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A Whole Lot of Cruis’n Going OnWho could cruise on in,
play Jerry Lee?
One deck is frozen,
in disbelief. A titanic
hit off the old block.
Fingers grooving,
what a shock.
He’s not jealous
of Billy Joel,
he’s his own piano man.
I took a seat, many
took an aisle, caught
off...
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Categories:
music,
Form: Free verse
Robert Zimmerman American Poet
Robert Zimmerman
American Poet
Heard the tambourine man play today
as I was knockin’ on heaven’s door.
Like a rolling stone she could not stay.
Her boots of spanish leather made me sore.
I was knockin’ on heaven’s door,
old mighty Quinn...
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Categories:
music,
Form: Pantoum
Tears In Heaven
Would you know my name? If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same? If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong and carry on cuz I know I don't belong...
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Categories:
appreciation, music,
Form: Lyric
WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS
Categories:
music, satire,
Form: Didactic
BM VI ecphrasis piano
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
Frankenstein SinatraYou’ve really done it this time Frank.
You’ve made the worst mess ever seen -
A monster, hideous and rank,
A disaster, vile and obscene.
For yourself, what d’ya have to say?
Well, says Frank, “I did it my...
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Categories:
music, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Dancing While SingingDancing minds
free singing bodies
Dancing bodies
reserve singing minds.
Minds find faith in wealthy
blue-sky synergy
where bodies have experienced hope
for sacred EarthTribe's
healthiest green integrity.
Whether we feel we must invest
in cooperative minds
invoking compassionate
sacred bodies
Or think we might best...
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Categories:
music, health, integrity, light, muse,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
The Banjo Man
When I sit alone with my memories
My mind drifts back to the early 60s
When folk music was all the rage
The New Christy Minstrels, Peter Paul and Mary
The Brothers Four, The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio
The Canadiana...
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Categories:
music,
Form: Free verse
BM V ecphrasis piano
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
Cool and Calm
Cool, crisp night air
carries the call of the loon
Two trumpeter swans
croon timeless tunes...
Hey,...
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Categories:
bird, music, satire, sound,
Form: Rhyme
Norm, Nate, and Hank WilliamsThis is the story of Norm and Nate,
And Hank Williams, the great balladeer,
And what was to be their horrible fate
As they spun on this rotating sphere.
Nate the needle played hits on...
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Categories:
music, silly,
Form: Quatrain
BM IV ecphrasis piano
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
BM piano III
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
A Twilight RobberyLine of Inquiry
“I wasn’t sure what it was he said but it meant a lot to me.”
When there was still daylight lingering,
And the wind was upon the leaves,
And every leaf trembled at its touch,
On my...
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Categories:
emotions, love, music,
Form: Free verse
BM piano II
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
Specific Types of Music Poems
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appreciation, beautiful, country, free verse, funeral, haiku, inspirational, life, limerick, love, related, rock, rhyme, simile, teacher,
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Definition | What is Music in Poetry?
Poems Related to Music
soul, rap, rock, melody, piece, singing, tune, hymn, modern, classical, song, bop, chamber, jazz, measure, fusion, refrain, air, strain, harmony, swing, acoustic, folk, hard rock, instrumental, popular, opera, ragtime, plainsong, bebop, a cappella, heavy metal, rock and roll,