Short Danube Poems

The nightingale sings
 The trill of the blue Danube 
Melodies of love....

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our souls
shall cleave and
shape the
quiet moon
into pink hearts
there above
the Iron Gate
on the Danube
only because
we believe in
a brighter love...

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Is Simbach Austrian? Is Braunau German?
Buda’s bumpy, Pest 
is flatter.
The Danube does it best.
Is history a palimpsest?
(Think Durer, think Blatter).
And spare me the sermon.
I forget the rest.
Does any of it really matter?
...

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Full length frontal flesh pressed into half-awake spouse.
Smoldering and smelted as one Blue Danube strauss.

The bluebirds twitter a blithesome tune of Wintergray.
Warmth of coffee, sweet pastries and a tulip’d bouquet.

1/11/2020...

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what's 
         this
what's
        happening 
such emotion 
         within 
stirring 
erupting..
          from 
          my heart ,
lifting 
my 
spirits
       life..
         living
             aloud

Inspired by Strauss Blue Danube YouTube clip...

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From deep in the current it comes out of the river…
the Mississippi
the Mersey
 Blue Danube
and Nile  

The music living in the spirit of its flow…
the Blues
the Classics
the Tribal
and Jazz

Its waters a baptism for the wandering soul…
 listening
searching
hoping
and praying 

Finding ourselves in the rhythm of its passing…
heartened
enlightened
rebirthed
and set free 

(Cairo Illinois: September, 2007)...

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Andre Rieu's a famous Dutch violinist
Started learning violin aged just five
My own personal opinion is that
He’s the greatest violinist alive!

He’s known as ‘King of the waltz’
A conductor and violinist supreme
The moment he plays the first note
Of the Blue Danube, I begin to beam

He plays music all over the world
With the Johann Strauss Orchestra
He owns ‘Ex captain Saville’ Stradivarius
It’s small wonder he’s a super star!...

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From the violin of lady fair
soft classical notes fill the air.

soothing music floats through open french doors
carried on a summer breeze
billowing lace curtains 

As I lie upon the chaise lounge
in and out of sleep I doze.
Sweet melody a lullaby.
Heavy eyelids begin to close.

Deep in my slumber 
he comes to me in a dream.
In his arms I swoon
as we waltz to Blue Danube.
Forever let it play on.



Broken Wing's contest.
It's All About Four.
23/04/2018...

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