Songwriters - (for Carry On Tuesday)

Today’s poem comes from another Carry on Tuesday prompt. I loved this one for several reasons, but primarily the drumbeat that won’t go away is “I want to be in another musical… soon, please!”

 

Tonight Emma (my twelve-year-old) and I are going to sing at karaoke, which I love and commit to completely and… yes. Well, the poem says it all

Prompt: The Poet and his Song by Paul Laurence Dunbar

“A song is but a little thing, And yet what joy it is to sing!”

 

Songwriters

Songwriters, you appreciate

The squareness of my shoulders

The opening of my throat

The allowing of the breath and

Sound and wonder of your

Creation to soar through me

And back out to you,

Yes?

Enjoy, beyond joy, simply joy?

 

My ears, hear differently

The emotional tug in my belly

I take your words your notes

I scoop my feet off the floor

And find myself floating

Tumbling becoming a wild haired

Knock kneed adolescent

Nodding, crying while laughing

Connected to every other

Singer who makes sounds with

Your words and with delight

Says YES to this feeling

This hope

This moment

Songwriters

your song is not

a little thing. It is a joy AND a

joy to sing....

 

Comments

[Carina]

I love singing too. I doubt anyone loves listening, to me, but the joy is in the singing, not the reception.

[Stan Ski]

Songs express and inspire emotions - not to be taken for granted.

[Short Poems]

What a beautifully written post, I love singing too :)

Marinela