Guitar Couplet Poems

Something other than my heart
Told me to listen, to hear – then start
Writing the joy, the peace, the light
Prayers that reveal the stars of night
Shining...

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Kidding around, I called mother “Lou”
Short for Louella between us two.
She’d return the favor; call me “number three.”
At the time it was cute, now it’s...

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  Determined to succeed
    He'd play that guitar 'til his fingers'd bleed

  Once, Kyle aspired to be a rock star
...

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I'm flabby but fit
    At a bar I sit
  I play my guitar
    then squeeze into my car

...

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Just beyond the azure sea, sun reflects
Hues in tangerine and blushing effects

Breathing joy through the clear, cool night
Holding a guitar built from songs so bright

Inspirations...

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Ivy-covered sheepskin, firmly in hand
    the confident graduate, square-jawed and tan

  Pulled offers from prestigious start-ups all over the land
 ...

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I was a vibrant, portrait painter, bringing cherished profiles to eternal life,
Like undying life of balmy springtime, recurring in shades of green so rife.

I had...

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Jimi Hendrix-Played electric guitar with his teeth and left hand
Ripped through scales, held notes, used flames on stage on command

Janis Joplin- Rolling Stone—Her cover enthralling...

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I saw one journey end and another begin
I saw my world changed and in a spin 

I saw another end - the end of the...

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Women’s rights?
     Men in tights  

   Rising crime?
     Hang wind-chimes

   Covid fears?
...

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I’M NOT ALWAYS WRONG

The diamond glistens from dreamy eyes.
I listen to love talk - don’t tell me no lies.

Encircled with peaches and pine - you’re...

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I can’t see a damn thing; it’s that time of night
The road is too dim, but the sunset’s too bright.

I’m driving by sounds, yes, I’m...

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I aped to a blue heron to a man who wrote his deed.
Once you're at the final of the story, no woe is needed.

If death...

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Acoustic visions that I had rejected
Brightening hearts with dreams perfected

Whispering faith through my soul
With lavender wishes that would console

Painting affection across my thoughts
Leaving my feelings...

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He stands out there all day
  Strums the guitar for his pay
Your portfolio's grown fat
  Put a couple bucks in his hat...

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