Music Rhyme Poems

The city lights are often burning bright
but what may lurk in shadows of the night?
Around the corner lover's locked embrace
or homeless, roaming streets to find...

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His fingers flew like hummingbirds 
across his old guitar 
as he played his wordless melody 
in the shadows of the bar. 

Suddenly the crowd was...

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I thought I heard
an island siren croon
a sophisticated tune
with words in song
about the moon in June
as a big bright
and bold balloon
enchanting music
captured me
shipwrecked
my heart is...

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On the move
Trucker’s style
Every highway mile
Off ramp routes
Through the night and next day
Destination to destination arrive
Sometimes clear skies
Storms in otherwise
Trucker’s highway friends
Flashing of headlights and...

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l listen to music everyday
it takes away my bodies pain
from rustling leaves to thunder storms
to soothing sounds,  l love it all

Music is the Art...

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tired from crawling
no desire to walk - bless me with wings to fly

in the midst of melancholic melodies of rain
through monotonous tones of charcoal clouds
take...

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I'll play your songs then play some more
Until I see you at my door
I'll ask if you would please come in
Then do something I know...

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Built in the middle of Nowhere,
A gate of turquoise, very rare,
A sculptor carved a figurehead,
The gate was built to guard the dead.

It's best to come...

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I love a long holiday and as a general rule
you’ll find me out by a turquoise pool
cause it’s hot outside and I’m nobody's fool.

Closing my...

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Brian died
taking
part of me
with him

The part
that he
lent me
in 1966

Brian died
and the
colors
diminished

The notes
out of rhythm
and time
— left unmixed

(Pet Sounds-Ocean City N.J.: July, 1966)...

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Table tennis is a song - 
ping pong, ping pong, ping pong....

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Music, both sacred and profane, 
an elephant in cellophane, 
a boa constrictor bowing a cello, 
aluminum and lemon Jello -
these are things Ms. Andrews missed
as...

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I wore my youth like shoes too loose to feel,
Each step unsure, yet never dared to run.
My heart was clenched, a rusting, idle wheel,
While days...

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Music first played
on the heartstrings 
of God
Whose chorus
of Angels
 carries beyond
A melody sacred
each note
comes from He
Whose flute calls
us closer
Whose harp
— sets us free

(1st Book Of...

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When the darkness colors the midnight skies
And all your blessings seem in the past, you surmise
The ache of heart who knows nothing but lies
Listen to...

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