Munich born Carl Heinrich Orff
a talented composing boff
Known for his cantata Burana
twenty-four poetic nirvana
Categories:
orff, music,
Form: Clerihew
I’M COMPOSING MYSELF FOR CHRISTMAS
I’ve done all my Christmas CHOPIN
And got everything on my LISZT.
All in all I’ve been frightfully BIZET
And the Christmas break will be BLISS.
I’m away to the VILLA-LOBOS,
In HAYDN until New Year’s Day,
With a girl in my arms who’s mad about BRAHMS
And the note on the HANDEL will say,
“For GOUNOD’S sake do not disturb us
Except for our SUPPE tray
With two glasses of sweet MARTINU
And a bowl of crème BOULEZ.”
The COLE PORTER’S built the fire up,
The TELLEMAN’S tuned in the set,
We’ll POULENC ourselves down on the sofa
And drop ORFF and try to forget.
5th March 2023
Pun Fun poetry contest
Sponsor - Margarita Lillico
Categories:
orff, christmas, music,
Form: Rhyme
Holy and angelic
prays and sings
base and irreverant souls
struggling human bodies
compulsive and obsessive
haunted and consumed
in dark and light
sad and joyous
bland and passionate
rising and falling
loving and hating
ugly and beautiful
living and dying
found and lost
rich or poor
man and woman
in the torrent
of soul and flesh
called to heaven
or hell
kneel
pray
time
choose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5b7tgkdFH0
Carl Orff - O Fortuna
from the Carmina Burana collected poems
Categories:
orff, body, dark, evil, life,
Form: Blank verse