Best Opera Poems

As wild as unbridled seas,
soft as mist, a spindrift tease. 
Night stars swoon and fall from skies; 
constellations fill her eyes. 
Every leaf stirs in her wake, 
bottom to top, mountains quake.
Beaux like grapes bunch on her vine, 
blood in veins she turns to wine.
Kisses...

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Go now heartless one, its a time to say goodbye.
Together we danced to the music of the night,
but now the sound of music brings tears to the eye.
I could have danced all night, forever held you tight.

Together we danced to the music of the night.
I...

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Born in New York of Italian descent,
From my childhood and beyond through the years,
Deep in my soul live the sounds of lament—
The drama of romance, fear, death and tears.

The power, the movements, fill up my soul
Like thunder that clashes in dark of night;
So vibrant and...

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Phantom of the Opera

   I stand and watch  from my box five
And listen to the most beautiful Nightingale
I could stay awake till  wee hours of dawn gale
Listening to her melodic voice 
Transcendent a soul through a lovely vale
A ring upon her...

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Dragon wants in the movies. Honestly! He's a great actor! Just look at him!
Doesn’t he look so sweet and innocent... See! Told you he’s a great actor!
No one in the whole wide world has a bigger heart, that continues to swell.
Yeah, his chest does too....

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DEMETER AT THE CHINESE OPERA


So, I invited you to the Chinese Opera impulsively
Thinking of masks and dragons and triumphant mystery
I though it was time we threw off our coats
Of mourning, you for your  daughter

Stopping one night, on the way home from a party,
So randomly,...

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From behind the crimson curtain,
The skylark sings within her
Gilded cage of musical notes,
To please her dark lord and master.
Beauty's prisoner of the forsaken,
She raises her voice in clarity's
Magnificence,
Beneath crystal chandeliers opulence.
As if a bird taking flight within
Harmonies Symphony.
This youthful diva sheds
Her physical shackles, released
By a...

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Sand Hill cranes winging,
Honking not singing,
My ears are ringing.

Hundreds overhead,
V form towards sunset red,
Heading home, well fed.

Strong wings beating air,
Joy. Solidarity there. 
Nature, fine and fair.

The sight fills my chest,
Nature fulfilling her quest,
I, an honored guest.


for Carol Brown's "What's the Buzz"contest....

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I fly 
Blood flows like a river below
I dance 
Scattered bones
I dance
Crows feast on dead souls
I dance
The moon becomes full
The night becomes a stage
The curtain drops
I sing
Capella from the chapel of the stars
Andante so they all die a slow painful death
Inert bodies pile under the...

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You called her unmarriable because she fought for her rights
You wanted her to stay home
And cook, clean, wash, iron and bear you children
It was okay with her, you both agreed on five of them
And she loved to cook, wash, clean, iron and even wake up...

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The distinguished guests arrive
And sign the book.
The prima donna,
Wearing tight slippers and a jade necklace,
Warms her voice with a few scales:
Do, Ra, Me
Do, Ra, Me

The diva sings as soulfully as a sparrow.
Her heart is bursting all over.
Mozart approves and claps;
He is a phantom of the...

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Drama
queens star each day-
in a mirror displayed
reflections feed on ambitions
ego....

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"Welcome to the Opera" 

when the rains came
they came in great torrents
like Sophia tears of grief

a drowned world 
waiting trepedatiously
for some kind reprieve

humanity on its knees

(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)




“Welcome to the Opera” / Grimes
https://youtu.be/SvU5rip8EVA


Grimes - Human Heart (Short Doc)
https://youtu.be/vlqjYHqHzf0








Sophia (Wisdom) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_(wisdom)



Sophia (Gnosticism)/ twin 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_(Gnosticism)



The Sophia of...

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Limerick : Once a young Opera Fan of Wagner’s

Once a young Opera Fan of Wagner’s
Sat out the Ring Cycle in blinkers
House chockful at the start
Such silence: heard no fart
Came out gray-haired and wailing bonkers.

© T. Wignesan – Paris,  2013...

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With his first touch our galaxy became an orchestra,
I quivered as waves of ecstasy took possession of me,
I felt I was no more in control of what was to be,
I heard voices of celestial beings,
Galactic sounds turned the heavens into an opera,
Angels misty, joyful tears...

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