Written for dVerse Poetics: Thirteen
Songs, Thirteen Hauntings. Our host,
Sanaa, has offered thirteen songs to
inspire us to write a poem, letting the
music determine the mood, a doorway
into a different Halloween world.
I have chosen “Black Magic Woman”
by Santana for my quatrain.
Category: Musical Poetry
Almost Home: A Widow’s Song ~ SS Sultana
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“SS Sultana: A Fire That Changed Laws”.
This poem/ballad was written in the voice of
Sarah Campbell, widow of Pvt. William T.
Campbell, 7th Tennessee Cavalry. Everything
I have written about Pvt. Campbell, Cahaba,
Andersonville, and Sultana is true and based on fact.
The Soft Climb
Written for dVerse Poetics – “Adagio
for Strings”. Our host, Kim, asks us to
listen to the music and write a poem
expressing our thoughts and feelings.
The Watchman of the Engine Room
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“One of Lake Superior’s Enduring Mysteries”.
I have written a ghost poem/song about
“Old Whitey”, the specter who haunts the
Kamloops, preserved by the frigid water.
Meditation: A Haiku
Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks
us to write a based on Jules Massenet’s
“Méditation” from the opera “Thaïs”
Unpredictable Despair
Written for Living Poetry where
the theme is June Musical Poetry.
Doloroso e Amoroso
Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #187
where Ange has prompted us to write a piece of
“musical poetry” inspired by the instrumental
guitar track, “Canción Triste” by Jesse Cook.
This is my response. Thanks, Ange & David!
