Day: April 7, 2024

Release My Tears

~ JezzieG

Release My Tears
Form: Epistle Sonnet 42

My body and mind are restrained by life
I must learn to love before it’s farewell
But my emotions are so wrapped in strife

How will I fall into that blissful spell
But to learn to love, I must learn to cry
To let my tears flow, to be free and rife
For too long my heart has been left to sleep
Unable to feel, unwanting to care

Then you showed love is waiting for me there
And that you alone set my spirit high
An uncertain ride if I can but dare
To let your love teach my spirit to fly

If I learn to love I am yours to keep
As I long for you to make my soul weep

©JezzieG2024

Romance, Op. 5 by Sophie Menter

~ JezzieG
Sophie Menter 1846-1918

Romance, Op. 5
1907
Romantic

Sophie Menter
Classical
Born: 29 July 1846, Munich, Germany
Nationality: German
Died: 23 February 1918, Gauting, Germany

Menter was a pianist and composer, she was a favourite student of Franz Liszt and was referred to as ‘l’incarnation de Liszt’ in Paris because of her electrifying playing style. She was considered one of the greatest piano virtuosos of her time

Gogyohka Notes

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A Garret Poet

Gogyohka Notes

The Gogyohka was developed by Enta Kusakabe in Japan and translates to “five-line poem.” It has very simple rules.

The poem is comprised of 5 lines
Each line has one phrase

Example

Chat Up Lines by JezzieG

Empty expressions of flattery
Used here too many times
Reduced morals from loose lips
Float on scotch mist and lust
Thank you, I’ll stick with coffee

If I Were King by AA Milne

~ JezzieG
AA Milne 1882-1956

If I Were King

I often wish I were a King,
And then I could do anything.

If only I were King of Spain,
I’d take my hat off in the rain.

If only I were King of France,
I wouldn’t brush my hair for aunts.

I think, if I were King of Greece,
I’d push things off the mantelpiece.

If I were King of Norroway,
I’d ask an elephant to stay.

If I were King of Babylon,
I’d leave my button gloves undone.

If I were King of Timbuctoo,
I’d think of lovely things to do.

If I were King of anything,
I’d tell the soldiers, “I’m the King!”

AA Milne
Born: 18 January 1882, London, England
Nationality: English
Died: 31 January 1956, East Sussex, England

Milne was a writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and children’s poetry. He was a playwright before the massive success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. Milne served in both the World Wars, in WW1 as a Lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and during WW2 as a captain in the Homeguard

A Salty Dog by Procol Harum

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Procol Harum

A Salty Dog
Album: A Salty Dog
Date: 1969
Genre: Rock
Artist: Procol Harum

Procol Harum were a rock band formed in Essex, UK in 1967. Known for the hit single ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ (1967) it is one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. Procol Harum are noted for their baroque and classical influence, however, they are described as psychedelic rock and proto-prog with touches of R&B, blues, and soul

Hats (Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge)

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Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – thank you Gerry and Sue

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Hats

Form: Chanso

Every Sunday morning at quarter to nine
The hats float past the garden fence
Heading out to mass so dandy and fine
The bell ringing without suspense

First, there goes the floral bonnet
A perfect touch for an Easter parade
As I peg out sheets thinking up a sonnet
And along comes another in a damask shade

It moves slower to the pace of a stick
But old Mrs Jones is young in heart
Along the way, she sees daffies to pick
And I wonder what hat will next depart

Will it be the tangle of black net
Pulled down to hide the face
Or the broad-brimmed white set
Slightly to the left and pinned in place

I chuckle as I see the faded flat cap
Moving swiftly in a masculine lurch
I know it is a particular chap
And he’s not on his way to church

Every Sunday morning at quarter to nine
I watch hats float by from the washing line

©JezzieG2024