A poem
1993
under Californian sun
for a single week
this song charted at number 1
Aladdin’s theme
was a massive hit
awoken from the longest dream
with a faithful fit
I rode a magic carpet
across a dark and mysterious sky
stronger grew the heartbeat
in the 9 months that passed on by
till cradled on my mother’s belly
a vital cry and limbs uncurled
for I, eyes newly opened
was a lad in A Whole New World
… ”I can show you the world…”🎶🎵
© Darius the Mate
Written for dVerse Poets Pub. Today, we choose a number 1 song, which charted on our birthday, and plug into a moment which resonates with us.
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Oh, I love this… to be born with such music for you.
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Making great use of your birthday song, and entertaining all of us! Well done
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🎶 It was a blessing! Couldn’t have been a better song to be born to – admittedly it was a shot at an open goal.
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This is such a beautiful beautiful response to the prompt, Darius! 😀 I personally love that song 💝💝
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Thank you, Sanaa 🙂
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Well written Darius. I liked the evolving essence of the poem.
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Thank you, Rob. 🙂
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Delightful reading. Bravo
Much💖love
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Thank you, Gillena, greatly appreciated! ❤️
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I love this poem! Takes you on a magic carpet journey through your birth, plus the clever play on “Aladin” / ” A lad in”
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Thank you so much, JYP! 😊😊
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Such a wonderful take!
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Thank you! 🤩
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You are welcome. 😊
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Beautiful response to the prompt! So positive, affirming, uplifting. Made my morning! Thanks for posting to the prompt.
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The prompt made my morning, actually. I had a lot of fun scrolling each year! Thank you for your comment, and for hosting.
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Delightful and uplifting! Oh, the possibilities were endless. ❤
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Thank you, Susan. I felt uplifted writing it ☺️.
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My six-and-a-half year-old knows that song by heart ❤
-David
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That’s sweet – my 28 year old (girlfriend) does too! When I told her what I was writing, she began to sing the theme, word for word, complete with pirouette.
Lovely to read your comment, David.
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I do too! Classic Karaoke duet!
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Shining, shimmering, splendid comment!
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😁
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