Victrola Poems - Poems about Victrola

You Know Who

...He had a big schnozzola
and sang with bold hat and smile.
Heard on the old Victrola,
one of his tricks to beguile.

It was fo, lo, dee, oh, do,
in old New Orleans city.
But that was ages ago.
...

Rca Victor

...when RCA acquired Victor Talking Machine
this included rights to the iconic nipper, his master’s voice
they sold the first electric Victrola in 1930
and introduced the long playing record...

Victrola

...There is an empty chair where you would sit
on the other side of my dining room table 
with the worn finish after fifteen years of use
It was beautiful when I bought it 
We would listen to old re...

Antiques

...I go about my daily tasks that are necessary
to keep a household humming along smoothly
like the works of the antique clock on my dresser
over a century and a quarter old
The little teeth of the ...

The Nowhere Floor

...It's the locked door there
 at the very top of the stairs
 not quite the attic's humid air
 but the secret fourth floor door lead to nowhere.

Children teetered on the creaky steps
 fearing the...

My Notes About Preparing Poems

...We were given pictures to use to orint poems around.
Here are the notes that I wrote to myself regarding this.

God a glorious path to me would show. Should have a                                 ...

Rhapsody

...You would have loved the song
 the easy flow and rhythm of the melody
soft music that rose to ride on the breeze
 as the snow fell soft then quick to the ground.

It was a nature concerto
  an ...

The Attic

...They're treasures to me, so I don't mind.
My Aunt Ellie in tow, right behind.
I climb the ladder, lift wooden door.
There are piles of stuff strewn the floor.

She recites the story about Aunt J...

Bourbon High Cola

...There was a young man from Pensacola
Who chug-a-lug a bourbon high cola
Gave it try
Eyes did cry
Head swirled like he was on a Victrola.

A Victrola is a record player that used to spin those o...

Vitality of Tongue

...VITALITY OF TONGUE

papillae lyrics
sweet, salty, and bitter odes
grammy’s victrola

6/8/2017

Merriam-Webster's definition of "papillae"
http://www.merriam-webster...

I Once Had a Home

...Poem by:  Ken Jordan 
Poem:  I Once Had A Home
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan
written:  April/2017


I once had a home;
a lovely peaceful abode,

quite tranquil - before 
the raging storms came...

Brahms' Lullaby

...BRAHMS’ LULLABY*

A funeral dirge
Victrola dies mid-sentence
Edison tinkers

Kim Rodrigues © 2017


*Brahms’ Lullaby by Johannes Brahms...

Child In the Shed

...Rain on the tin roof sounded 
Lullaby; and I fell asleep
While grandma's Victrola played
"Pharaoh's army got drownded.
O Mary don't you weep";
And I was no longer afraid.
Sweet sound drowned ou...

Smoke Dreams

...
This melody of yesteryear sounded great.
We would hear it on a record at seventy-eight.
Anybody could play the song on a Victrola.
One listened to it on a juke box by Rock-Ola.
The subject o...

Past Forward

...I packed my plaid valise
For a journey from the past.
I didn’t know exactly
Just how long my trip would last.

On my feet were comfy saddles,
On my neck my favorite dickey.
I was thirsty so I bought ...

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