Music weaves in our
story
Once when we were
young
Running around city
lights
Perfume of flowers on our
arms
We rock town with milk &
honey
Jazz & blues & reggae
notes
Climbing faster, we shake
& sway
Now the sky is a mellowed
apple
Watching every moment
turn
to ripeness. Time is a
bass
guitar strings on slow
tempo
keyboards & horns bubble
lazily
You, who still plucks
flowers
from air & kisses me wild at
night
Get lost in rhythm, a
river
Pulsing, electric waves
fusion
Of soul & instrument, while
i
Marvel how we love each
time
The beat goes on, on &
on
Photography by : Benoit Courti
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Hosted by Anthony D ~
I'm listening to some reggae roots music ~ The title is from one of the songs ~
The beat sure carries indeed as long as two are willing
ReplyDeleteha. cool structure...the last word like a down beat
ReplyDeletelove some reggae as well...there is an intricate simplicity to it...
who plucks flowers from the air....i would stop and smell
that beat...
Ooooooooh, I love this line ~ 'Time is a bass guitar, strings on slow tempo'
ReplyDeletesmiles.. the beautiful rhythm of love... there's a nice intimacy and tenderness...
ReplyDeletethe musical rhythm of life
ReplyDeleteThe smooth composition accentuate the passion in the song of life.. I like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteI read this aloud--beautifully written and the structure is stellar... the beat carries its way to the end; and what a classic way to end it as well, "the beat goes on & on". a few songs I love have that line...
ReplyDeleteNice beat to it! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteSmart, cool, inventive, almost a whole new form, musical to the max, raggae-rocking the prompt, about sprained my foot tapping along; like the line /now the sky is a mellowed apple/.
ReplyDeleteLovely lines Grace. Nice how you give the writing rhythm. Very creative and enjoyable. I love that the beat goes on.
ReplyDeleteAh--really lovely Grace--does make me want to sway
ReplyDeleteNice soulful words Grace - I finished reading, but the effect stayed with me.
ReplyDeleteI am reading these poems in the order that they appear in dVerse. It is like listening to an album and each cut/poem leads me to a different place and "the perfume of flower on my arms" took me to a place I'd forgotten that I had been :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Grace, and it takes me back into my own earlier musical memories.
ReplyDeleteI like how music and love are woven together in your lines, Grace. Somehow some of your words made me think of the hippie era.
ReplyDeleteYou have me swaying until I swooned at the end. Fabulous poem!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful description of life's rhythm Grace.
ReplyDeletea beautiful blend of music and words. Sounds like you two painted the town red with bluesy reggae notes.
ReplyDeletethis felt like it could be sung .... da da da da da da daaa - it flows like a love song. nice
ReplyDeleteThe form of the poem is really interesting. You actually have a second poem in the vertical with the words that are set apart. Nice!
ReplyDeleteWell.. i love your flow of words in rhythm and song high and low...
ReplyDeletethe form is the flow.. as well as the song.. but the essence of is..
is always is...
is always is.. but is..
always is...;)
I really like the structure too, that last word dangling, which makes us focus on it in particular, like a strong final beat.
ReplyDeleteMilk and Honey also reminds me of a jazz song I loved as a child - was it Dizzy Gillespie? I can't remember. It was my mother's recipe for a sore throat - warm milk sweetened with honey.
such a nice blend of words grace
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the way you've structured this poem.
ReplyDeleteUber groovy piece- had a really nice flow to it, wonderful images, and an interesting structure. Love- "Now the sky is a mellowed / apple"
ReplyDeleteWatching every moment turn to ripeness - I love that line. Amazing what some music can provoke in our minds. Have a beautiful week and thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo true, Grace, as an orchestra our world is constantly playing
ReplyDelete... reminds me of a band by the name of "Ragin Fya" ... smiles ... Love, cat.
ReplyDelete... and humming until we die, I hope
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful...I love how it ends because it seems to go on...and on...like forever music in the background of our lives.
ReplyDeleteGrace - this is filled with such musicality - loved the clever structure
ReplyDeletenice flow...I liked the structure you employed...I hope the best continues for you.
ReplyDeleteso musical and uplifting, Grace, i can almost hear the melody. loved this.
ReplyDeletereally nice, Grace!
ReplyDeletei hope all is well with you & your family, dear!
♥
that's a down beat ~
ReplyDeletei enjoyed moving to the beat of this poem.
ReplyDeleteit really reminded me of one of my favorite songs 'warm wispers' by missy higgins. you can find it on youtube.
i'm so happy i came across your blog...how talented you are.
i am adding a link to your blog to my blogroll!