This was an interesting read. Is it about some performer in particular? I like the last lines about the guitar. I've been playing about 45 years and I'm still not really good at it. I play okay, I guess. People will say, wow, you're fantastic! I, however, know what fantastic guitar playing is and it ain't mine. (laughing) I mostly finger pick in a style I mimicked from Jerry Reed and a few others I admired. But I'm no Jerry Reed. He was a fantastic picker. So was Glen Campbell. My strength on guitar is I'm a pretty fair rhythm player and I know hundreds of songs in various genres. But it's just something I do for pleasure. My eight year old is my biggest fan. ;) I didn't quite know what to make of "skin curling in defiance" but it presented a rather frightening mental image. Your writing is always a pleasure to read, Jacob, whether I understand every word or not. I enjoyed.
Posted 1 Year Ago
1 Year Ago
thank you, Fabian...it is about a friend...
I appreciate your review and sharing about your g.. read morethank you, Fabian...it is about a friend...
I appreciate your review and sharing about your guitar playing, which I am sure is much greater than you give yourself credit for...
j.
The string strummed your life. The note saved your heart. When we eye our sunset we reach for the instrument hoping to finish the song before our light is extinguished. Life can't be abbreviated. It is as long as it will ever be. As long as it must be.
Posted 1 Year Ago
1 Year Ago
and for some, not long enough...thank you, William,
j.
Funny thing j. I find lately that my old love reappears in my dreams. Not always sure if there is a reaching out from some other alternative reality or just a thought that bubbles to the surface while asleep.
This one touched me Jacob as I often (lately) look at my guitars and my pianos and wonder, what will become of them after I am gone. Hoping that someone will get out of them what I did, more happiness than can be described. Sadly though we have no control over that. I have too often wondered...does the music come from me or them? Liked your poem my friend.
Posted 1 Year Ago
1 Year Ago
I am sure someone will get much out of them, will...
and maybe how you have played on them wi.. read moreI am sure someone will get much out of them, will...
and maybe how you have played on them will transfer inspiration.
j.
A very touching write J of a life cut short. If only the guitar had been given the opportunity to play those songs. That orb of fire a wonderful way to remember someone dear. Sunrise and sunsets, food for poets. Beautiful.
A face in deep prayer looks as if aglow....I loved the description of sunrise. And how those half-written songs must have prayed for the music in the heart to begin...
Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..