Bernstein Poems - Poems about Bernstein

...In the heart of melodies, a a luminary arose, Leonard Bernstein, whose brilliance still grows. A maestro with a baton, a poet with a score, In his music, he found what life yearned for. ......Read the rest...

... Stephano observed the culture-seeking throng that filled the massive auditorium with applause. He knew many would linger after the performance to claim a prize they would treasure, his autog......Read the rest...

...If i remember correctly: My philosophy was Don't react unless Necessary. The school day was over. The ride home began normally. (Corrections made In this poem) Then the School bus Bully beg......Read the rest...

...Pangiota’s Personal Meeting with Oscar Winner, George Chakiris of “West Side Story”…. 1961 You were alarmingly affable and delightful. Accepting, and so very, very sweet, To have a special-on......Read the rest...

...The chatter of small birds frame a window of light. My kettle is coughing; soon its shrill whistle will startle me, even though I know exactly when it will erupt. Two pelicans have been sighted i......Read the rest...

...New York, New York, the road in the fork of the events, the places and folks who've buttered the pork Like Rockefeller, Moynihan and Andrew Cuomo Frank Sinatra, Louie Armstrong, John Len......Read the rest...

...hop skip jive,jump run toward the sound: be alive glide slide turn stop and reflect Inspired by YouTube clip of Bernstein Magnificent Seven theme......Read the rest...

... News broadcast: Bad news from the Afghan front lines, an Army lance corporal got killed from Battalion 5, company 9 Soldier Bill James Medlark, affectionately known as Billy the Kid S......Read the rest...

...THE JEWELER’S LATHE Summer’s last rose After many admiring morning visits And with nature’s rusty brown and gold Surrounding, drawing comparison, Becomes even more pink and beautiful Being......Read the rest...

...Since “West Side Story” hit the stage, No show could quite compare. Such music, lyrics, dances, plot Are magical and rare. The gorgeous tunes you can’t forget Are Bernstein at his best And So......Read the rest...

...SYMPHONY Searching the audience Young and old in rapt attention Maestro, Bernstein, has come on stage Players have done their final warm up House lights are dimmed Only the foots and high spo......Read the rest...

...Bernstein Visits by Odin Roark Bernstein-infused reverie Unexpected connections Dissonance merging Like Central Park Pathways disappearing Reappearing Amidst boulder and street lam......Read the rest...

...No Maria - when a Bernstein motif lingers. No rosary beads - they'll simply slip through bourbon-stained fingers. God carved the seven continents, with skillful guise, and Puccini cries. Ad......Read the rest...

...Mountains glow like amber As being lit by an eternal fire The sun sets slowly Andean peaks embedded in clouds Shadows spread on ancient sands Berge glühen wie Bernstein Wie durch ein......Read the rest...

...Broadway Awed play Groovy Movie Bernstein Earns screen Bernstein Churns scenes..... Gangs meet Slang streets Race lines ......Read the rest...