Maestro
...In the heart of melodies, a a luminary arose,
Leonard Bernstein, whose brilliance still grows.
A maestro with a baton, a poet with a score,
In his music, he found what life yearned for.
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Categories:
leonard bernstein, music,
Form: Rhyme
Name That Tune
...The chatter of small birds frame a window of light.
My kettle is coughing; soon its shrill whistle
will startle me, even though I know exactly
when it will erupt.
Two pelicans have been sighted i...
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Categories:
leonard bernstein, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The Jeweler's Lathe
...THE JEWELER’S LATHE
Summer’s last rose
After many admiring morning visits
And with nature’s rusty brown and gold
Surrounding, drawing comparison,
Becomes even more pink and beautiful
Being...
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Categories:
leonard bernstein, beauty,
Form: Free verse