Short Dulcet Tones Poems

A gentle breeze carried the tune 
of a lady gone too soon. 
I listened to it longingly until,
inside my bones, it caused a chill;
and then blew my dreams through other bones,
across centuries of dulcet tones....

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Once when I was lost,
I laid my head down,
On a bed of leaves,
And dragged the night over me,
As it drizzled on me,
I tossed and turned,
And In a waking dream,
I could see the trees bending over me,
Talking in dulcet tones....

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Nondescript brown bird of renown,
nightly you serenade me.
Golden dulcet tones flood the woods
and I am wafted far away, 
off into a wondrous dream world
full of mystical creatures.

written 01/13/2015

Contest: Night Creatures 

by Shadow950

5: Nightingale...

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My darling ELOQUENTLY WHISPERED in DULCET tones “I Love You”
 
as she lay TRANQUIL once more in the SPLENDOR of BLISS,

while a pair of Mourning Doves offered LILTING songs of peace and love

to be carried on the breeze, like the WAFTING of FRAGRANT LAVENDER

that often bathes us in the serenity of our afterglow....

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Splen'drous verse in silent tongue-
The arias of the night,
Their strains a'sail 'pon saddened seas
In dulcet tones of yearning
To this lonely dance some comfort bring...
For what fathoms boasts the myst'ried Deep
That Love has not the greater?
What fragrance speaks Spring's choicest bloom
That Longing's not the more?...

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Rain Harps

Angels pluck on strings of dew
that drift from rain pink skies.
Vibrations of their harps ring true
and touch our daily lives.

Angels pluck on silver strands
that shower from gray clouds.
Peaceful melodies from hands
in dulcet tones endowed.


6/21/18

APRIL 2019 PREMIER 3
Sponsored by: Brian Strand...

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A breath is drawn, as morning dawns
the flute, to lips, does rise
mellow notes echo ‘round
as sunlight streaks the skies

Night shadows fade, dim canyon walls
glow purple, red and pink
dulcet tones cascading
for thirsty souls to drink

Daybreaks first blush, a dewy kiss
arouse a sleepy world
harmony meets horizon
the sunrise has unfurled...

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I serenade my wife each night
With songs both old and new
To show how much I love her
It just seems the thing to do

But she is not enamoured
To hear my dulcet tones
She says it's just annoying
And it grates upon her bones

She says “just you keep quiet,
And I'll tell you this for free
If you don't stop your racket
You'll get nothing for your tea”...

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In dulcet tones
known just to me—
(nonverbal,
some would say),
though delicate
is not your speed,
I hear what you can’t say.
Consolation
is to breathe.
Allure means just to beg.
Mirage is only
what I see.
Who’d pivot
from your face?
Today’s an anniversary?
You’re with me
every day.
I’d favor flesh
instead of this
but death got in the way.

January 31, 2019
Eight Word Anniversary Poetry Contest...

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...My heart perceived your treacherous smiles 
Or unmasked your alluringly camouflaged eyes
Or your face remained buried in a myriad of guise.

But this is Life: you fall in a trap; in lies it’s shrouded 
By the dulcet tones and sparkling eyes, you’re hypnotized; 
Faces you encounter shape your reality & can’t be avoided

I wish I saw your true face
Now my love, I can’t replace  
And the pain, I can never erase...

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Sitting here waiting
remembering
Your voice in my head
Helping me feel less dead
Inside all a quiver
Your voice a thrill delivers
At your dulcet tones
I let slip a soft moan
My name from your lips
Is like a loving kiss
Rain falling gently down
Good memories abound
Heart that is full
No longer dull
Towards life
Open and sharing
Love and caring
These things I feel in full measure
And will now and always treasure...

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I watch you
darting in and out 
the peripheral
of my life 

I try not to notice,
scratching at my eyes
I forced myself
to scour them out

hearing your voice
its dulcet tones
wrap me in velvet,
I shiver to the bone

trying not to hear
my hands grasp 
my ears, until beating
I rip them off

a waft of Joop smothers 
me in your scent,
maddened, my desire
for you peaks

I cannot see you
and will never hear you
and your smell
drives me wild

If only...

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Amidst dulcet tones of mid-day
a friendly hum tickles my ear
before rollicking into view

My eyes cavort, my head does sway
I'm led in dance as it draws near
cool in temper and warm in hue

Its beauty boasts in modest May
its curiosity sincere
now where there was one, there are few

A rainbow of colors array
these flying jewels, I endear
we share a smile then bid adieu

Moments of frisson, chill the arm
as a witness to nature's Charm...

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Hand in hand walking streams
Evening air and realized dreams

Beating heart and touching lips
Silhouettes, as the sun it slips

Scented steps of sandaled toes
Like the steam the aura flows

In the ambience of twilights fall
The dulcet tones of Cupids call

And to her heart I must reveal
Truest thoughts of how I feel

Of the binding I wish to share
Of how I long and want to care

Evening air and realized dreams
Words to flow in pinnate reams...

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Spirits float and glide
on the notes of the Native flute
echoing off the canyon walls
resounding through the pine scented forests
cascading over crystal falls
dulcet tones soft as a lovers caress
the melodic winds drift and sigh
as rivers flow through pristine mountains
coaxing the morning star over the horizon.






Vignette on the theme of a piece of music
inspired by: Song for the Morning Star
By: R. Carlos Nakai - Native American Flute Music
from the: Canyon Trilogy CD...

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