Best Musicians Poems

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the many blessings that You have bestowed upon me, especially the affection for music and for the abundant joy that it has brought me throughout all the years of my life. 

May this musical offering be pleasing to You and may...

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There has to be a heaven for musicians
A place for old singers to go
Their music still touches our lives
As they did years ago
Ray Charles transcended music type
From country to rock to blues
Ritchie Valens was only seventeen
When his death hit the morning news
Jim Croce sang about...

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There was an old lady from Ireland 
Who was frightened to death by a brass band
We watched with dismay
As without delay
They buried her corpse in the band stand








Contest : Slapstick Limerick Contest 
5th Place...

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Looking back,  so long ago 
Comes recollections of an Airforce Show
Cathy and I were scheduled to sing
entertain Service Men, that was our thing

Out in the crowd of a thousand or more
One guy kept staring, a trait I abhor
Soon we wound up, under heavy applause...

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Oh dear Lord, didn’t you hear what we’re wishin’?
Please stop taking home all the musicians.
Don't want to wish anyone dead,
But if you must, instead,
Please get to work on the politicians.

4/22/16...

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Musicians make melodious music mildly
Lavishing lovely, lively lyric… laudably
Singing sound, sensational songs sweetly
Rocking real, romantic rhapsodies… rightly

Poets pen powerful poems passionately
Writing real, righteous, romantic rhymes rightly
Wielding wealthy, wild, wise words wholesomely
Creating colorful cards… creativity cruising carefully...

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THE   MAFIA   MUSICIANS

On the sidewalk half a dozen swarthy men from Italy, 
Playing foot-tapping  dance music 
With lots of clarinettes and violins.

Black moustaches and over-long hair
And dark fedoras  at jaunty angles, with
Half-smiles all the time, 
Switched from one tune...

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People are neither good nor bad.
We are both; to different degrees,
At different times, with different people.

Some feel harder than others.
If they are wise they become artists,
Musicians, poets, potters, weavers, decorators, hair stylists.

They cannot help it.
Their feelings have to ooze out somewhere in a creative way....

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“I'm ready to go anywhere
I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it”.....Quote by Bob Dylan


I AM A STRANGER HERE without you
I CAN'T EXPLAIN why
I walk through this RING OF FIRE
WHERE THE NIGHTIME IS THE RIGHT...

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"Crazy is as Crazy does" 


Crazy is as Crazy does

poets and musicians 
come undonne
fresh plots 
till the soiled, their artful 
passion twists

a je ne sais quoi 
madness in the measure
of their melodies - 
there "It" sits within, an articulate
climbing ivy de Sadeness, when 

silence comes...

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The
percent,
one point three.
Thirteen of each
one thousand famous
musicians will likely
die at age twenty seven.
The, so called, Twenty Seven Club.
A tragic portent for young artists.

The truth is Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison
and Cobain died at twenty seven,
yes,a sad event, but Rick James,
Fogelberg, Roger Miller
and Billy Powell didn't.
They are members...

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The great Elvis Presley stole the show
When it came to music, fast and slow

Patsy Cline could sing so sweet and fine
Without a doubt, her voice would shine

Hank Williams had a son with his name
Like father, like son – they claimed fame

Ray Charles played despite being...

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I can’t breathe
Mon on tony 
is suff ocat ing me
Drowning in my own medi oc rity

Something’s gotta give.
Something’s gotta give!

I feel like a cat on a hot tin roof 

Gotta get the  out of here ! 
Gotta get the  out of here.

I teach...

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WHO RULES?

Singers may sing and musicians play but the poet rules the day.

  By:  Carole O'Terry Duet
                Copyright:  12/18/2018
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Many musicians make music,
Musical melodies mimic magnificent messages.
Mostly material mentioning meaningful moments,
Masterpieces march merrily.
Millionaire music makers....

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