Perhaps he's crackers
to embrace glitz
(to paraphrase Irving Berlin)
'Putin on the Ritz'
tho'
'Sometimes something is better than nothing'
went the writing on the wall
yet
'Too much of nothing'
(wrote the Zimmerman)
is really no good at all
and
'Everything comes to those who wait'
an optimist put in prose
but
Cole Porter said it best
when he wrote, 'Anything Goes'
" I'll be loving you Always. When the things you've planned, need a helping hand, I will understand Always" Irving Berlin "Our Song" ~~ The Poet~~
Last night you held my hand as I fell asleep,
Calming me as I drifted off without a peep.
There you were in my dream smiling your smile,
Caring and selflessly being my mum all the while.
Its only in my dreams I see you now, I miss you so.
I seem to hear that pretty song everywhere I go.
The one we loved, it was bright and showed me the way.
And I would give the world if I could hear you sing that song today.
I'm dreaming of the sandy beaches
Just like the ones I’ve seen before,
Where the surf is rising,
With lovers surmising,
While kayakers skim along the shore.
I’m dreaming of the sandy beaches
With every poem today I write
Hoping you have good weather up here
If I think of you,
I’ll shout a quick “Good night!”
[Repeat]
I'm dreaming of those sandy beaches
With every poem today I write
Of my presence here please do not lose sight
And may your holidays be bright!
Written December 10, 2022
[with a special nod to Irving Berlin,
a parody of his "White Christmas"]
Quote by IRVING BERLIN
I knew you as a brilliant light
Shimmering joy, hope and insight
Laughing with wonder at the stars
Breathing a smile through our memoirs
Your song played - is soft dreams and peace
Inviting love that will not cease
A life ended, but love is ours
Breathing a smile through our memoirs
The melody shines on the soul
With time, it lingers to console
On hearts with a moment in jars
Breathing a smile through our memoirs
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January 18, 2022
(This lyric poem can be sung to the melody of "God Bless America:")
God bless Americans, all of us here
May He keep us, and steep us
In the Love of the Land He reveres
May we prosper, may we flourish
May we all freely strive
God bless Americans
and help us to thrive
God bless Americans
Who come from far and near
Cross the oceans, and continents
We all find a way over here
From Venezuela,
South Korea
Indonesia
or Iraq
God bless Americans
~ with freedom to strive
God bless Americans
~ and help us to thrive
June 27, 2018
Centennial Anniversary Year of the Composition
of "God Bless America," by Irving Berlin
the truly romantic &
the truly caring
do not come forth to announce themselves
when capitalist commercial society deems it so,
no, they do not fold when the extreme pressure
to do as everyone else would have them do
comes down on their backs full force,
succumbing to making one day out of the year
seem as if it was more important than all the rest
where the love of one’s life is concerned.
leave the 14th of feb. to those who become charitable &
full of glee & harmony but once a year as well,
sometime around that irrelevant date said to be celebrating the
birthday of a certain fictional character
when the snow is supposed to already be here &
irving berlin steps out to sing us all background music
so that grandma can whip up the batch of cookies.
the obvious thoughtful gift is the one that comes on the
rainy day in march,
when everything is going wrong in life &
nothing different is expected from the day as a whole---
these are the times when a gift or
even just special attention from a loved one can go so far
as to blot out that big wannabe sun
that calls itself valentine’s day.
OLD MAN’S LAMENT
Poor irving Berlin –
“Put on your Easter bonnet
And frills upon it” -
Wouldn’t he get just deathly ill
At today’s Easter Parade
There are no bonnets
Instead girls wear nose rings
Guys with drooping pants
There are no crooners no Bing
Just rock bands with loud drummers
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Young folk may not agree with my poem, but I say, "Take that, ya young whipersnappers!"
"Just Dreams of Christmas"
I'm dreaming of a for real Christmas
just like the ones they play on tv
where the families giggle and hang tinsel
to songs sang by popular celebrity
I'm dreaming of a happy Christmas
just like the ones my kids want to have
were our family giggles and hangs tinsel
and listens to pop singers sing Christmas songs all day
I'm dreaming of a happy Christmas
were love is supreme and the world has changed
and no one is left with out someone to care for
by:lyricvixen
(by:Irving Berlin, "White Christmas")
White Christmas,
by: Irving Berlin
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten, and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
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"Hot X-mas" 12-07-08
I'm dreaming of a hot X-mas
with ever nice dream I think of
where the sunbathers glisten, and women whistle
To guys in the tropic sun
I'm dreaming of a tan X-mas
with every little Bikini I wear
may the beaches be bright and fun
and may the beaches always be white
I'm dreaming of a hot X-mas
with every little bikini i wear
may the beaches be bright and fun
and may the beaches always be white
aka:lyricvixen for *contest*
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