Poetry Songs

Haitian Dancer, Photo by Ralph Chreiky, © April 2012

For a soundtrack for this poem, listen to “The Lumineers” here.

Poetry Songs

We have to hum

A tune

Dance like a buffoon

Let love bloom

Howl

At the full moon

We have to

Tap our feet

Don’t hide the Joy

Nor be discreet

Shake our heads

Find our groove

Nod like we approve

Sing like we have lyrics

Hum like the blues

When we have poetry

We have music

Like songs without tunes

Like dancing without shoes

Like words are our muse

Like waking

From a slumber or a snooze

Tap our feet

Drum our beat

Freelance

Off the music sheet

Songs of chance

Songs of dance

Songs of romance

Songs that change

Our stance

We have to hum

A tune

Dance like a buffoon

Let love bloom

© April 2012, Robbie Pruitt