Long Roy orbison Poems
Long Roy orbison Poems. Below are the most popular long Roy orbison by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Roy orbison poems by poem length and keyword.
This Thingamabob Poemdang,
grandma was a real hubba bubba-
killer-diller
khaki wacky boycrazygirl
a spiffy hot damn hoofer
during the dark hours of WWII
and the devastation
followed with
unrestrainedjubibilation
beat me daddy eight to...
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Categories:
roy orbison, grandparents, history, word play,
Form:
Free verse
I Must Be DreamingVenus de Milo gave up the banjo
She left the band with the Invisible Man
Never had a leg to stand on, stand on
Saw Galileo hanging with J-Lo
Singing "Life On Mars" out under the stars
Lead guitar was...
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Categories:
roy orbison, dream,
Form:
Lyric
When Roy SangA song came on the jukebox and we listened with intent
He sang "Only The Lonely" with a voice that was heaven sent
I was only in eighth grade, a few years from being a man
There was...
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Categories:
roy orbison, music, tribute,
Form:
Couplet
That Was Rock and RollBill Haley gave us 'Rock Around The Clock'
showed us music in a different way,
Chuck Berry sang 'Johnny B. Goode'
and Buddy Holly said 'That'll Be The Day'.
Elvis went to 'Heartbreak Hotel'
and came back as the king...
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Categories:
roy orbison, musicmusic, music,
Form:
Rhyme
Mind Bendingly RealI wake from a bad dream
Hey there new man
That’s what they said to me
Hey there how’s it been lately?
I stand, look and see
Elvis, Martin Luther King and John Lennon walk on by so casually.
Roy...
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Categories:
roy orbison, appreciation, cool, crazy, dream,
Form:
Free verse
I Want To Meditate With Roy OrbisonI was in the middle of a PowerPoint
About Pastafarianism
Then I noticed someone in the corner
Not paying attention
Lost, looking tired
I heckled to him
"Paul, quick, candy-coloured clown..."
He found the song on his laptop
I checked the speakers and...
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Categories:
roy orbison, america, assonance, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
SatisfactionYou’ve come out this evening
For a wee, delicious bite
Drink fine wine, meet new friends
Your expectation? A fabulous night
Our farm is Vergenoegd Löw
It’s an interesting, unusual designation
Give me a minute to clear the mystery...
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Categories:
roy orbison, drink, fun, wine,
Form:
Rhyme
Wanna Walk With RoyIn dreams, I always wanna walk with Roy,
I think that my scary feelings ain't right.
I'm just running scared like a silly boy -
alone, so lonely, this feeling tonight.
Tell me, are you as lonely as can...
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Categories:
roy orbison, feelings, loneliness, love, music, song, writing,
Form:
Sonnet
Only In Dreams“Heavenly shades of night are falling,”
yet I’m feeling so blue.
for I have found only one way
that I can be with you.
“I’ve just closed my eyes again”
and my mind is taking flight.
It’s willing you to come
“help...
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Categories:
roy orbison, romance, night, night,
Form:
Rhyme
PhuketAnd suddenly understand you're underwater
Flapping, snap-coral beneath someone's paradise
Bung-lusting rope towards parallax sunslick
then smacking the sole of your swollen left foot
with an empty Coke bottle, the driver's advice
While cursing the urchins in firstling jerk Tagalog....
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Categories:
roy orbison, holiday, paradise, rain, sea,
Form:
Free verse
Summer ConcertTonight,
A pretty older mother,
At my retirement community's July 4th summer concert,
Speaks to her daughter with a thick Korean accent.
The Traveling Wilburys tribute band plays songs by
The Wilburys, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison,...
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Categories:
roy orbison, age, community, happiness, music,
Form:
Free verse
She Will Live OnWith incense burning,
she ponders life,
its many questions,
questions with no answers.
Why is she here,
why is there so much pain,
what will become of her,
those that love her, fear?
Roy Orbison;...
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Categories:
roy orbison, dedication, faith, life,
Form:
Free verse
Only BaloneySung to the tune "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison
Yum-Yum-Yum-Yumdy-doo-wah
Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah
Only the Bologna
Only the Bologna
Only Bologna (Yum-Yum-Yum-Yumdy-doo-wah)
Knows I don't need bread tonight (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
Only the Bologna (yum-yum-yum-yumdy-doo-wah)
A touch of mustard, seems so...
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Categories:
roy orbison, silly,
Form:
Lyric