aka, The Abject Muse

Tag: Poetry

  • Blue

    Blue

    This week at Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday, he has asked us to find a song that is also the title of a movie. I’ve decided on Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton. The Story More of the story The Lyrics Blue velvetWoah, woahShe wore blue velvetBluer than velvet was the nightSofter than satin was the…

  • Song Lyric Sunday | 01/12/25

    Song Lyric Sunday | 01/12/25

    It’s time for Song Lyric Sunday again. This week Jim has asked us to choose a song that includes the word “work” or “hard”. I decided on Hard to Love, by Lee Brice. The Story The lyrics to Lee Brice‘s new single (2012) and title track to his latest album, ‘Hard to Love,’ were penned by…

  • Mind’s Eye

    Mind’s Eye

    The Naani form is a four-line poem that has 20-25 syllables. The first two lines provide the subject that the next two bring to an interesting close. Memories of the lifeWe should’ve sharedLive happily ever afterIn my mind’s eye.

  • Spiked

    Spiked

    Spiked like the cherry punch at my senior prom, slower than Sunday afternoon in the Delta, and softer than a kitten’s sigh but with a kick like your Papaw’s shotgun — leaving me with the sweetest hangover that flat-out would not let go. That’s what my first kiss was like.

  • The Waiter

    The Waiter

    Schaller’s Pump, the oldest bar in Chicago, clossed in 2017. https://tinyurl.com/8pk4nhpw