Holding unaware worlds close to discover
as a child finds a newfound secret land.
Take the noble path to touch the other
go through cosmic cracks to let life expand.
Minds swirl and spin in and out of control.
See where bigotry and injustice lives
peer deeply within seeking one's own soul.
Show children how a loving person gives.
Once one has seen the breadth of hidden pain
if we do anything we must teach the youth.
With the next tiny blip they won't complain
about all the varied views on world truth.
Through the history of logic and thought
remember youth must be carefully taught.
Notes:
Reference: "worlds are hidden of which we are unaware",
Albert Einstein quote
Reference: The Noble Eightfold Path, Buddhist practice
Reference: South Pacific song, You've Got to Be Carefully Taught",
Rodgers and Hammerstein
105 words 14 lines sonnet
English Sonnet
Categories:
hammerstein, child, science, truth, world,
Form: Sonnet
Bali hai
Rogers and Hammerstein
Polynesian paradise
healthy coconut milk
balmy frothy fronds
Categories:
hammerstein, travel,
Form: Free verse
oh, your parts that part -
zips, sheets, lips, limbs ... wild and wide ...
dreams enough ... to know.
Written and submitted on September 5, 2019
For the "Sing Me A Senryu" Poetry Contest
Maureen McGreavey, Sponsor.
( My favorite song is called "I Have Dreamed" from the musical "The King and I" by Rogers & Hammerstein - it is very romantic, and about making love ... two star-crossed lovers meet in a moonlit garden, and they sing to each other about how, even though they have never made love, they know how it will feel, simply because they have dreamed about it so much )
Categories:
hammerstein, appreciation, love, passion, sensual,
Form: Senryu
The team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein displayed prowess.
It seemed everything they produced would be a success.
There was triumph for some Broadway shows nobody could deny.
They included “Oklahoma”, “State Fair”, and “The King and I”.
Two more melodious plays that were absolutely terrific
were the widely-heralded musicals “Carousel” and “South Pacific”.
Along came an attempt based on John Steinbeck’s novel “Sweet Thursday”.
The plot was set in the California town of Monterey.
“Pipe Dream” opened on Broadway in 1955.
Many also expected this production to thrive.
Despite receiving nine Tony Award nominations,
for this musical, the critics had some reservations.
Problems resulted, and the show was a financial flop.
After only about seven months, they decided to close up shop.
However, some renewed interest has evolved into a revival.
It looks as if this show may yet experience survival.
I thank wikipedia.org online encyclopedia for information I obtained to write this poem.
Robert Pettit
Historical
Categories:
hammerstein, business, history, music,
Form: Rhyme
No Maria -
when a Bernstein motif lingers.
No rosary beads -
they'll simply slip
through bourbon-stained fingers.
God carved the seven continents,
with skillful guise,
and Puccini cries.
Adam's rib was imminent
when his chest burst splinters
into a scorned dodger's eyes.
No Turandot tonight, please -
Father willed him this disease;
a cancerous curse
Ben's learned to despise.
No Rodgers -
when Oscar Hammerstein is dead.
No hammered halos -
they'll merely desecrate
the madman’s head.
Ben abandoned rued religion,
with toxic breath -
as Mimi wept.
Noah made a revision,
as the pairs filed two by two,
and into his mouth they crept.
No La Boheme, does he dote -
Mother’s cocktail glass
cuts his throat.
A souvenir,
from his childhood,
he’s kept.
No Sondheim -
when one loathes another's company.
No steel wool ragcloths -
to dry the bloodshot eyes of thee.
He minded the duet’s jargon
endorsing the macabre,
and Calaf sobbed.
Judas rethought the bargain,
knowing the silver pieces
wouldn’t save the soul he robbed.
A lost weekend sates Ben's day -
two severed hands on his chest,
he’ll lay; never feeling
a heart
that once throbbed.
Categories:
hammerstein, on writing and words
Form: Rhyme