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Simple Things MSK 2021
Posted: June 17, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, Poetry, Poetry PODTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poeticadvice, #poetry, #poetrypod, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
Another tangled tale of experiences. No matter how strong you are, how vigilant you are, there will be a time where you will not be ready; not aware. You can be right a million times – but the odds then become a million-to-one. And you lose.
But when we fail, we get lost inside our own fear and doubt. The things you count on every day to get you through to the next are no longer there. Simple Things.
MIDIMike
Single Desire MSK 1988
Posted: June 10, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, Poetry, Poetry PODTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poeticadvice, #poetry, #poetrypod, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
It sounds so charming to hear about a love that burns so bright and so hot……
But when that love is gone your fire faces a wall of icy cold that towers above you. A look at the female man-hunter stereotype you would see in old movies and TV shows. Eventually the steam turns into mist and then a thin fog until you eventually see – and feel again. Then you can decide to walk away.
MIDIMike
Sitting on the Edge MSK 1988
Posted: June 3, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, Poetry, Poetry PODTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poeticadvice, #poetry, #poetrypod, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
Lyrically, this might be the best poem I have ever written. It is a love song really about guitar strings. The late Mark Kelsey wrote the music and it fit perfectly. I use stainless steel guitar strings, so that is the core of the theme. I worked at a music store for a number of years and sold an awful lot of instrument strings. There are a lot of good lines in here. BTW, I’m still waiting for you.
MIDIMike
Launch It MSK (C) 5/30/2025
Posted: May 31, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #poem, #poetry, #songwriter, #stressrelief
The hour glass just ran empty
We still don’t have a plan.
Every good idea we had
Came from the other clan.
If something is getting you down
Just look it in the eye.
It won’t do you any good though
Some say it’s worth a try.
What you do is Launch It
Launch It as far as it will go.
Pick it up and Launch It
Just another part of the show.
The world has never been fair
To little people like us.
Try to help the man on the street,
And get hit by a bus.
It all adds up to this;
No one knows how it is.
Today will be like tomorrow
If we don’t pay back what we borrow.
MIDIMike
Some People MSK 2016
Posted: May 27, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, Poetry, Poetry PODTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poeticadvice, #poetry, #poetrypod, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
Lyrically, this might be the best poem I have ever written. It is a love song really about guitar strings. The late Mark Kelsey wrote the music and it fit perfectly. I use stainless steel guitar strings, so that is the core of the theme. I worked at a music store for a number of years and sold an awful lot of instrument strings. There are a lot of good lines in here. BTW, I’m still waiting for you.
MIDIMike
Water Fall (C) msk 2025
Posted: May 23, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike.com, #personal, #poem, #poetry, #songwriter
The ground beneath me stopped.
A sheer drop, the height I cannot tell.
Not sure if I’m looking in a valley
Or the horizon to the bottom of a well.
Take another small step.
Overstep, and it could be my last.
Suddenly, my feet are under water
The level rising incredibly fast.
Here I am, racing toward a Water Fall
Now it’s carrying me further away.
I hold my breath and enjoy the Water Fall
At this point there is no easier way.
Too late to reverse course.
No panic, but much more than regret.
Funny thing as I got closer to the drop
I was worried about getting wet.
Here I am, racing toward a Water Fall
Now it’s carrying me further away.
I hold my breath and enjoy the Water Fall
At this point there is no other way.
Grab my hand, hold your breath; jump into the Water Fall.
Just reach out, feel alive; we’re close to the Water Fall.
Rain above, pools below; we’re inside the Water Fall.
Grab my hand, hold your breath; jump into the Water Fall.
How do you feel about cold weather?
With my gloves on!
Stainless Steel MSK 1984
Posted: May 20, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, Poetry, Poetry PODTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poeticadvice, #poetry, #poetrypod, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
Lyrically, this might be the best poem I have ever written. It is a love song really about guitar strings. The late Mark Kelsey wrote the music and it fit perfectly. I use stainless steel guitar strings, so that is the core of the theme. I worked at a music store for a number of years and sold an awful lot of instrument strings. There are a lot of good lines in here. BTW, I’m still waiting for you.
MIDIMike
Slick as a Dream MSK 1988
Posted: May 13, 2025 in #poetry, My Tunes, Poetry, Poetry PODTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poeticadvice, #poetry, #poetrypod, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
This is another poem wrapped around my children. This one from watching my daughter grow up but not quite a teen yet. The joy you get watching your kids learn and grow and be fascinated – and challenged by life. Knowing if this is where it starts, how much more joy there will be in years to come. So I value these times all the more.
Memories of putting a tired child to bed at night as they might cry themselves to sleep. How they know more than they possibly could, sometimes. And still so thrilled at the simplest things you show them.
MIDIMike
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