Short Capella Poems

a capella you tell me 
you love me

with a full orchestra
you show me how much...

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A boys’ consort is lovely and sings a capella.
It can charm any lady, bedevil a fella.
But when childhood ends,
and the larynx descends,
those same lads will produce what I’d term "a CRAPella."...

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I fly 
Blood flows like a river below
I dance 
Scattered bones
I dance
Crows feast on dead souls
I dance
The moon becomes full
The night becomes a stage
The curtain drops
I sing
Capella from the chapel of the stars
Andante so they all die a slow painful death
Inert bodies pile under the stage
I fly away...

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Hola mia bella
My darling Citronella
You’re running off like Cinderella
Leaving behind your red umbrella
Heard you might be lookin’ for a fella
I’m handy and do things by the law
Stay a while share my gourmet paella
And for dessert my love song a capella
Don’t run off my darling mia bella
I love you Citronella



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on November 8, 2019...

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Come and hear the song,
The song of the angels,
As the heavens open.
The split of the sky;
The cascading colors.
As the gates close,
Darkness falls over.
The darkness twinkles,
Twinkles with beautiful lights,
Now come hear the song,
The song of the night.
It sings out in a Capella voice.
Sway to the rhythm,
As you succumb to darkness.
The song plays on and on,
Until the morning fires blaze....

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Three birds on a branch
Two birds sing a sweet duet
One twitters alone

A passing robin feeling sorry for the little fella
Alights to join one, two, three birds in joyful a cappella *


27.02.19


'Charliekucoup Poetry Contest' sponsored by Charles Messina


*In referring to singing unaccompanied by instruments, the traditional spelling is the Italian one, a cappella rather than the latin a capella...

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