Poetry Matters: Shay's Word List

Monday, December 16, 2024

Belmont Blues

Cheers to rhymes / with a gambler's beat

blues and high stakes / the 'all-in' compete

world is slicked over / with sugar and cold

a musical grit / that dares to be bold

guts meeting claws / in combustible waltz

bully's misstep / the 'house' screaming false

but jazz keeps on riffing / wild on the sly

Belmont's sweet rhythm / cracking the sky

FireblossomDecember 16, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Play it, woman!
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Sherry Blue SkyDecember 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
So awesome - could be sung, or chanted in a WTF-is-going-on march. Smiles.
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Susie ClevengerDecember 16, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I'm with Shay. Play it!!
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Jae RoseDecember 16, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I love the sugar and cold - and the way this poem riffs like music - Jae
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MaryDecember 17, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Clever and upbeat! Love those tunes.
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Jo-Anne's RamblingsDecember 17, 2024 at 12:47 PM
I liked this
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BrendanDecember 17, 2024 at 1:45 PM
A guy could wake up with Missus So Damn Wrong She's Perfect Right gambling here. Go easy on us geezers cracking ancient skies!
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DoraDecember 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
A humdinger of a blues tune, Helen, and played just right.
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hedgewitchDecember 19, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Loving the rhyme and cadence, Helen, and the solid vibe of those vagaries of chance we ride. in games and in life.
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Sunra RainzDecember 20, 2024 at 6:11 AM
I'm loving your jazz riffs, Helen! You're right, the high stakes make it wilder and better! 🙂
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qbitDecember 22, 2024 at 6:04 AM
“but jazz keeps on riffing / wild on the sly // Belmont's sweet rhythm / cracking the sky” - Fantastic. I love that.
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I appreciate each of you and the comments you leave ~~ thanks so much.