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GA Writing Prompts - 69. Poetry Prompt # 19 - Lullaby

Since I wasn’t particular fond of the Gerswhin piano or string version, I looked for a rock version of Lullaby. The only version I found is a recording by Viktor Zinchuk, a Russian guitarist:
http://tidido.com/a35184373768689/al55d740db13b521ef2299bd8e/t55d740db13b521ef2299bdac

Poem:

Siren Song

sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
it’s time to dream
dream -----------------
and sleep
safe and sound
safe and sound
safe and sound

I dream ---------------
what?...Oh...I hear
a song
a sweet song sung by you
strange and weird
calling my name
and I can’t resist
I give in to that sweet song
and I dream of you
you, of you

but why?
why
am I disturbed
by this sweet song?
siren song
sweet song
sung to me
at night
I listen and I dream
and I fall for the song
despite
the warning that I hear
that I hear
siren song

horror, horror, horror night
horror, horror
scream--------
slash
scream

massacre part
this is the end of the world
[note: the part is ca. 2 minutes and 35 seconds long]

and I sleep
I sleep
safe and sound
it was
just a bad dream
safe and sound
it was
just a bad dream

and I sleep
I sleep
safe and sound
I sleep
I sleep
and I sleep
I sleep

and I sleep and dream

Dolores Esteban
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Mikiesboy

That's summertime, I like the music! The lullaby is good, original. I like the electric guitar as its background music!

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Dolores Esteban
On 05/01/2016 08:38 PM, aditus said:

You picked 'Summertime'. Chapeau! I really like it!

Thank you, aditus. I'm glad you like the poem. I didn't realize I picked the wrong song, just found I liked the guitar piece better :)

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Dolores Esteban
On 05/01/2016 10:03 PM, Mikiesboy said:

That's summertime, I like the music! The lullaby is good, original. I like the electric guitar as its background music!

I was happy to find a guitar piece named Lullaby and didn't realize it was the wrong melody....

Thanks for your feedback. I'm glad you like the poem. :)

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AC Benus

I like how you built up a story to fit hand-in-glove with the music. You introduced the disturbed part of the dream to work with the change in key, and I find that effective.

 

Thank you for taking the Poetry Prompt challenge!

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Dolores Esteban
On 05/03/2016 06:52 AM, AC Benus said:

I like how you built up a story to fit hand-in-glove with the music. You introduced the disturbed part of the dream to work with the change in key, and I find that effective.

 

Thank you for taking the Poetry Prompt challenge!

Thanks for the feedback, AC Benus. It took me some time to finish the poem, but I definitely liked the prompt. :)

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