Write It to the Tune of ... Poetry Contest

[Melanie]

Next song Moody Blues Tuesday Afternoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7MY1rtPL5Q

Dawn comes, after night.
Yesterday's silent secrets
and unsettled slumbers,
are today's inspirations
with wings unencumbered.

Lost in, reverie.
Rambling through the universe
scattered words like stars,
abstract musings apertif
poetic caviar. (cavi..ahh..ahh..rr)

I'm gathering my thoughts and words to marinate
Externalizing the internal illuminates
Piecing together a mosaic of my mind
When you awaken, follow me and you will find

Dawn comes after night.

Dawn comes after night.

[YesNo]

Some day, holding you,
The screams will stop for a while
As a breeze goes by.
We'll cast each other a smile
Calming the victim's cry.

Each day, loving you,
Those dreams we lost when asleep
Stand up with bright, fresh eyes.
Those hopes dropped into the deep
Awaken to help us rise.

We never knew that life could offer us such fun.
We cast our hearts and play. The world has just begun
And in your twinkling eyes I find myself a place
Forgetting all that's near to fill it with your face
Some day, holding you,
Some day, holding you.

Some day, holding you,
The screams will stop for a while
As a breeze goes by.
We'll cast each other a smile
Calming the victim's cry.

Each day, loving you,
Those dreams we lost when asleep
Stand up with bright, fresh eyes.
Those hopes dropped into the deep
Awaken to help us rise.

[AuntShecky]

Congratulations, GG!

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Thanks, how about a "moody" poem while you're here?

btw- let's give it another week and see where we stand.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Pendragon

Hilarious with: “Tequila is calling me”, “voices that ring in my head”, “lonesome fog of beer”.
There were couple of spots tripped me up when trying to keep pace with the song.

Melanie
Taking a more sober tasteful approach.
I particularly appreciate the lines…

“…scattered words like stars,
abstract musings apertif
poetic caviar. (cavi..ahh..ahh..rr)…”

I was having difficulty holding out the full measures singing “caviar” without a chuckle.

YesNo
I particularly enjoyed this, the words meshed well with the tune, though I’m still working out my interpretation. What comes across, at first blush, as overall pleasant words expressing desire, love between a couple, there is something sinister or distressing in the words “..the screams will stop for a while” and “…calming the victim’s cry”.

For some reason, the poem led me to this Moody Blues song… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ulXt7AJBM

The Grammy award goes to YesNo for well meshed words and a poem that has me still wondering.

[YesNo]

I particularly enjoyed this, the words meshed well with the tune, though I’m still working out my interpretation. What comes across, at first blush, as overall pleasant words expressing desire, love between a couple, there is something sinister or distressing in the words “..the screams will stop for a while” and “…calming the victim’s cry”.

For some reason, the poem led me to this Moody Blues song… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ulXt7AJBM

Thanks, Gilliatt Gurgle! As far as an interpretation, I was trying to suggest the couple was having troubles in their relationship in the first 10 shorter lines that would have been resolved in the longer 4 if they could only figure out how to do that. The ideas in "Never Comes the Day" do seem similar, especially, "If only you knew what's inside of me now you wouldn't want to know me somehow."

The next tune is the Rodgers and Hammerstein song You'll Never Walk Alone.

If was only within the last year that I saw Carousel for the first time. Here are excepts containing the song at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4_NdiPSmbs

Deadline: Oct 12, three weeks from now

[Pendragon]

Just Because It Is There!

Then the pathway of Everest, made men want to try
Although lonely and afraid of the dark—
When the mountain is defeated, there’s a golden prize
Though some lives might be lost, still embark
Struggle on against the cruel cold
Struggle on through the ice
When your courage fails, think and devise
Climb on, climb on, victory is in sight
And never give up the fight
For the joy of the triumph is nigh

Pendragon
9/23/2013

[AuntShecky]

My Password is “Password”


When you boot up your PC,
set your guards on high,
and don’t be afraid of the troll.

On the track of each site
lurks a nosy eye
that swiftly can snoop into your soul.

Click on to the page,
scroll down past the ads,
yet your secrets will be known.

Log on, log on, on the World Wide Web,
but you’ll never surf alone.
You’ll never surf alone.

[Hawkman]

How true - You'll have the entire population of Liverpool following you around and whining in your ear

[YesNo]

Time is up for this contest. Thank you for all the submissions.

Pendragon: Climbing even a small mountain, let alone Everest, would be an impossible task for me with or without the encouragement of the song. The "climb on" fit the spirit of the tune.

AuntShecky: I know someone who actually used "password" as his password and even let me know what it was.

I noticed from the versions of the song on YouTube that Liverpool uses it as a sort of theme song. That kind of surprised me, but it is a nice song, so why not?

And the winner is AuntShecky!

Congratulations!

[Melanie]

Congratulations AuntShecky! So clever. YesNo, I'm sorry I didn't participate this time but it wasn't because I didn't want to. I tried to enter several times and I just couldn't get anything to take flight so I finally gave up. Maybe a little fresh air will clear my mind. It was a great song you posted!

[YesNo]

That's OK, Melanie. There were two good submissions. There are a few contests I have yet to think of something to write about.

[Calidore]

I've been struggling with the muse lately, too, here and in the satire contest. Either the given phrase triggers something or it doesn't. I envy those people who can pull inspiration out of anything.

[AuntShecky]

Thank you very much, YesNo, and thanks to my fellow LitNutters for the comments as well.

Next up-- a haunting theme. Again we're going to tap Richard Rodgers, but this time not Hammerstein but his earlier-- and some would say "edgier"-- lyricist--Lorenz Hart. The song is:

"Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered"

You don't have to write about Halloween, but the "hook" should consist of three adjectives, just as in the original.

The deadline will be Friday, November 1. (Maybe there'll be a couple of reminders posted before then.)
I really hope we will get several entries.

The song originally appeared in a Broadway musical circa 1940, adapted from a novel by the underated John O'Hara. In the movie version of Pal Joey, starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak,Rita Hayworth performed a sultry version of the song. It was revived once more in the late 80s when it was featured in a Woody Allen movie.

Sorry that this month's song isn't of more "recent" vintage, but consider where your ol' auntie is coming from. Don't forget-- yours fooly is so out of touch that she thinks "twerking" is wasting too much time on Twitter when you're supposed to be working!

Looking forward to reading your parodies!

EDITED--Oct. 17, 2013, 3:46 EDT
The original posting had an error, in which it erroneously stated that the song first appeared in Babes in Arms, with a later movie version starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Actually the song in Babes in Arms which was revived for the movie version of Pal Joey was "My Funny Valentine." Sorry for the confusion!

Despite all that, "Bewitched,Bothered and Bewildered" remains the song pick for this contest."

[Pendragon]

"Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered"

Were you aware that they were the Bats in Pogo Possum comics by Walt Kelly?