Just Wow

an ode to great writers

"Just Wow"

Have you ever heard a song or read a book

That's made you take a second look?

The words, so clever, effortless, you wish you'd thought of it yourself

A clever song or book, the knowledge full of wealth

I like to watch "songwriters" and hear how they write their stuff

When they share their stories, I can never get enough

Simon and Garfunkel, Kathy's song, about his wife

"I am a rock", a man's lonely life

Songs to which one can relate

Could listen to them, til it gets late

Today was watching Carly Simon interview

talking about how her songs, old and new

how I love that line, "I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee"

In that song, your so vain

Last week was Bill Withers, forgot how many greats he had

Ain't no sunshine, makes me sad

but lovely day and lean on me

will always be genius songs, download free

Funny how a song, like a smell can take you right back

You can remember exactly how you felt, when you first heard that track

With books and songs, one may never feel alone

Just chill out, get in the zone

and folks of all ages love the Beatles! X

Reviews

[Wendi A]

Really fun! Great idea for a poem - I could totally relate to the feelings and to the artists and songs you include. I think it could use another stanza - mainly because I was feeling nostalgic and wanted to read more. The rhythm was a bit confusing - sometimes there, sometimes not, so I would try to nail down something regular or not at all. Cheers!

[KT-B]

Thank you Wendi you are 100% correct this one needs to be looked at, revised and corrected - just me being lazy again. Your comments are much appreciated :)

[Sonakshi Arora]

This poem is Just wow! I love how you inculcate bits and pieces of things happening around in your poetry! I am in complete awe! Just so creative :)

[KT-B]

Thank you for your lovely review Sonakshi - much appreciated :)

[Sonakshi Arora]

My pleasure :)

[Brett Hernan]

'and folks of all ages love the Beatles! X'
Exactly!
I enjoyed this poem. Thank you for sharing it.

[KT-B]

thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment, glad you enjoyed it bit jumbled at times :)

[Brett Hernan]

Aren't we all?

[KT-B]

absolutely!

[Ted Kniffen]

Well done, KT. There is always something about that song from our youth that transports us back. Play Bobby Vinton's 'Blue Velvet' and I'm at a sock hop all over again. Too self-conscious to be a good dancer then. Good write

[D Connolly]

"Songwriters", the song in "Kathy's Song", sunshine in "Ain't No Sunshine", "Lovely Day", and "Lean On Me" are wanting capitalization, as well as the beginning of all stanzas. I did think that the rhythm was lost on me in some parts, but I love the subject matter. I'm working on a poem right now dedicated to Carol King and James Taylor, but a few of my other favorite music artists are wanting to get in there as well; I'm having a difficult time doing them the justice I think they deserve. Tribute poems are the most difficult to write in my opinion, because I can never get out all the things I want to say while keeping a disciplined rhyme and rhythm scheme together; I usually just fumble through words as though I were face to face with my heroes! Now I'm going to go home and turn on the record player, I think Seals and Croft will be a good choice for tonight. :)

[KT-B]

Thanks so much for your review, absolutely 100% correct - I got carried away with this one as there was too much I wanted to say but could not quite get It out in a disciplined rhythmic way as you quite rightly pointed out. Look forward to reading your tribute poem, hope you enjoyed your music sesh last night, I was on journey with the cranberries last night, never get sick of them - best wishes :)

[D Connolly]

If I ever finish it, I will send you a read request LOL, I've been working on it for months. My notebook is a mess of scratched out pages (as usual...)

[Gee]

Like this. We all have fav songs which transport back to both good and sad times. Peters and Lee, "Welcome home " always reminds me of mum coming home from hospital when I was but a child

[KT-B]

aw that song!! when I was wee my older sister went travelling for a year and when she returned we were waiting with that song playing over and over - thanks for that memory Gee - priceless :)

[Tony Jordan]

Love this.
A well written song can make you laugh, cry and everything in between.
'I will survive' is one of my favs. It brings me back to a Friday night disco when I had my first kiss.

[KT-B]

Thank you for your comments, great song choice I will survive probably helped millions get through tough times and for you it was romantic, nice one :) best wishes