This is the second piece in my Quadruple Quandaries series. I call it that because this format presents four poems with the same title and subject matter that will always be some sort of a predicament. The styles of the four poems will differ. They will be a sonnet, haiku chain, limerick chain and a triple rhyme.
As has been my custom here on my blog, song titles will be linked to their respective audio files on GrooveShark.com.
Many years have gone by since we first met. It was love at first sight so I knew I was set. You had such a beautiful smile. I asked for a number that I could dial. I gambled because I figured that you’re a good bet.
Through the Years, we’ve had ups and downs. We’ve Been Around the World to many towns. When I’m away I think of Home. Be I in Johannesburg or Rome. Your voice is the sweetest of sounds.
My Love is Solid Like a Rock. Good all day long; 24/7 on the Tick Tock. Now you seem to be confused. If you’re joking, I’m not amused. Don’t you know that you have me on lock?
What do I have to do to prove my love to you? I’ve gone to Hell and back and showed that I’m true. Through those dark, gloomy nights, I stood by you through many fights. I’m vested and don’t want nothing new.
I’ll pursue you from sea to shining sea. Because without you there is no me. Got me Wishing On a Star. Got me playing me blues guitar. You’re acting as If You Don’t Know Me.
I’ve done all that I can to make you Stay With Me.
But every time I walk towards you your turn and flee.
Perhaps with me is not where you want to be.
If that is the case, I don’t like it but worse than that, I don’t understand.
The good times that we had were memorable and grand.
I was hoping that our relationship would burn brighter and expand.
I call you on the phone, talk to you face-to-face, email and text.
You oftentimes get flustered and appear to become vexed.
I don’t seem to have any luck with you these days so I must be hexed.
Maybe you’re afraid that one day things won’t be the same?
Or is it that you won’t own up to problems for which you are the blame?
If either of those scenarios are the case, that a shame!
I know that your family isn’t that tight and you’re pretty much a loner.
Me and my family got a lot of love to give so I’ll be your donor. You’re Making Me High like I was a stoner.
This piece is a sonnet. According to About.com, you can identify a sonnet if the poem has the following characteristics:
14 lines. All sonnets have 14 lines which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains.
A strict rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB / CDCD / EFEF / GG (note the four distinct sections in the rhyme scheme).
Written in iambic Pentameter. Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, a poetic meter with 10 beats per line made up of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables.
This sonnet is about a man expressing his love and appreciation for his wife/girlfriend by writing her a love letter and sending her flowers, candies and jewelry.
The picture below is called “Love Letter” and the artist is Frank Morrison. Make sure to look into his lovely works of art.
Song titles are hyper-linked to their respective audio files on YouTube.com.
This is a 16-part Haiku Chain Poem that discusses moving on from people and situations that just don’t work for you. As is the custom in many of my posted poetry, I will hyperlink song titles, music videos, book titles, and film titles to their respective audio, video or summary pages on GrooveShark.com, YouTube.com, Amazon.com and IMDB.com respectively.
By the way, the art piece below where the muscular black man is breaking free from chains is called “Knowledge is Power”. The artist is Kevin A. Williams (aka, WAK). Make sure to visit his site to learn more about his art work.
I overheard a conversation in the barbershop recently where a couple of guys were talking about songs that were written to pay homage to what the called “the all-powerful booty.” I got to thinking, “Hmmmm… Are there any poems written about the booty?” Well, now there is one!
I’m just having a little fun with this so don’t be offended or anything like that.
I’ll use various songs (mostly in the rap genre) the way I used candy bars in my poem Call Me Mr. Goodbar.
This poem is a hybrid of my triple rhyme style and standard prose.
Here is a playlist on GrooveShark.com that I created for the songs mentioned in this poem:
This is the twelfth and final installment of my Caribbean Queens Series.
This poem is a series of 18 haiku poems that are strung together in a series to tell a story. I call this style that I created a haiku chain poem. According to Dictionary.com, a haiku is a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons; or a poem written in this form.
All of my poems have the title of the poem in the last line of the poem. Also, song titles have been hyperlinked to their respective audio files on GrooveShark.com.
This poem is a series of 29 haiku poems that are strung together in a series to tell a story. I call this style that I created a haiku chain poem. According to Dictionary.com, a haiku is a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons; or a poem written in this form.
All of my poems have the title of the poem in the last line of the poem. Also, song titles have been hyperlinked to their respective audio files on GrooveShark.com.
This poem is a series of 19 haiku poems that are strung together in a series to tell a story. I call this style that I created a haiku chain poem. According to Dictionary.com, a haiku is a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons; or a poem written in this form.
All of my poems have the title of the poem in the last line of the poem. Also, song titles have been hyperlinked to their respective audio files on GrooveShark.com.
‘S’ is for the shock I felt when I first learned how furious your wrath was and how my home may have been immersed by the surge.
‘A’ is for the anxiety I felt while I went to check on my apartment and what I saw almost caused my bowels to purge.
‘N’ is for the nausea that overcame me when I smelled the foul stench of rotting food and salt water-drenched furniture made and it put me on the verge.
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The verge of throwing up and crying.
My heart sank and I felt like I was dying.
Some say, “Keep your head-up,” but when you’re going through something like this yourself, it isn’t what you’re interested in buying.
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‘D’ is for the depression that started to set into my mind because I felt like I was in Hell.
‘Y’ is for the loud scream I let out as it was a painful, frightful yell.
These are lyrics to a sad song that I propel.
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It is a sad thing when your life is drenched and placed on the sidewalk for the whole world to see.
This was something that has happened to other people but I never thought it would happen to me.
It is a humbling experience and will put the proudest person on bended knee.
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The goddess, Yansan, is the orisha of winds, hurricanes and tempests all of which are devastating and can cause you bumps, bruises and dings.
Don’t attach yourself to material items and fickle concerns because they are at best fleeting things.
Flood waters can make a pauper out of queens and out of kings.
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Even though I lost virtually everything I still have my health.
My extended family opened their arms and embraced me to let me know that I’m not by myself.
Some close friends have also said to me, “Brother, you know we be like Monopoly, because if I got it, you got it because we always have shared the wealth.”
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When you’re going through something you really get to know who your friends are.
Words are just words but your actions is what takes you far.
Do the right thing by remembering that “a friend in need is a friend indeed” and it can make you shine like a star.
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Going from “classy to ashy” in the course of a few hours.
We must remember to never fool with Mother Nature because of her awesome powers.
Your world can come Tumblin Down like the twin towers.
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The Sensational Nightingales sang It’s Gonna Rain, but I didn’t think it would affect me.
I thought I would be spared in my little cozy home by the sea.
I just couldn’t imagine that I would be a casualty of the greatest flood in NYC’s history.
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You can have it all today with a lot material wealth, fame and clout.
Anything can happen to me or you and in this I have no doubt.
I know this first-hand because Sandy, you wiped me out.
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