In Search of Levi's Tears by NurseChilly at All poetry

They talked
like women do:
of passion and purity
melodies fall

moments pass

And Levi sings -
& how he melted words
the sway of it all
time, lies unrequited

listen-
you can hear his heart
beat,
he sings, on the ether

axis spins

the Tops
"It's all in the game"
one more time for her

for her

for her

Author notes

Inspiration the Four Tops and Levi Stubbs singing It's all in the Game

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List of Poems Written for Me by AP Poets (under construction) • next in list

A contest entry

Night Hope by Cat. 8008 points, ended August 24, 2007, 23 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest

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michael thomas
September 27, 2007
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good....
Grunts Girl
August 24, 2007
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congrats gilly gill miss sleeping beauty at the moment!!
- NurseChilly
  August 24, 2007
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  well sleepy eyed.. but i finished nights this morning..
  
  yay
  
  4 days off.. woot woot... flaps on by
Heart Sutra
August 24, 2007
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Congratulations Gill
Grunts Girl
August 21, 2007
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music is such an entry to the soul
Lute
August 21, 2007

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Lute he used to lissen to Smoky Robinson, he was my favorite. Oh they waqs otis redding, and barry white and a whole host of others, but I liked Smokey the best. Nowadays seems like they just be talking real fast or screechin at the world, it's like they got no time for lookin at the center of their soul. the innocence keeps eroding away, the face of men become ever more naked and the children see it earlier and earlier, it remains to be seen if that is a bad thing.

Looking around allpottery, it brings to mind the fact that in the bad old days when we were somewhat younger than we are today, there was no such outlet for the sharing of our pain, our lonliness, if we wrote we did it in the dark alone and no one read the words. It may be that this shared experience which the children today enjoy will bring something good into the world, tho, personally, I would hope the music gets better although its none of my business cause its their world now and they must do the best they can with it. We are just hanging on, mostly dismayed with what we have allowed to happen always lost in our own quiet dreams.
- NurseChilly
  August 21, 2007
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  me saw Smokey in concert a few years ago.. god that man can sing
  
  real purdy too...
  
  yes music as much art to me as art is to poetry and back again and again.. repeptition of the souls
burning house
August 20, 2007

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Burning House is a levis kind of House, because when you have buns like the House does, you want everyone to admire the back-porch. And levis can do the trick.

Burning House also notes that in the original Hebrew, "levi" derives from the term "joing" and that is exactly the type of Biblical expression Burning House approves of. Because with well-cut and fit levis, you may soon be in a joining type of mood, sans denim.

Burning House does suggest an edit to ManchesterU-Nurse's first stanza though, for greater emotional impact:

"They talked
like women do:
of passion and purity
and Burning House
Oh GOD did they talk
like women do about Burning House
oh baby baby
burning house...
damn, I need to take a few minutes
from writing this poem
oooooooh Burning House......

Burning House sees that is somewhat more poetic.... And the House always wins -- never bet against the House, baby!
- NurseChilly
  August 21, 2007
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  if only it was about jeans and genes huh... but it's about Levi Stubbs, whose voice could melt womens knickers... lololol
  
  so i spose, butts and bums are in order..
  
  lololol
  
  and CITY WON!!!! 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 ... YEAH YEAH YEAH
  
  I'm city till i die, i'm city till i die...
  
  MAN U.. PHHHFFFTTTTTTTTING HELL
  
  lololol
Night Hope
August 20, 2007

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"listen-
you can hear his heart
beat,
he sings, on the ether"

~*~

"one more time for her

for her

for her"

Yes, you knew I loved Motown, Gill, since we had a "name that tune" session early one morning (morning for me, evening for you). What you couldn't have known is that my late Sweetheart Don used to sing me songs by the Tops & the Temptations, among others. So yeahhh, ya got me with this one, Sweetie. This is beautiful, my Friend. Thank you so much for your thoughtful words & inevitable kindness, Sweetie. Good luck in Mary & Nic's contest, Lady. Wanda
Heart Sutra
August 19, 2007

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Ah, this is gorgeous! I bet Wanda will be really pleased by this. Excellent writing as ever, Gill. On an aside note...My mother used to work for Levi's in the warehouse when I was a kid.
IronIcecream
August 19, 2007

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axis shifts
the poles

for her ...

love the melody of this

best poems are those that sing themselves
at least for me of course
- NurseChilly
  August 19, 2007
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  yes i think so too.. thanks Alex..
Nicolette
August 19, 2007

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You have written yourself right into Wanda's heart with this one, Gill..."one more time for her...for her, for her"... I so loved the repetition at the end. I agree with Mary - this is wonderful...reading this is like listening with the heart. So beautiful this is..!

~ Nicolette
- NurseChilly
  August 19, 2007
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  Thank you Nic...
  
  i hope she does too...
Rowan
August 19, 2007

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Excellent, I loved the lyrical quality of this one, Wanda's gonna love this one too..

K.
- NurseChilly
  August 19, 2007
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  thanks Kathleen...
  
  i hope she likes it.. i know she loves Motown and soul ...
Cat
August 19, 2007
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wonderful- wonderful- wonderful...

m
- NurseChilly
  August 19, 2007
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Annalise
August 19, 2007
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