The strings of my Stradivarius
have waited too long
for you
Crows are breaking the sky
with frantic, angry feathers
and lawn mowers cut straight lines
with the raucous killing of sound
Quieter, more sinuous
strings should fill the thirsty air
Play ‘Promontory’
by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman
so I can feel
the meaning behind things
through metal
and resonant wood
You control the bow
like a desperate, dying dancer
creating new colors
through the rubbing
of horsehair to steel
and goat gut
Beautiful things sometimes come
from raw origins
That I were your Stradivarius
when I need a little pick-me-up, I think of happy memories with my kids
Gingerbread cookies baked just right.
Tall cold glass of milk to complement.
What a great afternoon treat!
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Granny needs a little pick me up
So she makes her coffee extra thick
Dances around the kitchen
And gives her husband a gentle kick
He barely notices, for he is reading the news
Nothing that he wants to read, crazy liberal views
Come unto my heart
Spirit of the living God
Heal me, pick me up from my fall
9/3/2022
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2022©
Building,
deepening the colors;
Dreams embrace lingering;
Break of day uncovers
desires of the willing;
Beguiled,
bathing in the sunrise;
Washed in spun gold I smile,
anticipation flies;
It hungers for a while;
Backup,
sunshine and a soft breeze;
Sipping slow from your cup
flying on a trapeze;
Be gentle, pick me up.
Like a Crying Baby I've Fallen Lord and You've Pick Me Up- -
Waaa!! hush my child
Says the Father
Like a crying baby, balling;
Shedding tears of shames and sins'
I'm installing sinless child into the womb of a mother;
Her name Mary;
Baby child shall grow-up shall be Savior of the world
All your sins and transgressions forgiven;
All of this to behold, hush now child;
Rejoice, rejoicing;
into your arms Lord;
I have fallen, I have fallen and you picked me up;
Crying baby, balling;
Man, mankind like a crying baby
I've fallen O Lord God and you've pick me up;
I'm crying Father I shall hush;
Into your arms I'll nestle embrace your touch;
Now redeemed covered in grace;
Like a Crying Baby I've Fallen Lord and You've Pick Me Up
Now I shall hush and dry my tear on my face;
No longer crying I have hush;
Like a Crying Baby I've Fallen Lord and You've Pick Me Up
2.23/19
Written by James Edward Lee Sr ©2019
I've Fallen Lord and You've Pick Me Up- -
into your arms Lord
I have fallen
I have fallen
and you picked me up
2.23/19
Written by James Edward Lee Sr ©2019
Lying flat in a rounded world
you're always there to pick me up
Volleying cautiously back and forth
hitting right between the lines
bouncing across a boundless boundry
holding tight, every bit you
strapped up and running
distance distracted beyond words
sunlit gazes glancing
not your ordinary day
you're kind like that
batting those baby blues
filtering water from my gin
as comfort takes a precious sip
lying flat in a rounded world
without hesitation
you're always there to pick me up
Need a damn pick-me-up, like a whole new me
Where I'm actually mobile before a quarter of three
Still can feed myself
And things don't swell
When I bend over, I swear and fart foul air
When I fell I had no one to pick me up
There wasn't a nurse to heal my wounds or fix my cuts
I didn't even have anyone wish me luck
When I fell I had no one to pick me up
born into a lonely world never had a person by my side
I can smile but is it enough to hide the hurting in my eyes?
I've hid my emotions for so long I've been working with a disguse
Still lost in the maze and searching for the prize
I've been at my worst but I always find a way to make it through
Heart shattered in pieces because of the girl I gave it too
I don't hate her for it, I just don't like her much right now
I was a king until she broke my heart and took my crown
I went into love not knowing I could get killed
Cupid shot me and Blood got spilled
These days people throw their feelings away
Before they even understand how love gets built
Bloody clothes with open wounds that need tender loving care
I crashed a hundred times, I'm just trying to repair
I never had a nurse to fix my cuts
When I was down I had no one to pick me up
On workdays more often than not
I'll have a small energy shot
Too stay alert
It doesn't hurt
To get a little boost like I got!
But when off no such drinks I'll see
They are replaced most instantly
Quick as a snap
I'll take a nap
And that's just mighty fine by me!
His Pick Me Up
He sighed her curled lips and innuendo
Her short skirt and flirting eyes his lingo
Pink flamingo rises
Passion inside skies
He hurried, his long necks are in limbo
connie pachecho
7/21/17
Can I rest my weary head on you?
There is nowhere else to be
Just hear your heart, hear it to
Beat its steady beat for me
Can we be so quiet here?
There is nothing I can say
No words in me, so much fear
You cannot make it go away
Just be for a while, just be
So I can sleep, not be afraid
Because I know that I'll badly
Need every soothing thing you said
To feel that I am still alive
That I am worth to be around
That I am here with you, I've
Won this time, feel ground.
***
Meme by Mel
Copyright Darren White
September 20, 2016
I wish i can do just as i said in my mind
i realy ''wish i can'' do it
O ''i wish i can'' change for ever
I know i promise not to be fooled Again
now here i 'm in the middle of No-where,
just As lost awaiting owner
''Pick me up'' before the windblow.
''pick me up'' before the Rainfall.
''pick me up'' before the sunrise.
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