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Tag Archives: music
Chasing The Urge
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #431 Words: beam, chase, bond, scream, once, puzzle, sit, found, lit, born, wish, dance This poem is a race, it chases the urge to sit still. This poem is wish-born, lit by a moonbeam. Once … Continue reading
Patti Smith
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 18 “For today’s prompt, write a music poem. Write about your favorite song, band, performer. Or write about your distaste for music. Just mention a tune in passing, or … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, break-through, music, performer, terza rima form, Written for Challenge
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New Forest Sounds
Written for: Sunday Muse #81 Oh no, they cut our tree down. It is a shame guys, I know. Poor guy was failing. Now there are sounds of lovely music playing. Do you suppose he left us a gift? http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/ … Continue reading
Steamboatin’
Written for: Poetic Asides #501 Write a body of water poem. (e.g. Mississippi, Pacific, Dead Sea) I would love to go steamboatin’ on the Mississippi River. A cruise with some blues, and a jazz group playing. Eat some southern cooking, … Continue reading
Ribs of Sunlight
Written for: Sunday Muse #76 Each rib of sunlight that slants ‘cross her naked back is a groan. Times she failed at lasting love, time she was told she did not make Juilliard, time she lost her cousin– best friend. … Continue reading
Song Synesthesia
Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Bits of Inspiration~The Colors in a Song” (posted by Susie) “Today we are gong to experiment with Synesthesia, particularly the color of music. A while back I listened to The Well Podcast, … Continue reading
In The Jazz Club
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #421 Words: empower, jazz, clash, beat, jive, cork, smoke, shoulder, electric, sway, mirror, pluck Empowered by jive beat of hypnotic jazz, she rose, swayed to her own dance through blue smoke. Night was electric. In … Continue reading
Drumming
Written for: Poetic Asides #497 For today’s prompt, write a practice poem. He practiced drumming day and night with no ear for music at all. Neighbors wished he would see the light. He practiced drumming day and night; his music … Continue reading
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Tagged lack, music, practice, Triolet
beach party
Written for: Carpe Diem #1710 Beach Party “This has in a way to do with our theme for today. Today I have chosen “Beach Party” as our prompt and there were and will be a lot of beach parties the … Continue reading
Beating Feet
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Vers Beaucoup (many rhymes) Each stanza consists of four lines with a rhyming word scheme of: a-a-a- a-b-b- b-c-c- c-d-d Each rhyme can only use a MAXIMUM of three words. The fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged chanting, music, rhymes, Vers Beaucoup form
