Submissions by wallyroo92
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Inspired by life, literature, love and music.
T/LT and the Pitch Bend
Bend that pitch over
Slant it a little slower
So that way everybody can feel the effect
It can be somewhat erratic
But it’s also very dramatic
They way it aurally pleases it’s quite perfect
Everyone’s down on their knees
Ready to breathe and release
The synth is bending and curving the tone
It’s the way this is performed
Their lips are off of the horns
Then the THX vortex should rattle them bones
It’s an eclectic selection
Bound to make a connection
Everything tilted and lilted will push through
It’s all so...
Slant it a little slower
So that way everybody can feel the effect
It can be somewhat erratic
But it’s also very dramatic
They way it aurally pleases it’s quite perfect
Everyone’s down on their knees
Ready to breathe and release
The synth is bending and curving the tone
It’s the way this is performed
Their lips are off of the horns
Then the THX vortex should rattle them bones
It’s an eclectic selection
Bound to make a connection
Everything tilted and lilted will push through
It’s all so...
#music
#NaPoWriMo2020
346 reads
3 Comments
Animal Swamp
It was some generations later
When a weasel obsessed with gold
Connived his way up to the top
And did away with traditions of old
He convinced the other pigs
That he was just like one of them
But in fact he wished to be a fat cat
Always seeking riches to no end
And the sheep simply followed him
While some birds didn’t like his tune
Even the donkey said “what a jackass”
While the horses called him a baboon
But the weasel was fixated with bulls
“Let ‘em run through the market” he’d say
Then preach to the...
When a weasel obsessed with gold
Connived his way up to the top
And did away with traditions of old
He convinced the other pigs
That he was just like one of them
But in fact he wished to be a fat cat
Always seeking riches to no end
And the sheep simply followed him
While some birds didn’t like his tune
Even the donkey said “what a jackass”
While the horses called him a baboon
But the weasel was fixated with bulls
“Let ‘em run through the market” he’d say
Then preach to the...
#corruption
#politics
#music #NaPoWriMo2020
#music #NaPoWriMo2020
328 reads
0 Comments
On a Star Trek (for Blaze)
Johnny, you gotta see this:
Star date, April twenty-first, twenty-twenty
In hindsight these have been the days
It’s the finals and here are the Cavaliers
At the frontier of music, time and space
Dang it Blaze, I’m a nostalgic writer
Not a proctor in any kind of way
Don’t you know I Klingon to the melancholy
Through poetry and melodies I love to play
I wish I could see your faces set to stun
When fun pun runs up and down on screen
I mean, you could resist but it’d be futile
Don’t put your shields up and enjoy the...
Star date, April twenty-first, twenty-twenty
In hindsight these have been the days
It’s the finals and here are the Cavaliers
At the frontier of music, time and space
Dang it Blaze, I’m a nostalgic writer
Not a proctor in any kind of way
Don’t you know I Klingon to the melancholy
Through poetry and melodies I love to play
I wish I could see your faces set to stun
When fun pun runs up and down on screen
I mean, you could resist but it’d be futile
Don’t put your shields up and enjoy the...
#universe
#stars
#music #NaPoWriMo2020
#music #NaPoWriMo2020
394 reads
6 Comments
Fanfare
Cities and empires were built
By the hands of the common man
On the backs of hard laborers
Who followed a collective plan
This is for those who toiled on the daily grind
Who paved the arduous way for others’ dream
They are the true unsung heroes of yesterday
The shoulder of giants I’ve come to esteem
Their stories sometimes have gone untold
Their lives often overlooked or unrecognized
Mankind has moved forward because of them
For the common good they truly harmonized
This is for those whose names I’ll never know ...
By the hands of the common man
On the backs of hard laborers
Who followed a collective plan
This is for those who toiled on the daily grind
Who paved the arduous way for others’ dream
They are the true unsung heroes of yesterday
The shoulder of giants I’ve come to esteem
Their stories sometimes have gone untold
Their lives often overlooked or unrecognized
Mankind has moved forward because of them
For the common good they truly harmonized
This is for those whose names I’ll never know ...
#LifeStruggles
#music
#humankind #NaPoWriMo2020
#humankind #NaPoWriMo2020
314 reads
0 Comments
On Love and Suicide
For those who have contemplated suicide
After love has broken their hearts
This verse offers a little view because life
Comes in fragments and vital parts
Love at times takes many twists and turns
Some for the worst without resolve
Its providence’s merciless deal of the cards
A sign that sometimes we have to evolve
Life will always have obstacles and barriers
No matter how positive one can be
But it is a precious gift to be appreciated
It’s a choice to make in the road of destiny
Love is...
After love has broken their hearts
This verse offers a little view because life
Comes in fragments and vital parts
Love at times takes many twists and turns
Some for the worst without resolve
Its providence’s merciless deal of the cards
A sign that sometimes we have to evolve
Life will always have obstacles and barriers
No matter how positive one can be
But it is a precious gift to be appreciated
It’s a choice to make in the road of destiny
Love is...
#love
#suicide
#fate
#music
#NaPoWriMo2020
411 reads
3 Comments
RACH STAR
Mix a little bit of classical music
With a whole great deal of rock
It’s bound to become a classic
A show sure to shake and shock
Rachmaninoff’s virtuosity is undoubtable
And Freddy’s Rhapsody will make you sing
Oh you bet Queen is going to rock you
When Carolina Crown begins performing
It’ll be an epic concert for the ages
A dream line up from Sabbath to the Stones
Throw in some Van Halen and Emerson
And the music will rattle you to the bones
Crown knows how to really get down
You know me, I’m a band geek and...
With a whole great deal of rock
It’s bound to become a classic
A show sure to shake and shock
Rachmaninoff’s virtuosity is undoubtable
And Freddy’s Rhapsody will make you sing
Oh you bet Queen is going to rock you
When Carolina Crown begins performing
It’ll be an epic concert for the ages
A dream line up from Sabbath to the Stones
Throw in some Van Halen and Emerson
And the music will rattle you to the bones
Crown knows how to really get down
You know me, I’m a band geek and...
#music
#lyrics
#WritingPoetry
#dance
#NaPoWriMo2020
366 reads
2 Comments
Simple Gifts - April 17, 2020
Like Appalachian Spring
The rain has come and gone
The fields and hills are green again
The blue skies open my eyes
So with hope I take to paper and pen
This spring has had a different ring
But we know life is never that plain
We’ll see obstacles and miracles
It can either fill us with joy or pain
Ballet for Martha
It is a dance of faith for the coming days
When our hearts know well deep inside
That the promise of a new tomorrow
Can swiftly...
The rain has come and gone
The fields and hills are green again
The blue skies open my eyes
So with hope I take to paper and pen
This spring has had a different ring
But we know life is never that plain
We’ll see obstacles and miracles
It can either fill us with joy or pain
Ballet for Martha
It is a dance of faith for the coming days
When our hearts know well deep inside
That the promise of a new tomorrow
Can swiftly...
#hope
#music
#WritingPoetry
#dance
#NaPoWriMo2020
339 reads
5 Comments
Bushido
A warrior’s way goes back to ancient days
Like the bond of ten thousand spirits breathed
Because somewhere between serenity and rage
Lies the balance of a blade unsheathed
The Taiko resonates sharply with every strike
In percussion breaks that take the mold
Like war drums filled with finesse and strength
In explosive rudiments meant to orient the soul
It is the code of conduct, a Samurai’s way of life
Like ghostly whispers and echoes without words
An equilibrium in Zen when inked and penned
As if it transcends death...
Like the bond of ten thousand spirits breathed
Because somewhere between serenity and rage
Lies the balance of a blade unsheathed
The Taiko resonates sharply with every strike
In percussion breaks that take the mold
Like war drums filled with finesse and strength
In explosive rudiments meant to orient the soul
It is the code of conduct, a Samurai’s way of life
Like ghostly whispers and echoes without words
An equilibrium in Zen when inked and penned
As if it transcends death...
#war
#music
#culture
#tradition
#NaPoWriMo2020
419 reads
5 Comments
Why I'm Still in Love with Fire
Sometimes an ember never dies
And for some a flame doesn’t fade away
Those who remember promises have ties
That makes the fire last to the end of days
It was almost twenty years later
When I saw the fire live alive arrive near me
And it was just as glorious as the first time
As it soared into the recesses of my memory
Maybe it’s just me lost in the melancholy
In the echoes of time of the notes I played
But the excellent arrangement leaves me dazed
Because the Regiment had it superbly portrayed
The music lives in me,...
And for some a flame doesn’t fade away
Those who remember promises have ties
That makes the fire last to the end of days
It was almost twenty years later
When I saw the fire live alive arrive near me
And it was just as glorious as the first time
As it soared into the recesses of my memory
Maybe it’s just me lost in the melancholy
In the echoes of time of the notes I played
But the excellent arrangement leaves me dazed
Because the Regiment had it superbly portrayed
The music lives in me,...
#love
#music
#memories
#WritingPoetry
#NaPoWriMo2020
402 reads
2 Comments
Rhapsody
Let’s fall in love again
I’ll go ahead and book us a flight
Let’s have an adventure and
We’ll visit the City of Light
We’ll listen to music and see the sights
I’ll hold you close and we’ll dance
The mood here always seems right
For an epic long lasting romance
Gershwin just seemed to capture the mood
An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue
We’ll walk along the Seine and see the Louvre
And under the Eiffel Tower I will kiss you
#NaPoWriMo2020
84 words
59 unique
I’ll go ahead and book us a flight
Let’s have an adventure and
We’ll visit the City of Light
We’ll listen to music and see the sights
I’ll hold you close and we’ll dance
The mood here always seems right
For an epic long lasting romance
Gershwin just seemed to capture the mood
An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue
We’ll walk along the Seine and see the Louvre
And under the Eiffel Tower I will kiss you
#NaPoWriMo2020
84 words
59 unique
#love
#romantic
#music
#dance
#NaPoWriMo2020
422 reads
6 Comments
The Devils Made Me Do It
Orange Coast College
June Twenty-Second, Nineteen-Ninety
It was my first show live and I swear
I must’ve screamed like I saw the Almighty
There was a certain air
About the color and the pageantry
But when the Devils went on last
The place erupted with insanity
What was unique about this year
Was that they had stepped away from jazz
The Blue Devils doing Tommy?
I never thought I hear The Who with brass
What are the tarps for? Oh, I get it
The field turned into a pinball machine
Then when the whole corps...
June Twenty-Second, Nineteen-Ninety
It was my first show live and I swear
I must’ve screamed like I saw the Almighty
There was a certain air
About the color and the pageantry
But when the Devils went on last
The place erupted with insanity
What was unique about this year
Was that they had stepped away from jazz
The Blue Devils doing Tommy?
I never thought I hear The Who with brass
What are the tarps for? Oh, I get it
The field turned into a pinball machine
Then when the whole corps...
#inspirational
#music
#memories #NaPoWriMo2020
#memories #NaPoWriMo2020
306 reads
6 Comments
Superstar
Fear of a plague while in lockdown and quarantine?
It’s crazy right? It’s something like we’ve never seen,
It may be dark now but at the end there is a light,
Don’t you worry, somehow Everything’s Alright.
Down because you can’t attend an event or a game?
Now Easter is here but you can still praise his name…
Let’s have a little faith during these trying times,
These are the days when we have to look for the signs.
Shoutout to JC the illest emcee and the best ever to resurrect
He preached love so he’ll always get mad respect,
But if...
It’s crazy right? It’s something like we’ve never seen,
It may be dark now but at the end there is a light,
Don’t you worry, somehow Everything’s Alright.
Down because you can’t attend an event or a game?
Now Easter is here but you can still praise his name…
Let’s have a little faith during these trying times,
These are the days when we have to look for the signs.
Shoutout to JC the illest emcee and the best ever to resurrect
He preached love so he’ll always get mad respect,
But if...
#love
#faith
#music #NaPoWriMo2020
#music #NaPoWriMo2020
401 reads
2 Comments
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