Grace

the tributary,

abysmal, trenchant and unforgiving
swallows the grace of the next generation,

one not related to the firing line
but the progeny of a folk rock hero
who was more in love with
drink and drugs,

sin begets sin from
one generation to the next,

both falling into the maws of rabid wolves,

one called substance addiction,

the other called watery grave,

head in the oven back when gas was plentiful,
their paths were self-inflicted and the demises
were combinations of the intentional and the
unintentional,

still the tributes abound for the former and
the latter as the massive attack of teardrops
is carried on by the incarnation of Feliciano,
Croce and Meeks,

and the tributary flows onward to the old man,
unstoppable, merciless, the fourth element
intentionally left out of that one band's name,

the grace was just another victim among many,
now a member of the dead by drowning club

their grace periods ended early

Author's Note

Reviews

[kublakhan27]

Reading this, I couldn't help but think about all the musicians who have died, not just from substances but from plane crashes and other wrong-place-wrong-time scenarios...artists have a sense of mortality about them but it seems doubly so for musicians...awesome piece.

[Kenneth The Poet]

I have to agree with that. I have been listening to Jose Gonzalez obsessively as of late and I was looking up the history of the song I posted, and I found out what it was about. From there, the process kicks in. Words starting coming and you know the rest. Thank you.

[roarke]

Yeah man

[Kenneth The Poet]

I agree.

[Kenneth The Poet]

One of my most all time favorit songs.... covered by many....

" one called substance addiction,

the other called watery grave"

is just a real good line my friend...

Most real and sad write, yet, so needed, thanks...

- Elisa

[Kenneth The Poet]

No problem. Thank you.

:)

[Priscilla Sayers]

Great descriptive write. Sad and tragic.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks, Priscilla.

[Priscilla Sayers]

Always a pleasure.

[Nobody.]

Damn fine piece. Felt it! Good to read you again Ken. Cheers!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks for that, R.G.

[Pax]

tributary indeed with graceful words...
your words dances on the melody of your pondering...
this is great as always from you sir...

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks, Pax.