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And the Beat Goes On

And the Beat Goes On



neon light

burns till

morning nights its

syncopate pulse

plays way to

metronome day

weight shift

change pace

steady beat

same place

every picture

tells a story

fabricates glory

told well

holds hell

told true

holds you

fast



© 2000 Bart Breen

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Just an exercise in attempting to use short lines.  I tried to create a word sense of a metronome without necessarily keeping perfect meter.  In music you can speed up and slow down the notes with the same beat.  It's not as easy to do in poetry, but such as it is, this is my attempt to do the same.

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last updated 11 October 2010 - 4:59am
©14 February 2002 - 10:35pm — canuckster
11 October 2002 - 2:58am — Misha B (not verified)
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Bart -

"And the Beat Goes On" - very COOL.

You said it, brother, and oh, so well.

Misha B.