Posts Tagged ‘poem’
The Busker
Every now and than I come across poetry about busking which speaks to me. Here is one such beautiful poem by Alice in Wonderland: The Busker/ Alice in Wonderland The world passes you by, Sit, as you sing, smiling, A life in each red gold tangled hair, The cobbles hard beneath you. Sit, as you…
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Every now and then I chance upon a poem about busking. Here is one from littlenedved, a 21 year old poet from Australia: THE BUSKER Central Station 8am The busker sits and plays his tune I close my eyes… i carries me, beyond the stars beyond the moon hes a modern bard guitar case open…
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~The Busker~ Softly strumming, lost in Song Heedless of the Passing Throng… Seemed to me his distant gaze Sought the Hope of better days. Undernourished , poorly dressed.. Life had dealt him second ..best .. Threading chords , he charmed the Air … In the busy Subway .. where.. Now and then .. a Head…
Read MoreOde to a Musical Saw
Every now and then I come across interesting poems about either the musical saw or street musicians. Well, imagine my happiness when I discovered a poem about the musical saw which also mentions street musicians! Ode to a Musical Saw/Dave Bonta No longer walking the straight & narrow, no longer restricted to the harsh amens…
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On one of my Internet excursions I came across the blog of John Stevens, a Canadian poet. Here is a beautiful poem he wrote about a subway musician, inspired by a guy he used to see in the London Underground almost every day (printed with permission): The Subway Musician/John Stevens I hear the approach of…
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