Best Tor Poems

POTD 24TH Feb 2025

A Wish Upon A Star – Video Lyrics by Michael Tor

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A romantic ballad of longing and serendipity, captures the emotions of a lonely soldier in “Wish Upon A Star” as he wanders around, looking for a place to spend New Year’s Eve....

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POTD 24TH April 2025


In acknowledgement to Michael Tor for the invitation to collaborate and create a music video on this heart rendering ballad of the Lonesome Whippoorwill. Thank you for the opportunity Michael, it was indeed an honor. This is a shortened version to fit...

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My soul was on fire, as I entered the wood
By the old rusty gate, which silently stood
Absorbing history, making no choice
Passing no judgement, adding no voice

The rough ancient path, veined with roots
To test my step, or scuff my boots
Unhurriedly followed the line of the brook
But...

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Height is not an issue
But today I got introduced to a nasty verbal stew
It was this one bullish kind of comment
Of odium and torment

Initially I thought, it was human nature
Coming from a relative who is short in stature
The tyrant venting with a curse
A sheer case...

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Attribute two my poet tree book edit tor

I no that the write punk chew asian, speeling and grammer are sew impotent when righting poet tree, don’t chew think sew two? Sow four my book eye will bee making shore aye ewes my smell chequer. 

This...

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Notes: Part 1 of The kiss at the tor was the first poem I ever posted on the Soup.
Some time later, my life changed and I was moved to write an alternative version.
I always thought I had posted the second part as a separate poem...

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Back then, I’d never heard of Robinson Jeffers. My friend told us he was a famous poet and Tor House was where he lived with his family for much of his life. Definitely a stop worth making on the mini California road trip he was...

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Chimes of  a music box a glass Doll

Crea-tor for I am a crea=tor also and I am women

why, did you love us like that to make us a crea-tor

like you, where we your like baby dolls to dance

and sing and in bare feet and...

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