Son Melody Poems

Melody Maker

The music in my mind plays softly. 
It is quiet today. 
I can write and enjoy
each stroke of the pen
as it touches the paper......

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A magpie sat on the branch watching me.
That was okay, no big deal, I thought.
His chattering started at a quarter to three.
By midnight headphones is...

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I Cannot Remember My Mother
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
I cannot remember my mother,
yet sometimes in the middle of my playing
a melody...

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You made up a wondrous, precious melody inside me
If I was sober and less numb, I would’ve felt it, baby
Sick with that same ol' love...

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Sweet whispers caress the night
as a gentle voice soothes the wind,
like calm words spoken by Mother
after a nightmare;
battling fear with bravery,
hushing nature's storm
with a simple...

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Sweet whispers caress the night
as a gentle voice soothes the wind,
like calm words spoken by Mother
after a nightmare;
battling fear with bravery,
hushing nature's storm
with a simple...

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Africa

Melody...is Africa's signature.
From north, east, west and south,
You hear the trembling sound of big creatures.
Mixed with drum beats from ancient tribes. 
You can feel the...

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Eternal Star, life’s melody
Creator of all light
Your song is flowing down for me
From the land where there’s no night

I’ll sing on in eternity 
Sweet melody...

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