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Image result for pictures of a woman watching a male poet write This is after hearing the song, "Killing Me Softly" lyric by Norman Gimbel

Original lyrics by Norman Gimbel Writing Me Softly With His Rhyme I heard he wrote a good line That he had flair and style And as I read his work That captured me for a while And there he was, this gray beard A stranger to my heart Strumming my soul with his keyboard Writing my emotions with his heart Caressing me softly with his rhyme Caressing me softly with his rhyme Caressing me softly with his love I felt all elevated, my Emotions all on fire I felt that he knew me Read my thoughts out loud I prayed he won't leave me Just keep on caressing me awhile for he was Strumming my soul with his keyboard Writing my emotions with his heart Caressing me softly with his rhyme Caressing me softly with his rhyme Caressing me softly with his love He wrote poems as if he knew me In my darkest days Then he read right through me Oh! How much I really craved For he was Strumming my soul with his keyboard Writing my emotions with his heart Caressing me softly with his rhyme Caressing me softly with his rhyme Caressing me softly with his love Caressing me softly with his l--o--v-e

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/2/2025 2:23:00 PM

WOW!!! What a creative write you have here. Love both your write and the old song. You did a great job... "Good Luck" if for a contest. Have a fun/creative day writing away..........

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/2/2025 4:16:00 PM

Your visit is uplifting, Paula. I appreciate the time spend here reading and taking time to comment. Sara K

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/29/2025 5:27:00 AM

What a wonderful interpretation, re-write, re-post of this song - one of my favorites -you killed it meaning you did such a great job - i love what you wrote, so heartfelt, so warm, such beauty in the way you crafted and created it - best of luck in the contest - hugs and blessings my dear friend, Jennifer.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 6/29/2025 10:18:00 AM

Why, thank you, Jennifer. When I wrote it long ago, I was saying that to all the souper about your poetry. Thanks for the visit. Sara K

Paige Hind

Date: 6/28/2025 11:14:00 AM

A fav this song is of many. You did a good job redoing it.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 6/28/2025 11:23:00 AM

I am glad you liked this song as well, Paige. Thanks for the nice review. Sara K

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/28/2025 10:26:00 AM

I loved the original song. I never knew the name of that singer. Well actually he would have been the only the writer since the singer was a woman. Roberts Flack perhaps? You did a good job redoing it with your own interpretation, Sara

Sara Kendrick
Date: 6/28/2025 11:23:00 AM

Why, thank you, Andrea for the nice review of my work. I appreciate the visit. Sara K...The man who wrote the music was according to the internet Charles Fox and the one who wrote the lyrics was Norman Gimbel. I personally don't know. I can hear the song in my head, but I can't remember who sang it the first though. According to the internet the original singer was Lori Lieberman and then was made popular by the Flack. Sara K

Jan Allison

Date: 6/28/2025 9:27:00 AM

a beautiful poem Sara, it may be prudent to write it was inspired by the song Killing me softly! hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2025 9:34:00 AM

Unfortunately Sara, poets have been seeing too much plagiarism posted on the site lately along with AI, it is sad on so many levels. hugs jan xx

Sara Kendrick
Date: 6/28/2025 9:32:00 AM

Jan, Thank you, Jan. I went back in there and put who the original lyrics were written by. Thanks for reminding me. Sara K