April is National Poetry Month, and you may be thinking “I don’t really care for poetry. It’s not my thing.” But have you stopped to think about the poetry that is put to music? Stray Poetry has an ongoing list of 100 poetic songs
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“The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls and whispered in the sound of silence.”
“And the white knight is talking backwards, and the red queen's off with her head”
“Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you, that half of my heart won't do”
“you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone”
“I fell into a burnin' ring of fire. I went down, down, down and the flames went higher”
“I don't stay out late, don't care to go. I'm home about eight, just me and my radio”
“I really don’t know clouds at all…
“Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup. Drink it up.”
Originally Posted by JeanH on April 20, 2020