Poetry & Song Lyrics
By Dynamaso
A place where my poetic licence is practiced.
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RADIO MEMOIRS
Radio IP - One of my earliest and most precious memories.
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A Hint Of Pink
Under my left hand I feel her mouth Under my right Her hearts beats fast
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Addiction & Subtraction
There are only minuses, my mind knows this. Yet my heart still longs for the smell, for the taste; for the tacit implication of wanting something I know is hurting me. But such is the drug,
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An Age Of Difference
She is beauty made ugly by place and circumstance
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An Agnostic's Prayer
Time will tell, I guess.
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An Angel Walked By
I sucked it in, Like it was my very first breath.
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Animal Instincts
In your secret smile, I see vixen’s teeth, Tearing at my hide To get to the meat beneath. In your furtive glance, I see eagle’s eyes, Watching for me to run
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As It Gets
Another set of song lyrics I wrote in a single flash recently - sometimes these things virtually write themselves
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Autumn Chill
No amount of Summers Can make up for a bitter Autumn
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BLACK WATER
she struggles against their pull, flailing for the surface.
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BLEEDING OBVIOUS - 30 Word IP
30 Word IP
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Blooms Of Chaos
What lies within...
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Boys and Girls and Music
Heavily scented and bunched together like perfume-heavy spring blossoms,
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Cardiac Navigation
According to some I’ve never had much form Always been considered a middle runner But you know what they say When your stand out in the pack You’re really noticed
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Caught Out
The evidence was damning; There was nothing I could say To deny the existence Of the terrible deceit I’d hidden. I tucked it in the pages Of some forgotten book on a shelf
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CRACKER NIGHT
The night rained streamers, Red, blue and green, Out of gunpowder clouds. We held hands Under a woolly blanket Not to keep warm But purely for our own Licentious joy.
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Death of a People-Watcher
See, this is what comes from writing poetry on a bus...
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Decrepitude
In the back lot Behind an old grease factory A hulking metal shell Is trying its hardest to return To the earth from where it once came Rust flowers on its doors Have blossomed and climbed
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Love As Formication
You know that itch you can't scratch? It just might be love...
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To The Skies
Where is inspiration when you want it?
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The Speed Of Dark
There is no where to hide from depression
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Unqualified Spin Doctor
Politicians beware: we know what you're about
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I Remember
The memory of you Sustains it all.
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GENRE SPECIFIC
Her face is a brood of sullen glances stolen from silent screen actresses
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Lust Is Dry
This plain girl Is more than simple She’s hidden treasure Under a wimple
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The Cranky Man
As I get older, I find myself less inclined to grace and tolerance towards those who show none for others. I teeter-totter on the edge, berating lack-of-indicators,
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My Gift To You
I wanted to give you something You’ve never been given before Something deserved To make you think Before you speak in future And bash someone else senseless
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I Am Folklore
Growing Up Competition Entry
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Planting Bitter Crops
I'm really not a bitter person but...
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Night Swimming - Edited Version
Thanks to those who offered advice - hopefully this reads even better now. Please let me know what you think.
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Recently Addled
When words simply won't do
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Forever Grateful
If I was trapped under an avalanche If I was being thrown to the lions If I was caught in the middle of a riot I wouldn’t want to be with you If I was carrying a deadly infectious disease
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New Tricks
It is a great distance for a single man to cover Between being alone in the world to taking a lover The intimacy required is never easily expressed
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Question Answered
I watched a bird Regard a post Like it was an alien tree As I watched A thought occurred “What would the bird think of me?” Do I even rate In the bird’s view
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On The Beach
I reached out Waiting for my hand To be slapped away As it had been before Even though mine was alone Despite being surrounded By silent stronger types You grabbed at me
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Food Lover
I’m dining on memories, Snacking on snippets of conversation, Gobbling stolen glimpses, Eating up everything I remember Of you as you were. I loved the you I remember;
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Under And Above
Underneath, there is a fluid Running through the soil and sandstone Blood dark and rich with tales Buried deep and weighed down with buildings
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Escape Artists
The tools for escape are many But we require only a few A beautiful day, each other’s company A pleasant repast and a bottle or two There is no scratching holes in walls
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Into The Ether
Where are my words? My considered responses, And the little pieces of wisdom I try to impart? In a single glitch they’re sucked up into the ether Before I can post them.
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From The Inside
The only truth she knows Comes and goes The more she tries to reckon And the lads outside Laugh and deride her Yet her traitorous eyes still beckon She opens her doors wide
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Tipping Point
At what point does a good relationship fall over?
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No Choice
An entry for this week's Inspiration Point. Inspired by Nymph's story - see it here http://www.abctales.com/story/nymph/kissing-games
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Her Majesty's Nature
Buried amongst olive green leaves Pink camillias attract a brilliant flash Yellow and white but barely seen The Honeyeater does his mad dash Beyond, in the tall Norfolk pine
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The Polluters
They gather in their winter coats; Stare off distantly. I nod and smile and stand a while; They say not a word to me. They strip the trees, raze the ground Give over all they find.
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Seasons
Summer is a drunk musician Playing our favourite song. Winter is a wizened man Trying to sing along. Autumn is a widowed matron Sitting off to one side. Spring is a hot-headed teen
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I Shall Ask No More Of You
I shall ask no more of you, For your scuppered charms won’t hold. Time has enveloped you kindness, Stolen your once-strong resolve. Yes, I shall ask no more of you
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Vitreous Ill-Humour
You laughed at me so hard, It made you cough and splutter; Tears poured from your eyes As you pounded your sides and choked. I woke in the night crying and wondering
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Warboy
Your mother, she wanted peace But your brother, he wanted war, So they put a gun in his hand Told him what he was fighting for. Truth be told he didn't care, All he wanted was the fight;
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Dissemination
Your grasp of my logic is limited by the effort required for you to listen and not simply hear the sounds coming out of my mouth. I’m not here tomorrow; the show ends today.
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Songwriter's Night
The Little Theatre I Possibly Am - Inspiration Point
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Grumpy Pants
When I woke up this morning, I couldn't find my happy trousers so I had to put on my grumpy pants instead. I didn't want to put them on, They're scratchy and itchy And make me cranky.
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Local Colour
A mealy mouthed bird With hair so absurd I thought she was a he cross dressed Throws words like punches In garbled bunches She has so much to get off her chest Across the wide bar
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Views From A Seaside Balcony
Clock hands catch missing time As a new days looms and knits Into a sunrise on the horizon The ocean wears white caps Of tidings from faraway places Carried by favoured currents
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The Party Prank - For Inspiration Point
Entry for this weeks Inspiration Point
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Distant Star
But don't let me stop you from checking out the bright lights.
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WHAT WE ARE
You give me a practiced Elizabethan wave and smile your love at me.
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MAN’S CURSE
So, what's on your mind?
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Time and time again
An exploration of karma
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Weary - An Imperfect Pantoum
I've been reading about different forms in poetry and remembered a Pantoum I'd written some time ago. I thought I'd post it here to see what others thought of the form.
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MODEL BEHAVIOUR
Inspired after reading an account about contestants for the next edition of 'America's Top Model' rioting in New York.
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Waiting For A Change
Summer is packing bags with stockpiled memories of lazy beach days;
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Too Much Detail
30 words - Inspiration Point
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When We First Met
You said I stank while I thought I smelt good for a boy who’d be playing all day in the sun with a ball and a stick and a small dog with a big bark.
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On and on
Another broken Pantoum
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Down In The Yard
What lies beneath the patch on the ground?
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Scarlet Spell
Red-headed delights
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Too Late, Baby
And just like the song, you'll never make it.
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Wildlife
Where does it all come from?
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How sweet the sound that rises...
For this weeks IP
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Scentless
Another one for the IP
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Look Out
Women, I love 'em...
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Performer
I cannot see the audience; they're hidden to me beyond deep red velvet.
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Where Is The Mystery?
Secret men (and women) out of business
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I Don’t Get Leonard Cohen
Taste is such a personal thing
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The Year's Best Night
Tales from the pub-side
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You Wrecked Me
For all the girls who loved and left me
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When Lions Meet
He is the King of this grimy parade
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Red Dress
I started writing this for the 'Red Dress' competition last year but never finished. Finally, the last stanzas came to me. Hope you enjoy it.
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Fork In The Road - updated draft
A first draft of song lyrics - it is amazing what listening to some great new music does for me. More to follow...
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Sleep Of The Dead
Lyrics for a new song
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Wrecking Ball
Another set of lyrics for a new song
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People Don't Read Anymore
There are always exceptions, of course.
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In Another Life
Queen in training...
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While Reading Carver’s ‘Fire’
Inspired by one of my favourites
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Fallen Prats
The clowns are out in force
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How To Build A Fire
Fires don’t start by themselves, you know.
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Too Much For One Day
Yet another set of song lyrics - looking at trying to post a few of these on a music blog soon - for those interested, I will post a link here.
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Nightman
A night in town for some hard working men.
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Over The Blue Mountains
Olive-tipped white bones press up against the sky; release a haze of blue over the Great Divide.
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Rambutan - IP Response
Rambutan - a lychee-like fruit that grows in south-east Asia - particularly Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
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Dreaming Of Summer While Approaching Winter
Its not even winter in Australia yet and I'm already wishing it were summer.
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It Never Gets Old
The body might wither but this love will never die...
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Mere
Weeds are kings of the urban jungle
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When Classically Trained Musicians Meet And Make Love - IP
It makes sense if you understand musical terms.
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For The Benefit Of A Lone Kite
A lone kite whistles in flight, barely moving his wings.
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Through Glass, Wired
On the 25th of November, Australia celebrates White Ribbon Day, a campaign to stop violence against women. This poem was written as a response to reading some of their stories.
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I like the way...
...feigning a vague sense of domesticity.
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Who, What, Where, How?
What becomes of the rebellion if the rebels are no more? What happens to the message if the voice is old and poor? Where do all the good songs go if there’s no one left to sing ‘em?
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Always You
I spend too much time thinking about what I'd do if you were here when your not. Then when you are, I feel kind of awkward and shy, almost like we've...
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Founded Fears
I watch as the vitality of the day slips into the grey lazy vagueness of dusk. In the backyard next door, some kids are banging on half a 44 gallon...
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On Writing
Life snatches batches of time; of rhythm and cadence; of lasting rhymes that crowd together and explode from my mind in verbal splendor, raw,...
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Have You Ever?
Have you ever seen it rain in Sydney after a hot summer’s day at the beach, when the dark clouds roll in from the ocean so low they’re almost in...
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Deflated - Song Lyric
You have the lightest step, you walk on clouds, make it rain. Down in the dumps I live with bitter smiles, collecting pain. But sometimes I look to...
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Unbound
I am rudderless. Free of encumbrances, unchained from dogma, following my own moral compass. I heed not the beckoning of calls to pray, nor do I...
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The Weight Of Things To Come
I stretched my mind into the future To places I’ve yet to see Conversations I’ve yet to hear Without the implications Of being awed or uncomfortable...
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Whatever remains
Here is the place I fell to earth It was cold It's a disgrace All my sum worth Has grown old Under the rushes Above the stream All is not what it...
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Pursue Your Dreams
Pursue your dreams chase them hard don’t give in hunt them down and corner them Poke them with a stick Be relentless cunning and sneaky set elaborate...
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Vale Joey Palooka
There’s a cat-shaped hole In our family’s heart A fur-laden gap He used to fill With meows and purrs Lying on his blanket we held his paws as he drew...
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