Short Jukebox Poems

time machine jukebox
resurrecting black and white
just for the music...

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Hanging out, a smoked
filled bar: waiting for the dime
Jukebox, my one song....

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colorful jukebox 
played short vein romantic songs
bohemian den













4-22-2016...

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jukebox plays oldies
grinding melodies of youth
memories unleashed



posted on October 23, 2020...

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memories unleashed
jukebox plays
tunes of youth



AP: 1st place 2021

Posted on March 31, 2018...

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  Just when I'm sure I'm all poem'd out
                                           ~ my pen plops a new poem in...

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   What’s on tap
      Who’s on top

   I’ll give you a tip
      They sang ‘At the Hop’



   Put another dime in the jukebox
      ~ Rock'n'Roll will never die
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Just pop a dime in the
jukebox; select a song
judge it well to impress;
Jerry Lee, Jimmy H,
Joan Jet, Jungkook!? Jay-Z,
J. Cole? No, none of these.
Joan Baez - Hope I guessed right....

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just a dime per tune when
jiving in the sixties
jitterbug before that
jamming still to the hits
jazz, pop, rock, soul~~lyrics
jaunty and sad burst forth 
jump up~~punch in your fave...

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Jeweled lights are blinking
Jaunty tunes fill the room
Johnny B. Goode with Chuck
Jumpin' Jack Flash with Mick
Jerry Lee Lewis wails
John Lennon twists and shouts
Jitterbug all night long...

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"Jailhouse Rock," pocket combs
Jokes at the burger joint
Jiving to "Jitterbug"
Johnny Cash for a dime
Jumbo milkshake, two straws
Just one more song and dance
Journey's hit, "Faithfully"

9-12-2023...

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Jukebox- that era passed.
Joyous time to be shared;
Just records that made us
Jump and swing to music!
Jailhouse Rock by Presley;
Jingle Bell Rock by Helms.
Jamming with happy feet! 
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Jovial playing box
Jam-packed with jazz albums
Jump  in your flats and dance 
Just  let the music play
Join in the bebop or
Jazz without a partner
Jitterbug with a friend 



3/5/2017

to late for contest...

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Hula hoops and pedal pushers
Baseball cards and Slinkies
Penny loafers and bobby sox
Pony tails and a dime jukebox

Where are all the fads today --
But for video games we play --
Electronic devices all the rage
Hi-tech gadgets, center stage...

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The
Jukebox 
Played the same
Song for twice time
As a petition 
In the sordid tavern 
For a man that misses the  
Dear one forever departure
Drowning his grief with a shot of a
Fermented and recognized brand of whiskey






Nayda Ivette
12-26-2015...

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A swift half of cider in the Bodega bar
sadly none of us could afford a car.
Dropping a shilling in  the snug juke box
Haley and Elvis,then so unorthodox

Trad jazz with Donegan,Bilk or Collier 
no ballroom bacchanalia
Skip,hip-hop style jive 
50's music had come alive...

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Got it blastin
Pumpin up my blood
Ready to scream 
Eager to fight
Kick down the door
Up all night
Rock in my ears
Lust in my eyes
Rippin it up till the sunrise
Screaming I want Rock N Roll 
So put another dime in the jukebox baby
Yelling Hey Hoe
Never been so glad to see a b!tch go
Rock in the day 
Rock in the night...

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Song from the Jukebox

		A cautious experiment of the mind,
		it flows over couples as they dance
		and lends credence to their stance
		as cathartic words unwind.
	
		Strongly felt are the thoughts projected;
		as they gently intrude upon each heart,
		mending what might have fallen apart;
		each life has been affected....

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jaunty jack-o-lantern joined
jingly jangly janitors’ July jamboree

jaundiced Jasper, Jack’s jackhammer
juggled and jostled the journey in jovial jollity.

Jovial Jukebox Julep juxtaposed Jasper and Jack’s
jonquils, joining the July Jubilee

Javelin, a jazzy jaybird, jangled Judy’s jaguar,
who jabbered jokingly and jauntily....

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Breathe life into the jukebox
repurpose an antique sound 
gentlemen whisper and woo
serenade your lady slow 
throw a quarter in the slot 
hold her hand at the diner 
for a moment life is so good 
pause in the song shy stutter 
daydreams spin conversation. 
sharing a float with two straws 
pure bliss of the wine and dine 
Fall back into nostalgia...

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The bike broke down,
my money gone,
Beale Street calling
—Memphis in my dreams

The diner’s empty,
last quarter found,
the jukebox playing
—Memphis in my dreams

The waitress smiles,
she’s off at six,
her place a walk
—Memphis in my dreams

The kindness of strangers,
a baby cries,
the sun’s come up
—Memphis in my dreams

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)...

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the first cut may not always be the deepest ~ but it's the bloodiest

take a load off your fannie, Annie ~ but don't put your weight down on me

stumbled over a chair and broke my leg ~ while dancing with my eyes closed

put another dime in the jukebox, baby ~ or the music won't play

keep knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door ~ most of us will not call it home...

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Say you love me
like I love you
often and always
a million times
embrace me
consume me
burn me with kisses

If you go deaf
I will stop listening
If you go blind
I will stop looking
If you die
I will stop living
.
.
Songs for this:
Lover Girl by Laufey
Habits (feat. Haley Reinhart) by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
In a Manner of Speaking (feat. Camille) by Nouvelle Vague...

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That jukebox,
was in shock,
all it was playing,
was not going anywhere,
it was returning back,
people were doing all,
but hearing it,
box had it and was very angry,
it began rewinding and all,
people were still busy elsewhere,
the music played back,
people were hitting the sack,
juke box was now about to crack,
it covulsed and exploded,
now everybody heard,
got up and looked amazed....

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No, you cannot turn back time,
although you may want to;
When a poet writes a new rhyme 
words capture just how those days flew;

Maybe that’s the magic of love;
An assortment of building blocks, 
there is nothing to dispose of;
The past plays through an old jukebox;

Revisiting moments dug up
fitting your life in a puzzle;
Spilled art from a very full cup,
sometimes hell but so beautiful....

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