Best Gusto Poems

Sometimes life is such a bore we run on automatic;
Then it’s time to tango for a dash of the dramatic.
Or when things are dull and...

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"Play the flute of felicity! You, yourself, are the melody."
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Pop (corn) Music


Introduction

It’s time to dance, time to tango
There’s a Canadian on the banjo
When he sees the guitar strings
Jack’s mirth grows soaring wings;
As he scans...

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The trill under the
morning star
rings out a gusto
and vivacious song.
Oh! Sweet merle your irrepressible melody
defies all that is logic, the chill piercing morning
still only an...

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How I would love to dance with you along the Naples bay,
And then escape towards our restaurant beyond the archway.
Listen, as they play love songs...

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she was a mess
people were scared
of uniqueness

she did not care
lived by her heart
knew herself well

people jumped back
friends delighted
family annoyed

followed her rules
lived her own dreams
happy magnet...

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Winter's Magic 1-8-24
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Winter’s Magic

Winter wizard casts cold spells with gusto
As torrents of snowstorms dance flamencos
Champagne confetti drifts in bits of snow
Clear technicolor snowflakes spin aglow
As...

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I NEVER LEFT YOU

When youthful restless hearts hear defining calls
With volcanic strength they will respond
The impetus for adventure overrides
All rational thoughts, out of window they...

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When did you first fall in love with me...
anticipation of miracle and wet wonder in her immaculate smile,

A blizzard of rose petals and blood riddles...

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Down where the willow trees blossoms 
And the pear blooms white as snow
Old man works a garden that is awesome
He's worn out from years of...

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It’s the fifth of November; Bonfire Night is finally here
The guy is set alight, oh how the little children cheer

Smoke billows, flames dance, tiny faces...

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You were always happy, always on the move
with a great zest for life and a heart full of love.

We loved you too and checked to...

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Child of darkness, child of scorn,
the devil danced when you were born,
for demon seed from Morphy passed,
would haunt your days ‘til everlast.

Predestined to die derelict,
an...

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Spring 

She swirls her skirts, dressing the trees
Warm winds whisper in the leaves so green
Dainty daffodils dance attracting the bees
Springtime paints such a delightful scene

Summer

Glorious...

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At The Footbridge

Two Armies

One shoots off another salvo
The other fires back with gusto
Each offended
At the aggression of the other

At the footbridge
Foot soldiers die
In agony you...

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