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Writing
Writing for magic or money
One thing is clear
Wish I had the magic to make money appear
Writing for reason or rhyme
Love could be a reason
Love could be a never ending line
Writing for thought or pleasure
This is what I find
It was a pleasure to know you if but for only a short time
Writing for jest or seriously
Looking for the words that binds
Love is found deeper when you read it between the lines
One thing is clear
Wish I had the magic to make money appear
Writing for reason or rhyme
Love could be a reason
Love could be a never ending line
Writing for thought or pleasure
This is what I find
It was a pleasure to know you if but for only a short time
Writing for jest or seriously
Looking for the words that binds
Love is found deeper when you read it between the lines
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Posted: Jul 2022
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One for Fargo
I wandered by the babbling stony brook
with fishing pole and bait and shiny hook
and there I found a lake
with fish there for the take
and one, then two, then three is what I took
And there I met a strolling country girl
whose hair was formed from golden natural curls
she said lets take a chance
on old time sweet romance
I said my dear lets give this thing a whirl
Her father was a man of decent means
the farm was sewn with peas and corn and beans
then somewhere in the night
I awoke without delight
to find it all had been just pleasant dreams
with fishing pole and bait and shiny hook
and there I found a lake
with fish there for the take
and one, then two, then three is what I took
And there I met a strolling country girl
whose hair was formed from golden natural curls
she said lets take a chance
on old time sweet romance
I said my dear lets give this thing a whirl
Her father was a man of decent means
the farm was sewn with peas and corn and beans
then somewhere in the night
I awoke without delight
to find it all had been just pleasant dreams
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Posted: Feb 2022
About this poem:
recognise this metering FargoFan? thanks for putting up some comment on metering, I had never taken much notice of that element before, good exerciseSaxophones over Johannesburg
saxophones over Johannesburg
clouds in the champagne
let it rain
let it rain
for the regime must change
jazz in the hinterland
grazing in the grass
Mbaqanga
Mbaqanga
trumpets from Botswana
Stimela, Stimela
call of the coal train
brought them down
deep down
deep down
in the gold and mineral mines
of the metropoli
clouds in the champagne
let it rain
let it rain
for the regime must change
jazz in the hinterland
grazing in the grass
Mbaqanga
Mbaqanga
trumpets from Botswana
Stimela, Stimela
call of the coal train
brought them down
deep down
deep down
in the gold and mineral mines
of the metropoli
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Posted: Jul 2021
About this poem:
Listening to Hugh Masekela's Stimela, one of my favourite jazz compositions, the song is basic enough being just two chords but the trumpet playing is out of this world.
Sya la la
I said sya la la ...
They said syo lo lo...
La la lo lo....
We said la li lo lu....
They said syo lo lo...
La la lo lo....
We said la li lo lu....
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Posted: Mar 2020
About this poem:
Sya la la poem
Silence Molds Clouds All Day
Sublimely
silent shadows
running thru the fields,
Silence
molds clouds
all day
Radiantly
silent moonlight
bouncing thru the moss trees,
Silence
two steps
across the lake
Magically
silent snow flakes
falling like ghosts
Silence
swings low
thru the gate
Mysteriously
silent stones
gather no thoughts,
Silence
gives my
heart away
And
when my heart
is with you
Lord
its shield breaks
oh how it breaks
in the most
tender way.
silent shadows
running thru the fields,
Silence
molds clouds
all day
Radiantly
silent moonlight
bouncing thru the moss trees,
Silence
two steps
across the lake
Magically
silent snow flakes
falling like ghosts
Silence
swings low
thru the gate
Mysteriously
silent stones
gather no thoughts,
Silence
gives my
heart away
And
when my heart
is with you
Lord
its shield breaks
oh how it breaks
in the most
tender way.
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Posted: Jan 2020
About this poem:
“Let silence take you to the core of life.”-Rumi
Holloween Jack
Its about time those Holloween Jacks come to visit you.
Scared about children --dying so true.
Dark nights are heavier these days-- When Christmas and Holloween brew.
Farther Graves are glowing Grey.
Autumn Leaves have their dark brown Frey.
Barks of trees feels so Rusted.
as Holloween Jacks feel so trusted.
Happy Holloween to you.
When Spirits Howl on their pale white hue.
Scared about children --dying so true.
Dark nights are heavier these days-- When Christmas and Holloween brew.
Farther Graves are glowing Grey.
Autumn Leaves have their dark brown Frey.
Barks of trees feels so Rusted.
as Holloween Jacks feel so trusted.
Happy Holloween to you.
When Spirits Howl on their pale white hue.
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Posted: Oct 2019
About this poem:
about Holloween here in the Philippines.
Night Light ( Cinquain )
A crow
black's darkest hue,
jet wings aflame with night,
obsidian and ebony,
lit, here.
black's darkest hue,
jet wings aflame with night,
obsidian and ebony,
lit, here.
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Posted: Apr 2019
About this poem:
Stresses Per LineThe first line has one stress, which was usually iambic meter with the first syllable unstressed and the second stressed.
Line two has two stresses.
Line three has three stresses.
Line four has four stresses.
Line five has one stress.
Syllables Per Line
Following the invention of this form, Crapsey made changes to the form and included a certain number of syllables per line.
Line one had two syllables.
Line two had four syllables.
Line three had six syllables.
Line four had eight syllables.
Line five had two syllables.
There are other forms of cinquain but I liked this one.
Growing old
Old age creeps upon my face
Skin now wrinkles
Gone my youth
The smooth gone now wrinkled part of me
Pain in my heart pain in my sole
From my life's toil
My heart ache
From pain older wiser I am now
But still think if my youth gone lost but not forgotten my youth
Skin now wrinkles
Gone my youth
The smooth gone now wrinkled part of me
Pain in my heart pain in my sole
From my life's toil
My heart ache
From pain older wiser I am now
But still think if my youth gone lost but not forgotten my youth
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Posted: Jan 2019
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For Jamie
I looked to you for strength.
But all I did was make you weaker,
I Looked to you for guidance,
Looked to you for truth,
didn't know where else to seek it.
And so sorry, if I made you fall,
Twas not my intention,
Sometimes, when we seek to find,
We find there is no redemption.
And nobody has the reasons why,
Nobody has the answers.
The how comes or the why's,
The reason why we cry, why we scream,
Why God, did this happen, to him.
To me,and all we hear, is
What will be , will surely be,
And only God knows why.
And so we cry,
And so we scream,
Oh why Lord, it can't be,
Why would you take the only man, who ever mattered to me,
my love , my life.
My heart , my soul,
The only reason I go on living...
so sorry, if I made you fall,
Twas not my intention,
Sometimes, when we seek to find,
We find there is no redemption.
And all we're left with is
asking our Lord,
Oh God why?
Oh, Lord why,
It's too soon to say good-bye,
Don't want to say good-bye.
Much too soon, to say Good-bye.
But all I did was make you weaker,
I Looked to you for guidance,
Looked to you for truth,
didn't know where else to seek it.
And so sorry, if I made you fall,
Twas not my intention,
Sometimes, when we seek to find,
We find there is no redemption.
And nobody has the reasons why,
Nobody has the answers.
The how comes or the why's,
The reason why we cry, why we scream,
Why God, did this happen, to him.
To me,and all we hear, is
What will be , will surely be,
And only God knows why.
And so we cry,
And so we scream,
Oh why Lord, it can't be,
Why would you take the only man, who ever mattered to me,
my love , my life.
My heart , my soul,
The only reason I go on living...
so sorry, if I made you fall,
Twas not my intention,
Sometimes, when we seek to find,
We find there is no redemption.
And all we're left with is
asking our Lord,
Oh God why?
Oh, Lord why,
It's too soon to say good-bye,
Don't want to say good-bye.
Much too soon, to say Good-bye.
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Posted: Aug 2018
About this poem:
When my second husband died, I think I may have relied too heavily on my daughter for strength, it was her step father, and she has always been the spiritual one.. still I wonder. what toll, this has taken on her.Staying Power
Marriage
Requires work
Don't give up
When you feel down
Pray
Requires work
Don't give up
When you feel down
Pray
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Posted: Nov 2017
About this poem:
It comes from my interactions with my friends and relatives who are married.They give me a realistic picture of marriage.Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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