take that cup, the
china one, dusting
inside the unlit
cupboard. pour
some notes of
G and D, let
your whisking
fingers swirl,
and swirl,
in the key of
C. see how
the dancing
strings strum this
stew of melody.
now let’s
sprinkle, sprinkle,
the lettered
honey dripping
from the flower
inside your
chest, rest
not, rest not,
those inked
fingers, let not
this batter
end up a mess.
patience, more
patience, stir,
stir and stir,
until this mixture
of tune and
rune form your
tired soul’s
much needed
soup of song.
You make me wanna swirl and twirl and stop …then…sip….close my eyes again and dance….it has the smoothest vibe in a poem ever..
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awwww. i am soooo happy to know that the beat was nice enough to dance with, Mich! a song has always been a comforting soul soup! i tried to say that in this piece. thank you so much, Mich!
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The musical me danced to the groovy tune of your impeccable words. Smooth Jazz or Rock & Roll, I don’t know, but it makes me want to get the Viola and play that bass groove. Secret, but perfect ingredients for a chart buster. Your talent never fails to hit its alto, while yours words, one by one, breathe out their staccatos. Prouuuuudest of you, my Rosemarie :*
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oh man. oh man. oh man. look at this another set of musical recipe! how can i beat you in this arena? you are the musical producer! 😀 i am still proud to be next to the master, and to be his partner (for life). 😀
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My music breathes your love. I’m melting. My notes are kilig kilig
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kilig kilig it seems. hehe. too cute. too cute!
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Oh I love that song soup in the key of C with notes of G and D! I especially enjoyed the sounds in the lines:
‘…see how
the dancing
strings strum this
stew of melody’
and the sweetness of:
‘the lettered
honey dripping
from the flower
inside your
chest’.
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yay! those are the (only) keys i can play in a guitar haha. my heart smiles that you love those lines! i am grateful to you!
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I love this soup – I love the conflation of food and music (after all, music is the food of love, I guess), and the way they both satisfy the soul.
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I cannot agree more, Sarah! Im glad you dropped by! 😊
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Clever toe tapping melody.
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Aha. Thank you so much!
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“of tune and rune” – love how you have concocted this. The insistence on not giving up is a good message.
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Aww. Thank you so much for noticing that phrase, Ma’am! And for dropping by! 🙂
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my pleasure!
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yay! ❤
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I read this to the sounds of piano music in the background (in my head of course!). It was so soothing to read.
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aaaah. thank you for sharing that wonderful experience, Diana! I appreciate you!
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Oooh ! this is so very my preferred poem to read 🙂 Love it
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oh i am happy to know that! blessings to you!
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This is great! It’s written creatively and in a fun way.
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aha! i am so happy it felt like that. cheers!
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Oh this stirs me with all that swirling… with those repetition I also thought of the witches of Macbeth…
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble….
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Macbeth. woohoo. your insights delights me, Bjorn! thank you!
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Oh, I love this! Especially right here:
“patience, stir,
stir and stir,
until this mixture
of tune and
rune form your
tired soul’s
much needed
soup of song.”
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aha! i enjoyed writing that part, too! gratitude for your presence here!
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Nice how you accentuated the stillness with
“from the flower
inside your
chest, rest”
and then again with patience. This ability to be calm is needed to make great art: soup or song.
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aha. that’s one poetic comment. soup or song are indeed both work of art (and hands). you mused us this week. thank you!
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Nice description of stirring the mixture of tune and rune to make song soup.
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yay! thank you for reading, Frank!
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I love the slow reveal, like something magical was about to happen. Love the title and ending…soup of song.
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ooooh. you felt the magic, Grace. that makes my writing heart smile. thank you!
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I loved the energy and imagination of this piece – and I love music! Please miss, can I have some mo…! ;-/)
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some mo?? 😀
thank you, Rob!
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Nice!
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thank you, Ma’am!
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For me, this is about the song in our hearts. We must do everything we can to inspiore and motivater that song to always play for us. Well, that is what this poem meant to me
Beautifully written.
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that is such a beautiful interpretation. and indeed we should keep singing the song. playing the music.
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