Tuesday, May 11, 2021

BLUE EYES

Blue Tuesday, and Sarah asks us to write a blue poem.  Submitted to dVerse, May 11, 2021

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BLUE EYES

Blue eyes....he had blue eyes

he was a daydreamer, a night schemer

a song at dawn

a risk taker, a deal breaker

here and gone

sweet talking, slow walking

midnight kiss

skip to my lou, digideroo

introduction to bliss

a sip from the horn of plenty

left me in a flood of tears

Blue eyes

 he had blue eyes


25 comments:

  1. I can only imagine the attraction... maybe you need blue eyes yourself to be fooled though.

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  2. I love this song of blues:

    'free from innate supernatural abilities,
    steeped in her blues, though they never shine bright.'

    The internal rhymes and the half-rhymes really set this poem singing. He sounds like a devil with blue eyes!

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  3. Your poem reminded me of that old Elton John song, Bev! I love the internal rhymes, especially ‘daydreamer/night schemer’ and ‘sweet talking, slow walking’. I sensed a sad ending.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CiyKeSnSxk

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  4. And if they're not blue, they're brown, or green...

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  5. These lines
    "midnight kiss
    skip to my lou,
    digideroo
    introduction to bliss"
    I love the pace of them; the sound of them.
    and then the sadness in the repetition within those final two lines.
    Made me sigh aloud.

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  6. Oh yeah, the structure here is perfect for the hypnotic hold Ol' Blue Eyes clearly has on you. Great work, Beverly.

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  7. Well done weaving these images. I love the digidero, a nice rare image that pairs well with these haunting eyes.

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  8. my light blue eyes thank you for the mention. but i cannot play the digidero to acompany such a well written poem.

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  9. Yes, those blue eyes....nice poem!

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  10. Oh, for some reason, I love that line, "Skip to my lou, didgeridoo." Sad poem, but the rhythm seems fun and almost cheerful, just like some sad songs can have an upbeat sound.

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  11. With distinctive eyes like this, I'm not surprised they would leave this impression. As blue as my eyes are, I hope I'm not guilty of any of this.

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    1. maybe just the slow-walking slow-talking part, Ken!

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  12. Would make a great country song! You always bring the rhythm!

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  13. Great poem Beverly. You have to watch those blue eyed love her and leave hers!

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  14. I enjoyed the rhyme scheme - it has a lyrical flow.

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  15. O de blue eyes -- "a sip from the horn of plenty / left me in a flood of tears" is the sea of it.

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  16. Reminds me of the song Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. Very effective with the short lines.

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  17. Sad ending after so much to hope for. Very well expressed.

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  18. Sad ending after so much to hope for. Very well expressed.

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  19. Don't they always have blue eyes! Blue jeans too :-D

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  20. Blue blues

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