some notes .....
Compose a melody that swings and floats
Put together in the major or the minor
Just one other thing could make it finer

You have a sound now - nice .......
Just add a little bit of flavour, give it spice
Get some words right for articulation
Sing them in this new delectable collation
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You can pass your laws and fight your wars
Lay a siege shut out by walls and iron doors
There’s one thing can penetrate the layers of stone
A single air sung  by gentle voice alone

With a song you have a magical creation 
With the power to devour a whole nation 
Bringing passion, joy and laughter, maybe tears
Deep heart resonance that echos down the years


3 January 2020

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Gershon Wolf January 12, 2020 at 12:21 PM Like your poet's take on the power of a song to conquer a nation, even the world. Ingenious and creative. Thanks, Geoffrey. :) gw Geoffrey Brewer January 14, 2020 at 11:02 AM Thanks for your eloquent appreciation, Gershon.

Andrea Dietrich January 10, 2020 at 7:13 PM this is a breath of fresh air. So original and so nice to read, Geoffrey. Congrats on the win. Geoffrey Brewer January 14, 2020 at 11:01 AM Thank you very much for your kind words, Andrea.

Constance La France January 5, 2020 at 11:08 PM Geoffrey, your song is great, loved it _Constance Geoffrey Brewer January 14, 2020 at 10:51 AM Thank you, Constance.