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Music Poems | Examples of Music Poetry

In Their Shadow
As good as they got Clapton Allman and Page Their music still borrowed the Delta on stage Technique in the offing devoid of the pain As juke joints and crop shares sing out — in refrain (The New Room: August, 2025) ...

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Categories: music,
Form: Rhyme
The policing of voice
It's not about tone Its about policing of voice It's not about the sound we make It's the words echoing through them They don't fear us being seen They fear us being heard That we will hypnotise the masses with our words They know their biggest threat is the power of our voice It's why they wield silence as a weapon It's why...

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Categories: music, history, prejudice, race, racism,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Sound of a Jelly Roll
Sitting on a napkin or plate, they cause my two eyes to dilate, and there the silent ringing sound, the sweetest not heard, the world round. Can you hear, as angel bells toll the chiming tones of a jelly roll?...

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Categories: food, music, silly,
Form: Rhyme
ALL THAT JAZZ
Play that Saxophone for me, play a sweet Melody Play the keys so smoothly , let the music sing for me. As i close my eyes I feel so alive and hypnotised by the vibes it is sending to me. It is driving me wild, sending shivers up my spine. I have a natural high for I am in...

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Categories: music,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member PETE THE PERCUSSIONIST
PETE THE PERCUSSIONIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There once was a drummer named Pete, whose rhythm was funky and sweet. He dreamed of the stage, a rock star despite his age. His sticks, though, were clumsier than his feet. He practiced with pots and with pans, in hopes of a life with great bands. ...

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Categories: 12th grade, humorous, music,
Form: Limerick



Context
Encompassing a broad range of technologies machines to perform what would usually be the tasks and chores for humans concepts that form the foundations that enable assignments and and tasks to be performed concepts form the very being of artificial intelligence and it's various employment of specific usage it's premise was to be used as an understudy to help the thespians study there roles Prompt desks...

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Categories: analogy, music, sound,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member BEAT MELODIES-
BEAT MELODIES boom boom boom a beating of the drum include a variety of drums, boom boom boom rattles as the snake dance Liken baby rattles play, ring them bells, idiophones. these be beat melodies Notable them de play Djembe, Dundun, Gangan, and them de play Sakara, Bata, Udu Shekere, Agogo, and Gbedu These instruments are...

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Categories: music, adventure, analogy, celebration, dance,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Overture Tri Cube
I can sense the creeping overture. t’s blasting out windows to the lawns. Pepping up an entire neighborhood....

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Categories: emotions, feelings, music,
Form: Other
Dance In The Rain
She wants to dance in the rain and walk across edges, of warmest sands that shimmers, as if diamonds like, speckled...freckles and she wants to let her hair hang down, loose as if to flow, like strands of silken whispers and she will wear Batiste , translucent with wonderous, glitter, luster for as the day, slips away from daylight, to...

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Categories: music, poetry, senses,
Form: Free verse
Villanelle of a Metal Queen
Villanelle of a Metal Queen (c) 2025 by Russ Dodson I just don't know where else to start to tell you of this love of mine she is the beating of my heart these feelings that I must decline I just don't know where else to start the memories both sweet and tart hold feelings that I would enshrine she is the beating...

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Categories: girlfriend, music,
Form: Villanelle
Spanish Music
I don't know how, To speak Spanish, But I love the music, I hope that one day, I'll learn the language, And sing my heart out. ...

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Categories: music, adventure, america, appreciation, art,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When the hurting speaks new song version
When the hurting speaks All of the memories... flood back with time I've never been taught, how to handle it right All the thoughts linger... in the cracks of the mind Where no one expects, or is able to find Bridge Where are you going in this altered state? Where nothing is real, and solutions are fake. Chorus What will you do now? Wait in the darkness... Wait in the darkness... Until...the...

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Categories: anxiety, fear, music, recovery
Form: Lyric
Pau - Old School Cool
Old School Cool (c) 2025 by the Entangled Pair She's hot, yes, but she's also cool she is a gem, she is a jewel I think she's great (and I'm no fool) she beats those drums like she's old school she pounds those skins, sometimes it's funny she hits them like they owe her money and one thing more I'll tell you...

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Categories: music, cool, how i feel,
Form: Couplet
De la Huller
aqui mi dama dio un paso al frente en la a lo mas otro lugar, mi dama mi dama mi dama amar to be loved mi dama mi dama amar por ti Here my lady took a step forward in the most other place, my lady my lady my lady to love to be loved my lady my lady to love for you Some people love me some can't stand it when I'm happy it's a draw back some adore me only...

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Categories: character, dance, engagement, music,
Form: Ballad
Night of the James Taylor Concert during Freshman Year at College
My friend most beautiful sat shoulder to shoulder with me after the lights went low and the show began. We took in ballad after ballad the tender voice hour after hour and a spell was cast. The song of Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight spoke to me— I could almost cry. I glanced at her and she looked straight ahead. This was the night I...

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Categories: kiss, lost love, music,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Music Poems

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