syncopated rhythmical fusion
soup-soul divination style funk
the beats’ got this beat man
both ways up and inside out
skin flippin back trackin groove
and you got me asking always
‘where’s the one?’
without even a blink of a skip
of a beat of a heart in time you
smile that smile that knowingly
speaks a phrase I have heard so
many times but never understood
until now this upbeat epiphany
is birthed in my consciousness
‘it’s everywhere man’
and BOOM that silence explodes
that void becomes visible for a flash
of an instant that is gone before I can
even think about it’s sublime existence
as memory born(e) on wings of free –
form in the moment musical bliss
thanks to Gillena for suggesting this might work as spoken word. Here’s a slightly wonky online recording. Must get better kit.
https://clyp.it/lhf1nxr2/widget
It’s NaPoWriMo 2018…Pen a poem every day for the month of April…This is not a joke 😉
I’ll be hanging with the Toads all month
See ya on the trail x
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.Greg Anderson
Sucha rhythmical bouncing poem, Paul. I couldn’t help but think of Animal from The Muppets when I read the first stanza, But as the poem progressed, Animal disappeared and it turned into a love poem – so cleverly and beautifully done!
Happy trails indeed, Paul.. here we are in April once again, at the start of a journey to who knows where. I read your poem as a reply to Marley’s One Love, which seems all the more apt in this century he never lived to see. To be honest, it always brings tears to my eyes to see his smiling face – what a beacon it was. And you said it so well;
without even a blink of a skip
of a beat of a heart in time you
smile that smile that knowingly
speaks…
Oh, that’s a little masterpiece. You sure do got the music.
Love this especially “without even a blink of a skip of a beat of a heart in time you smile that smile that knowingly speak.” Beautifully penned.
Love this – the rythum, your thoughts expressed in perfect time, a wonderful beginning to our month of poetry writing,,
You have captured that musical moment to perfection!
Ahhh… the beats. I dig this from start to finish and particularly love this:
without even a blink of a skip
of a beat of a heart in time you
smile that smile that knowingly
speaks a phrase I have heard so
many times but never understood
until now
…. and haha, now I see we all like the same verse! But I think it’s a great sentence to “until now” so wonderful
Groovy, man! Read outlaid, this one really zips and the rhythm works so very well. I especially like how you used prepositions and a scattering of simple word choices to drive the message through your lines. Well done and viva la!
Great sound in this one. I especially like “soup-soul.”
We have a form here in Trinidad and Tobago, called ‘Spoken Word’. Poems which are written for voice and meant to be spoken. I think your poem fits into this form absolutely
Happy Easter
Much😇love
Thanks Gillena. I’ve added a sound clip.
You too Paul, it must be catching, this ‘Ear Worm’ thing. I liked best when you got down, “now this upbeat epiphany is birthed in my consciousness.”
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Came back to enjoy your reading.. Great stuff!