A Rich Substance

A Rich Substance

A Poem by BL

Something beautiful happens
When life overflows
Like the chance meeting
Of duelling banjos

You play the guitar
Much better than me
On your lonely nights
While I ran free

Then love finally turns up
Unsteady on the nerves
A flowing rich substance
More than anyone deserves

© 2022 BL


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Nice flow of thoughts leading to a positive ending. I like the use of the duelling banjos to make your point in the poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
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Posted 9 Years Ago


Beautiful poem indeed. Duelling banjos... have seen it once in a film I think, was a very special music performance. Liked your poem. :) Rudi

Posted 9 Years Ago


I really like the references to music. The banjos and guitar. Music and writing or music and feelings pretty much always go together! Thanks you!

Posted 9 Years Ago


I like the word play of rich - it has so many connotations - without love we are certainly poor
Your poem isnt like conventional love poems and Im sure its very personal to you B
Thanks for sharing it with us and letting us take something from it too.

Posted 9 Years Ago


The imagery in this is electric. I love the dueling banjos and the attraction so rich it is actually a substance. Very nice!

Posted 9 Years Ago


well b this is certainly a beautiful write

Posted 9 Years Ago


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Intriguing and making me think on that last stanza/
Love the first stanza all by itself.
But, the second one--does it hold the key?

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Added on February 6, 2015
Last Updated on January 19, 2022
Tags: Love, beauty, Life, Chance, Rich, substance, fortune, fate, affection, rapture, passion, luck

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BL
BL

London, United Kingdom



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