Belting Poems

From The Workshop Collection: Canary And Her Gold Mind

...I am still  

Sitting here like an expendable bill  

With no Jill  

Wanting to climb the hill  

Where I will  

Be able to fill  

My bucket from the mill  

Spiked barley for me  
...

bluegrass

...
bluegrass belting out
its lonesome sultry offbeat ~
subtle jazzy roots
...

PEOPLE OF PROCESS

...There he sits
In a cell of choice
Paying the price
For shattered voice

She stands on a stage
Belting out words of hope
Inside, cowering in a corner
With a frayed rope

They hold their sign...

Songs of Ireland

...Listening to folk records in my room all day, 
as a kid, to another world I'd withdraw
to the streets of Laredo, as cold as the clay. 
Later, in music I heard, in pictures I saw,
the Irish roots ...

The Advanced Copy

...Shames and insecurities
they made a game of
siring the
generations of the world
The flaw in creation
where the need
to complicate is seen
as intriguing
Which the body of the wife
is not her'...

Something Fishy

...What have you done, for you look like a perch?
On Botox you should've done some research
I won't sugarcoat it
You look very bloated
Your face is engorged, and some will besmirch

Resemb...

The Final Solution II

...Let murderers subdue the guilt within
let not such burdens weigh upon your heart,
for bound by oath, your troopers are akin
to brothers that share equally in part.
‘Tis fiendish pride that fills ...

Glad To Be Here

...


Glad to be here next to morning 
where the sun shines like a sign 
Augur moments made for singing 
old refrains of songs of time 
Belting out she aims to rhyme 

It's an honor to be part ...

the 3rd floor

...This was last Saturday night. We were at a rooftop party in downtown New Haven thrown by ‘DocHouse.’ Doc-House is kind of a frat-house, owned by Dr. Melon, where he and seven doctoral students live. ...

Santas silly snifters

...Bright eyed red nosed reindeer,
Raring frantically to go,
Waiting for that iconic signal,
A belting “ho ho ho”.

Flying gifts down children’s chimneys,
One house two house three house four,
Wi...

Let The Music Play

...Music is the perfect sound for beauty and emotional expression
Whether it be a simple folk song or a complex electronic composition
From its upbeat melodies and wonderful harmonies, you can't help ...

Rum N Raisin 10 - Three Months of Crazy

...Raisin just stared at the chaos ahead
A kitten, confused as she sat there in dread
The world has gone mad, all the people have flipped
She glared at a window where blood and gore dripped

Folk w...

The Supermarket Singer

...We’re away from our home for a wedding 
So we drove to explore a new town.
Found a cool-looking shop
And decided to stop
But, while strolling the aisles up and down…

We heard music and noticed...

Laughter Minichu

...

a wry sense of humor
belting laughter erupts my fancy you tickle
ace lampooner

mirth flows free
rare as a buffalo nickel
pure glee

hurray
comic boomer
ha's!

a wry sense of humor
r...

The Soybean Festival

...All up and down the town’s Main Street,
the old folks sit in plastic chairs.
Children are already tasting,
all that candy soon to be theirs.

In the crisp early morning air,
floats gathering in...

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