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Street Swimming
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Ooh Lying out in the middle of the street
Singing love songs to the moon
Swimming quietly on a deserted street corner
Wondering when someone's gonna stop and ask you why
You're flopping around like a grounded fish
Who's given up on life
And merely seems to be moving around
For the fun of it.
You stop moving for a moment
As you crane you neck trying to listen
Because you hear the moon singing love songs back at you
You smile as the moon smiles
Two smiles on a moonlit night
Smiling back and forth on this happy night
When nothing seems to matter
But your duet with the moon.
So now you're lying in the middle of the street
Singing duets with the moon
Making snow angels in your own invisible snow
That you'll pack into a ball when you get up
So you can play catch with your new friend, the moon
And skip down the yellow brick road of life
Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
Before you realize you're not in kansas anymore.
The lion followed you home
So did the tin man, and the straw man too
You've got a party in your bedroom now
It's just missing me and you-
We found Toto in a storm drain
The ruby slippers were there too
Now I'll just have to wake up
And realize I was dreaming of you.
July 9, 2002
it has a nice twist to it, but there really is no beat that drags the reader along. i think if you tried to unify the stanzas the poem would flow better, and the rythym would work out...but it is a good poem nonetheless.
I love this poem!! It's so sweet and reminds me of being in a world of bliss with no one there to bother you, completely oblivious to the world around you. What i would give to live it such a world. . .
This is a great one, I love the wizard of oz theme incorporated into it. It gives it kindof a romantic feeling, along with the moon. It's perfect. I'm surprised Courtney hasn't commented on this one yet, its just the kind of poem she would love.