Muted SongHis lips parted,
but the notes clung,
threaded in silence
by invisible keys.
The song stayed,
in a nest of aches,
where wishes fluttered
without hope of flight.
He hummed,
but no one heard
the melody curled
beneath spoken noise.
They praised
his calm, his quiet,
and manly things
he always played.
Never knowing
his timely hush
was a wretched note
never sung aloud.
He nodded,
clapped in soft time,
while his ribs beat
a slow mourning tune.
Some...
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Categories:
song, grief, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Earth and Sky[Verse 1]
I grew my farm roots beneath your starry-eyed loam
In soils of silence where dreams slip by, lost and unknown
But you were the willowing wind pulling you far away
Took to the stars as if you never meant to stay.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m buried deep in the earth’s embrace
But you’ve spread your wings into the endless space
We were worlds...
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Categories:
song, guitar, longing, loss, love,
Form: Lyric
Wings of FreedomFor Charles Messina's The Beatles-Lay It to Me Poetry Contest
2 June 2025
A shadow flits against the blue,
A song of freedom, fresh and new.
Blackbird singing in the night,
Taking all its joyful flight.
Through darkest hours, it will ascend,
Until the breaking of the end.
A call to rise, a hopeful sound,
As new beginnings can be found.
Song: Black Bird
...
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Categories:
bird, song,
Form: Lay
Categories:
song, beautiful, bird, england, imagery,
Form: Haiku
Words of love
My entry in a poem challenge:
“Write a poem based on three words from a song.”
I chose: 'Words of love' by the Beatles 1964”
words of love
I’m the harshest critic,
the truest of nonbelievers,
when words of love are used.
Soapy words will not deliver
so please stop trying to be smooth.
Don’t compare me to a summer’s day!
I know that’s from...
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Categories:
song, allegory, analogy, beauty, humor,
Form: Rhyme
88 Keys88 Keys
Bass,middle, treble range.
Piano, favorite instrument.
Unique sound.
Array of strings abound.
Dust settles.
Million songs created.
88 keys.
Each sound is beautifully made.
Peddle travels volume.
A music maker.
230 strings.
Moon light, playing
Settle and soothing.
Heart resting.
Tears falling.
Songs moving.
Dressed in black.
Sounds from a piano are magical....
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Categories:
song,
Form: Rhyme
Mercury's Requiem
There was a young man named Fred
(the tooth fairy lived in dread)
a wild flamboyant from afar
the spice island Zanzibar
a singer he'd been
and sang a good song
with four-octave range
in the band called Queen
tho' considered 'strange'
with plus four in the upper jaw
he had more teeth than most
once nicely depraved
now dead and gone
when he gave up the ghost
shuffled...
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Categories:
song, death, fun, humorous, music,
Form: Rhyme
Ballad Of Her Moonlit Tune"The stars beckoned her song to reach the crescent moon"
In a quiet glade where the willows weep,
And fireflies dance as the world finds sleep,
A girl with cheeks like a rosy bloom
Would sing to the stars by the silver moon.
Her hair was long, like a raven’s flight,
It shimmered soft in the hush of night.
Her skin was...
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Categories:
song, change, deep, destiny, inspiration,
Form: Ballad
The noise was christened as silence listened"No one dare
Disturb the sound of silence"
Quote taken from the Sounds of Silence by Paul Simon.
Echoes of a lingering quiet time,
When no one hears the bells that chime.
Through the abyss I feel myself falling.
My voice cant be heard, although I am calling.
Silence has deserted me...
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Categories:
song,
Form: Rhyme
FULFILL AND CONQUER GRADUATION SONGThrough the academic years
The feeling of uncertain and fear
Here I am on graduation day being my personal preserver
The studies were hard and long
I wondered is higher learning where I belong
There were numerous exams
Research papers imaginable
I got through it all
The lectures were focused on concise being pure concepts
It was “MIND OVER MATTER” that become concrete
I...
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Categories:
song, appreciation, career, celebration, character,
Form: Free verse
Parting Spring Hiku 22
Parting Spring Hiku 22
spring bidding g –o –o -d b –y -e
warm breeze w ~h ~I ~s...
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Categories:
goodbye, song, spring, summer,
Form: Haiku
Staying Out of Reach-The Siren’s StoryStaying Out of Reach-The Siren’s Story
She was a fish out of water, only in the metaphorical sense, for the sea was her song and her home, where she played, where she laid her head, and where she was taught to bite with the most melodic twang, but she loved humanity, and her sisters hated her...
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Categories:
moon, sea, song, stars,
Form: Narrative
Pate A Choux part 2 Sur la toucheAlternatively, to incorporate eggs by hand: Let dough cool in saucepan, stirring frequently, until it registers 145°F on an instant-read thermometer. Add eggs 1 at a time, stirring well between additions until each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next, until a smooth, shiny paste forms.
Use choux right away, or hold at room temperature...
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Categories:
song,
Form: Ballade
The Song of SeductionA subtle change in the rhythm of the breaths taken,
Now that your hand has come to rest on my side.
I forget, for a moment, to breathe at all.
Now a gasp to fill lungs that suddenly feel empty
And that sound becomes the song of seduction
to which our bodies long to dance.
This is how we fall in...
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Categories:
song, beauty, love,
Form: Free verse
wildflower
Categories:
song, fun, imagination,
Form: Monoku
Specific Types of Song Poems
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