Songs on the Radio
So you listen to the radio
Singing your heart out
Wishing with all you’ve got
That person in the song was you
You sing a little louder now
Trying to block the tears
The world in the lyrics sounds perfect
Why can’t you live there too?
You want to believe
You want to find love
You want to live your dreams
You want to discover yourself
Hold on to your faith, your hope
For I have faith in you
One day you’ll hear a melody and smile for
That person in the song is you
Happy June 1st!! I can’t believe we’ve nearly reached the halfway point of 2010!! June is a huge month for me for various reasons, and I’m SO excited! …I think I’m done with the exclamation marks now. Today’s poem is, again, from a Honors World Lit assignment, but I like it the best so far. It was supposed to be about nature and express personal feelings and I think it does so. Enjoy!
Home
I wake in the morning
To the sun on my face
As it streams through the window
And paints rainbows on the walls
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Then the robin sings his greeting
Trilling his “Good morning”
And his choir joins in
And they fill the air with melody
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I take a step outside
Bathed in light and warmth
I enjoy the earth beneath my bare feet
I revel in the wind in my hair
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Down the dirt path is my favorite place
The sandy beach that edges
A lake as calm and clear as glass
With majestic mountains behind it
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Here I can sit until the sun goes down
Listening to nature’s music
As the lapping waves keep time
And the insects enjoy a dance
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Then the sunset fills the sky
With vibrant colors that paint
A watercolor on the clouds
That I do not dare frame
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Then I must return
So the moon guides me back
As the stars blink a sleepy
“Good night”
Well, there seems to be something these days about me and music. Today’s poetry is also about music, but also about life. The idea started forming when I was talking to my friend Marina and came out like this. The title is “Play On” but it has no relation to the Carrie Underwood song of the same name, though I do suggest you check that song out!
Play On
Life is a melody
They say
So what happens if
You hit the wrong note?
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If this were a piano
You’d stop and start over
But in life
Those notes are already gone
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So you have to keep playing
When you make a mistake
Act like you meant it
Enfold it into your harmony
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Because life doesn’t stop
When your fingers start tripping each other
And you just want to quit
Because nothing’s coming out right
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Life is an invisible piece of sheet music
Where you decide each note
One by one
And right away they’re gone
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Life is a smphony
You’re just one of the ensemble
But every moment
Is your solo
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You can’t always
Hit the right note
But you have the choice
To play on
Last night, I started watching the movie August Rush again. I really, really love that movie. One of my favorite quotes is “I believe in music the way some people believe in fairytales.” Couple that with the fact that I have my singing and piano lesson today, and you have a poem dedicated to the magical melody of music. Enjoy!
To Music
Sing a song to me, music
Take away my sorrow
Lighten my heart with harmony
Make me believe in your words
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There’s nothing like you, music
You can comfort me when others can’t
For you, I’ll dance when I have no energy
I’ll smile when I have no happiness
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You don’t always use words, music
But when you do I grasp onto your message
I absorb the meaning into my heart
And shout them back into the air
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When you speak through instruments, music
I can see the notes dancing in the air
I hear the story you are telling just to me
And I never want it to end
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You mean a lot to me, music
More then I could ever say
So maybe I’ll write you a song
Or play you a melody
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I know you’ll understand
My Life is a Notebook 