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The Lonesome Whippoorwill Cries Out To His Long Lost Love

In the darkness of the night, with the beautiful stars above. There's a lonesome Whippoorwill. Calling out for his Dear love. Crooning songs he sadly sings. Wishing she comes back to him. Memories of her by his side. Pained his heart way deep inside. Each night he wonders why? She doesn't answer or replies! Minutes turned into hours, there's no response! "Oh please Dear Love answer me, just once!" "Oh, where my Darling are you tonight? I've been searching for you day and night!" His little heart can't take much more! It is she who he adores. Evenings drag on as he still waits. Time will tell his coming fate. He called out one last time. His last thoughts were of her, on his mind. While he looked for her. He did not know. His precious love, another Whippoorwill stole. His precious love, another Whippoorwill stole. Sadly on that tragic day, from a broken heart he passed away.. From a broken heart he passed away. There's a little nest that is tucked away. Where his heartache ended, and now he lays. Later on his love returned. Saw him laying still, and began to mourn! Her cries were heard throughout the night and in her grieving heart he now resides. Each day and night she sang to him, and hoped to God, He was listening. In the darkness of the night, she breathed out one last sigh, and forever closed her eyes. She found herself on Angels wings, and heard calls for her, singing. She quickly flew to him in Love, to start their new beginning. If you listen closely and the night is still. Up in the Heavens you can still hear, the loving calls, of two Whippoorwills. Maria Williams and Husband Ron will put these Lyrics to a Music Video. I will ask her to Post it on Maria's Poetry Soup site where all her videos are. She is and Ron the one's who turn Lyrics into Magical musical amazing creations. You can see her new video on her Site or on YouTubes Poetic Rythms. Her latest Video Serenity, From Fall to Freedom, is an exceptional video I think you would all enjoy. I want to thank all my lovely friends that commented, you are all Special and you make this world a better place. God bless you all...

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Date: 4/24/2025 12:14:00 PM
Michael, I read your words and watched your video. It's a genuine achievement. I left you a message on U-Tube expressing my opinion. Always appreciate your genuine expressions, never pretentious, always heart felt! Robert
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/24/2025 3:31:00 PM
Dear Robert I got your message on YouTube. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and I so appreciated your comment. I am so fortunate to have Maria and Ron do their magic with the graphics and the music, they deserve much praise. I always appreciate your words too Robert they are always genuine and I always love your sense of humor. I hope all is well and I will be reading your exceptional Poetry. God bless you and all you love...
Date: 4/24/2025 10:15:00 AM
I can't wait to see the video, the words are absolutely heavenly Michael.
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Date: 4/24/2025 3:11:00 PM
Thank you Vie Maria Williams and her much appreciated husband Ron did the video already it is on Maria's Poetry Soup site. You can also go to YouTube on her Poetic Rhythms Channel and see the video there along with all the wonderful videos her and Ron have produced just a wonderful assortment of videos... Thanks for stopping by Vie...
Date: 4/24/2025 3:28:00 AM
Wow! Got your tour dates sorted? Maria, I’m your man for roadie and backup singer as well as security. I’ll even help with the merch. Mike, when you’re finished with your brother’s house drop tools and let’s hit the road. A fantastic collaboration. Congratulations to you both. And Ron too of course.
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Date: 4/24/2025 3:08:00 PM
Lol thanks for the smile Keith. You do it all roadie, back up singing, and Security. Your hired!!! Keith thank you my friend for your encouraging and much appreciated comment. You always put a smile on my face with your wonderful sense of humor. Yes, Maria and Ron are the magic behind the video, I just go along for the ride and watch them do their magic. I will catch up on your latest writings. I have a few days at home before heading back to my brother's. Hope you are well and thanks again for your loved comment my friend...
Date: 4/23/2025 10:08:00 AM
How we missed such love stories that rise above the ordinary, the stained.. How we long for such love story that leaves in the heart the trace of its fragrance.. the echo of its meaningful pain..A love story of Beauty ! Of moral.. a story that nourishes the soul and awakens us to a truth.. to a hope.. to a faith.. Through your amazing poetry you have conveyed a so touching message! You have deeply spoken to my heart, Michael.. So much a delight reading your poetry and honoured to have you as a fellow poet and friend. My deepest regards and blessings.
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Date: 4/23/2025 10:53:00 AM
Besma your heartfelt words touched me. Thank you for taking part in Maria's and Ron's and mine ballad of the Little Whippoorwill. I am so glad you experienced what we all tried to achieve and that is touch your heart in a special way. Again thank you for your endearing comment that reflects your love and deep emotions. God bless you Dear...
Date: 4/23/2025 9:31:00 AM
This will make a great song!
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/23/2025 10:56:00 AM
David if you go to Maria Williams Poetry Soup site you can hear the song it is already made and in a video form. Thank you David for your support my friend sorry I haven't been around I have been busy taking care of my brother's house...
Date: 4/20/2025 7:07:00 AM
What a magical story Michael,I love love it, and children will love it too. So well done my friend, i know the video will be a treasure to watch as I have known Maria for some time through poetry soup, but only learnt of her incredible talent recently - kudos to you Maria and Ron. They are also making a video for me for my Song COME CLOSER TO ME.....TRELOS YA SENA. Hugs and blessings Jennifer.
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/22/2025 12:39:00 PM
Jennifer I am looking forward to hearing your song by Maria and Ron I know you won't be disappointed. They just finished my Lonesome Whippoorwill lyrics and Maria posted it on her Site. The did a wonderful job it is also on Poetic Rhythms on Maria's and Ron's Youtube Channel. I just got back for a couple of days from my brothers house. Thanks for your comment...
Date: 4/19/2025 12:20:00 AM
Great one Michael. For the hint that Maria site I didn’t know about that.. Happy Easter happy passed over whatever. Makes you happy.. Pangit
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Date: 4/22/2025 12:42:00 PM
Pangie thank you so much just got back from my brothers house. Maria did the song version and if you go to her site Maria Williams you can see her and Ron's lovely creation on Poetry Soup or Poetic Rythms on YouTube. If you have a chance please go and see the beautiful video she posted...
Date: 4/17/2025 7:40:00 AM
I love whipperwill birds. Amazing sound in the dark of night, kelli
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/22/2025 12:44:00 PM
Hi Kelli sorry for late response I have been away. Maria Williams did the video version of this Poem on her site Maria Williams, also Maria has a YouTube channel Poetic Rhythms which also features the video. Thank you so much for your kind words will stop later and read your poetry...
Date: 4/7/2025 6:44:00 AM
Wow, such a beautifully written poem and such beautiful writing, wonderful! Best, Anne
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Date: 4/22/2025 12:46:00 PM
Hi Anne sorry for late response been away, Maria Williams did the video version of this poem on her Poetry Soup site or her Youtube channel Poetic Rhythms. Thank you for your comment , I will be over to read your poetry later on in the evening.
Date: 4/5/2025 3:07:00 AM
This is truly beautiful Michael, I hope you like the version that I've sent you? Love and Hugs
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/5/2025 4:27:00 AM
Dearest Maria thank you for your tireless efforts and devotion. Without you and Ron's collaboration the beautiful music and video would not exist. You have given of your time to poets here on the Soup taking time from your family and your personal life to share freely your amazing talent to create beauty and lovely music for us the Poets. Never asking for anything in return. I hope someday we all can repay you and Ron in a special way. God bless you for all you do for us. Please know that you and Ron are so much appreciated by all of us. Again thank you and I always love any version you send me. love and hugs back to you and Ron...
Date: 4/4/2025 6:44:00 PM
You are such a talented writer, and I believe Maria and Ron can make magic out of this !
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/22/2025 12:47:00 PM
They just finished it Dear Rose and its on Maria's site the video version will stop by and comment on your latest poetry...
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/4/2025 7:04:00 PM
So sweet you are Dear writer. Hugs to you. Maria is amazing and Ron the wizard behind the curtain. Love them both...
Date: 4/4/2025 11:39:00 AM
Nicely done, Michael. I love story poems. The Highwayman was one of my early introductions to poetry -- this has a similar, wonderful compelling flavor. While being entirely unique. Bravo!
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/4/2025 7:05:00 PM
Thank you so much Joe. So much appreciate your support my friend...
Date: 4/4/2025 5:05:00 AM
So much pathos in your lines Michael..And who Can quantify the depth of emotion for each living creature.? Who?? Is a grain no less a piece Of exustence than a mountain? Each exist each Pass..As will we.'
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Date: 4/4/2025 7:05:00 PM
Thank you so much Joe. God bless you...
Date: 4/3/2025 12:13:00 PM
I read your reply to me below. Please let me know when they have the song ready for you
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/22/2025 12:48:00 PM
Andrea just got back from my brothers, Maria Williams posted the video on her site if you have a moment please watch. I will be over to read your latest poetry this evening..
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/3/2025 9:22:00 PM
I will let you know Andrea Maria and Ron are so busy doing videos for other Poet writers and family members and friends. She has done one for Silent One that got 84000 views, Tommy Woody, Ink Empress, Myself, and other writers have Soupmailed me wanting Maria to possibly work on their Lyrics to make a song video. As I said she is so busy and she is so generous with her time for others, her and Her helpful and technical husband Ron and an assistant that put all these videos together. If you go on YouTube to Poetic Rhythm you can see Maria's latest videos or go to her PoetrySoup site and see them there. I am so thankful to them. I will let you know and thank you for your much support. Hugs.
Date: 4/3/2025 4:25:00 AM
Such a marvelous, engaging write, Michael. I thoroughly enjoyed reading.
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/3/2025 10:41:00 AM
Thank you so much Edward your words mean a lot to me. God bless you my friend and again thank you so much to taking the time to comment. You are an exceptional writer...
Date: 4/3/2025 4:20:00 AM
This poem reminds me of two situations Michael. First, I had a whippoorwill calling nightly at the last house I lived at. I even recorded it. Secondly, I had 2 close bunnies once and one died at an older age. I told the vet, the other would not make it from the loss. She was healthy and died within a month. Your poem resonates with me. Well written. Congratulations :)
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Date: 4/22/2025 12:50:00 PM
Heidi the video to these lyrics Maria posted on her Poetry site. Maria Williams... Hope you enjoy, I have been away lately. will stop by to read your poetry. Hugs...
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Date: 4/3/2025 10:58:00 AM
Hi Heidi I was touched by your words. I believe as you do that the bunny died from heartache missing the other. There is so much we do not know and animals are like humans. So many times you hear a spouse dies and not too long after the other passes. The heart and the emotions it gives is a powerful influence on one's health proven again and again. I had so many comments of how sad this was I went back and wrote a happy ending. Maria Williams and her husband Ron will do a song video on this ballad. Please check out Marias YouTube Channel Poetic Rythm and watch this video when it is finished. She is working on it, there on her channel you can leave a comment. I really appreciate your support, and your comment made my day... God bless you Dear...
Date: 4/1/2025 5:12:00 PM
Dear friend Michael, Your imagery is distinct and poetic. It fills my heart with wonder. This poem is about love, grief, and longing, specifically as experienced by a Whippoorwill looking for his lost lover. The subject also touches on themes of heartbreak, the passage of time, and the enduring essence of love, even in the face of loss. The story captures the agony of separation and the ultimate destiny of both the male and female Whippoorwills, emphasizing the grief that comes with unfulfilled love. Your word choice in the poem is moving and expressive, using imagery linked with nature and emotion. Words like "lonesome," "sadly," "pained," and "exhausted" convey a strong sense of sadness and longing.
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Michael Tor
Date: 4/2/2025 6:29:00 AM
Dear Lasaad I have missed your exceptional comments. Nothing make me happier then to see your evaluation. You are so generous in your positive reinforcement. A joy to read you are and a welcomed guest. I was up all night and later today I am going to catch up on your superb Poetry thoughts uniquely penned by you. When I think of a great writer who raises the bar in Poetry You and a handful come to mind, me not being one of them lol. I am looking forward to reading your latest creations. I will stop over in the around 7pm eastern time my friend. See you later...
Date: 4/1/2025 1:05:00 PM
It's going to make an amazing song, Michael. Love the repeating part of it.
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Date: 4/2/2025 6:36:00 AM
Thank you Dear Andrea, I cant wait for Maria to put it into music and a video. She did several songs to earlier lyrics of the same poem Andrea I am not exaggerating I must have spent 24 hours or more total writing this changing and making it flow, and grasping for emotion in creating. It was the most hours I have ever put into a Ballad. Maria Williams is so talented in putting lyrics to music I wish you could hear the three versions of these lyrics to music she sent me. I asked her to put these lyrics you read to the same music. Her husband Ron is gifted also. They spend hours creating videos. I am so thankful for them. Thank you and I will be stopping by in the evening to read and catch up on your poetry, and few other poets I haven't commented on in a while. God bless you and thank you for your kind words. Hugs...
Date: 4/1/2025 2:24:00 AM
I saw my wife standing in pain. I knew she would soon die. I was not allowed on the ambulance. Went to hospital. She was already dead. Your poem is heart=breaking.
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Date: 4/22/2025 12:52:00 PM
Hi Victor been away helping my brother with his house. Came back for two days. Maria posted the video version of the many lyrics to this Poem I wrote. If you have a moment please check the video on Maria Williams site. I will be over to read your latest poetry later on in the evening..
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Date: 4/1/2025 2:43:00 AM
Victor I am so sorry of the loss of your wife and what you went through. I am so sorry they did not allow you on the ambulance to spend the last precious moments with your wife no matter her condition you should have been allowed to hold her hand. On the other hand if you would have been on the ambulance witnessing her grieving moments they would have been heartfelt memories you would carry the rest of your life. All things happen for a reason. Sometimes God protects us and we don't realize his protection. God bless you my friend. Hugs...
Date: 3/29/2025 8:06:00 PM
Woah! So much to say. First, I love this piece; it is sad, poignant, but beautiful. I cannot imagine loving someone till death, dying while thinking they left you only to find out they too were searching-- sad, again, yet beautiful. Love the rhymes, repetition, and wordplay :3 keep writing!
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Date: 4/22/2025 12:54:00 PM
Hi Reya I have been away helping my brother just got back will stop by to see your latest poetry. Maria Williams on her Poetry Soup site just posted the video to similar lyrics of this Poem if you have a chance please stop by and watch the video. I will stop by later on to read your poetry. Thanks...
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Michael Tor
Date: 3/30/2025 6:41:00 PM
Thank you Dear for your much appreciated comment. I think I spent days re writing this heartfelt tragedy. When it was finished I could live my life again. I was emotionally drained from feeling the feelings I felt putting my self in his place. I think that if you can write your hearts emotions in the theme the end result otherwise will feel and relate to better. Thank you Reya for your support. God bless you and I will come by to read your latest Poetry...
Date: 3/28/2025 9:52:00 PM
Congratulations on POTD. It's a sad poem.
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Date: 3/28/2025 10:49:00 PM
Hi Hilda thank you Dear for your support yes I agree it was very sad. Maria Williams put music to the lyrics and she is making a video soon. If you get a chance check out her Poetry site and watch her new video Serenity it is an amazing video with a theme of hope. Have a safe weekend and enjoy your weekend. God bless you...
Date: 3/28/2025 5:01:00 PM
' When seeing him, her heart was torn. ' This touches my heart so deeply. Sometimes you feel a strong connection with someone, and then you realize, it's not where you belong. Your thoughts are tender and emotional, all at the same time. Congratulations Michael, on Poem of the Day. Many wonderful blessings to you. Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 4/22/2025 12:56:00 PM
Brandy just got back. Maria Williams posted the video to similar lyrics of this on her site please check out I will be over to read your poetry this evening...
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Michael Tor
Date: 3/28/2025 10:33:00 PM
Hi Brandy I re wrote this poem all night long and my mentor Maria Williams picked one of the lyrics and put music to it. She surprised me with it on the same night. I was amazed to say the least. It sounded the music end of it beautiful and she is so talented in putting music to Lyrics. This is the final lyric and I hope Maria does this one with the same Lyrics she did three or four music arrangements to a similar lyric, my wife Judy and I were amazed. She is planning to do a video and I will ask her to Post it on her Poetry site where all her videos are. If you ever have a chance Brandy please check out her videos her latest one will touch your heart. Serenity is the first title. Thank you so much for your visit and kind words I really appreciate them, God bless you and stay safe out there...
Date: 3/28/2025 11:55:00 AM
So sad and plaintive like the call of the whippoorwill, Michael. Congratulations on your POTD that flows like a song. Are you putting this to music? It would be lovely! So happy for you to receive this honor. Blessings of spring renewal to you!
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Michael Tor
Date: 3/28/2025 3:41:00 PM
Sam Maria Williams sent me the song version with one of my many versions of this and it sounded fantastic. She is incredibly talented in putting Lyrics into songs. She picked a perfect music arrangement. My wife loved the song version when she heard it and I did to. I asked Maria to do these Lyrics to compare the version she did to this current lyric arrangement. Either way I love how Maria and her husband Ron put it together. I am so much looking forward to the video version. Thank you so much for your comment, I will be over to read your much loved Poetry...
Date: 3/28/2025 10:34:00 AM
Congratulations! Nice flow. Thanks for sharing!
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Michael Tor
Date: 3/28/2025 3:42:00 PM
Hi Bejamin thank you for your support my friend...
Date: 3/28/2025 9:00:00 AM
Your melancholy and lovely poem touched me, Michael. Congratulations on your POTD. Blessings. :)
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Evelyn Judy Buehler
Date: 4/1/2025 3:23:00 PM
Dear Michael, It's so great to hear this wonderful news! The very talented team of Maria and her husband, Ron, do amazing work! Putting beautiful music to this gorgeous poem, should have breathtaking results!!! I very much enjoyed the video created for Tom Woody, and also wonderful one created for Silent One. Best wishes, my friend. :)
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Michael Tor
Date: 3/28/2025 3:48:00 PM
Hi Evelyn thank you Dear. Maria sent me the music version of one of the many lyrics I wrote for this and my wife Judy thought it was spectacular. Iasked Maria to put the same music to this current lyric you see here to see which would be better. She is so generous with her time and surprised me when she did the music version the same day I received POTD. She is such a Dear friend and her husband Ron is also a much appreciated man. I can't thank them enough, I am looking forward to seeing the video version. I am sure Maria will deliver a great video. She did one for Tom Woody that I love and another for Ink Empress, and the one she did for Silent One got 84000 views which is spectacular. Thank you Evelyn for your support I will be stopping by to read your latest poetry. God bless you.
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