Best Oldies Poems

like the refrain
of an old half forgotten song
you play in my mind
over and over
and I hum along
no longer remembering words
but sing-a-long feelings
keep me in tune

you...

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Remember the star I named after you
   The one that hung right next to the moon
 It was as mysterious as an ancient...

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Let's All Drink to Lockdown 
by Jan Beaumont ©

I'm normally a social girl
I love to meet my mates
But lately with the virus here
We can't go...

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Whisper to me, my love
And let me hold you to my heart
Remove your veil of death
And come to me the man you were
In my...

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Whether rock-and-rolling or hip-hopping,
you move and groove so easily at first
when dreams are fresh. Oh, there is no stopping
that dance of youth when all is...

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For I Do Love You So

Like redemptive rain,
you came into my life washing away
an arid desert of lonely pain.
With heart and arms wide open,
you nurtured...

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I put my head on my pillow and soon see you,
      Walking in the falling snow all alone, my darling;
Oh-...

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This should be against the laws of nature
Heavy snow in late March should be banned
Just when our anxious hearts start to lighten
This blast creates another...

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I glanced out my window watchin' kids plod along to school today.
I recalled my school days and how things have changed along the way
I watched...

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It vibes in harmonics broadband, a musical language universal,
Echoing across the heights divides, falling as a thunderstorms,
Raw force of spiritual power, descending from the heavens...

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Oh, sweet darling, wherever did you go?
When summer vanishes, my days grow long.
And now as I catch glimpses of first snow
I think of you -...

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~ Inspired by the likes of Hoplessly Devoted to You ~

The reflection of your beauty are shadows on the wall,
The abstract of your spirit is...

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Gren's Evergreens (Golden Oldies) # 1 - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Teppo Gren

I chose the song: "Speak Softly Love by Andy Williams"


PART I: The original lyrics
"Speak Softly...

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Somehow I had loved you so,once…
When we relished vintage cherry wine until
The last pitch of a guitar man drifted along
harbour’s bay…and how our shared wishes
gushed...

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It is a gorgeous spring day, there are greens on both sides of the road.
The smells are fantastic, and my hair is blowing like I’m...

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