{"id":1206,"date":"2015-07-23T12:32:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lyndalambert.com\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2015-07-23T13:16:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:16:58","slug":"poem-motorcycle-women-riders-dancing-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-motorcycle-women-riders-dancing-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Lyrics _ Writing Assignment #24"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s an idea to get you started on writing a new poem.
\nFor Writing Assignment #24, we will select a song, \u00a0look at the lyrics, and use our selected lyrics to inspire a new poem.<\/p>\n

Choose one or two lines from that song as inspiration for your poem today.
\n**<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/strong>: choose your song. Pick a \u00a0song \u00a0you love, or one you don’t like at all. What you choose will give you direction to where you want to go with your poem.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: I chose “Waltz Across Texas” \u00a0by Ernest Tubb. I’ll give you my personal “back story” to this song if you’d like to know why I like it so much.
\nI like this old country song because I used to dance to it with my husband. We love traditional country music and dancing together is something we still do after 54 years of marriage. \u00a0This song also brings back memories of dancing with my husband in Texas, at Gilly’s, in 1980. \u00a0We flew into Houston over the July 4th weekend to attend the big party at Gilly’s. The air was so hot it took your breath away as we got off the plane. \u00a0We rented a car and drove across Texas for a week. I took photos along the way, and later when we were back in PA, I used my photos to create paintings of the Texas landscapes.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Step <\/strong>2: Select one or two lines from the song as a place to begin your poem.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: I chose to use the first two lines of “Waltz Across Texas” and I wanted to use it to write a poem about riding my motorcycle. In the poem, I am riding the motorcycle and it is a cold day. I am riding with a group of other women riders.
\n**
\nThe first two lines of the song are:<\/p>\n

“When we dance together, my world’s in disguise.”<\/p>\n

“It’s a bizarre fairyland tale…” Ernest Tubb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Step 3<\/strong>: Choose the format you will use for the poem.<\/p>\n

Example: I chose the Pantoum format because the repeating lines can give the poem some speed and energy by use of repeating lines. \u00a0The repeating lines move the poem right along – on down the highway, in this case.<\/p>\n

Note: For directions to writing the Pantoum form click onto my article at this link:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/lyndalambert.com\/you-can-write-a-pantoum\/<\/a><\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen We Dance Together\u201d<\/p>\n

When we dance together, my world’s in disguise<\/p>\n

Concealed behind black leather jackets<\/p>\n

Dense fringes snap in the wind<\/p>\n

We spiral downward – a bizarre fairyland tale.<\/p>\n

Concealed behind black leather jackets<\/p>\n

I hunker down against the brisk mountain air<\/p>\n

We spiral downward – a bizarre fairyland tale<\/p>\n

Wild rock-n-roll women in masquerade.<\/p>\n

I hunker down against the brisk mountain air<\/p>\n

The throbbing steel tank between my legs<\/p>\n

Wild rock-n-roll women in masquerade<\/p>\n

Neon surges through our veins.<\/p>\n

The throbbing steel tank between my legs<\/p>\n

With the rumble of Cobra Drags<\/p>\n

Neon surges through our veins.<\/p>\n

Lean into the slant wind that blows us around.<\/p>\n

With the rumble of Cobra Drags<\/p>\n

We ride side by side, with stars in our eyes<\/p>\n

Lean into the slant wind that blows us around.<\/p>\n

I raise the fist of my icy cold left hand<\/p>\n

We ride side by side, with stars in our eyes,<\/p>\n

On the rough pavement of the dance floor<\/p>\n

I raise the fist of my icy cold left hand<\/p>\n

Reach out to catch the storm.<\/p>\n

On the rough pavement of the dance floor<\/p>\n

Laughing with the painful gusts of rain<\/p>\n

Reach out to catch the storm<\/p>\n

Dancing together in disguise.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Note: This poem is a Pantoum form.<\/p>\n

Lynda McKinney Lambert. Copyright, 2013. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

This poem has been Published:*<\/p>\n

Wordgathering Literary Magazine, Sept.\u00a0 Issue, 2013.<\/p>\n

Special THANKS to Wordgathering Literary Magazine for publishing my poem.<\/p>\n

Copyright, 2013 and 2015. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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