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Short Ragtime Poems

Short Ragtime Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Ragtime by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Ragtime by length and keyword.


Premium Member Septimal-Folk,Dance
ragtime blues
boogie and
swing


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septimal-Three line poem in seven syllables(3:3:1)with an integral title on the theme of 
art;music;literature;film in all their aspectsirony,paody and humour being an underlying 
featur...

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Categories: ragtime, music, social
Form: Light Verse



Premium Member Violin - Multiform
VIOLIN  - multiform 

the old cedar chest
cracks with a dry musty blast
an edison bulb
in the gloom brings back the past
old news and dad’s violin

scratchy violin
alexander’s ragtime band
old 78

now the house lights dim
quiet anticipation
walking on – perlman!...

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Categories: ragtime, music,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Chaplinesque
I am a silent movie,
a corny melodrama
played in black and white
with an observable flicker.
A little tramp
accompanied by ragtime piano.

You are pure A-list 
Technicolor, 
Dolby digital
THX, IMAX laser, 
Oscar winner
3D blockbuster.

And yet you love
me.


Written 26 Apr 2020...

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© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: ragtime, film, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Warrior Poet
Warrior
Musical, analytical, religious, artistic.
Son of soldiers.
Lover of Nelly, ragtime pianos, and rhythm guitars.
Who reels angst, inspiration, and regrets.
Who fears retirement, isolation, and mediocrity.
Who would like to see Scandinavia, wealth, and grandchildren.
Resident of the Monterey Peninsula.
Poet...

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Categories: ragtime, angst, art, grandchild, guitar, inspirational love, soldier,
Form: Bio

Book: Shattered Sighs