slender hands burns

a tribute, but its not very good. it needs some work

she tried to be
a blues singer once
but it wasn't
the right color

at least that's
what the mountain
told her

it said
wild roses
don't come
in blue

she stopped singing
until the whippoorwill
taught her its song

Author's Note

i feel like i'm trying to sell a cheap knock-off... Emily Burns is the Queen of Lonesome. I sometimes read something I've written and realize it sounds like I'm trying feebly to be like her...

Reviews

[New Dawn]

I feel you have done something of your own here and I really enjoyed it. If we read each others poetry on this site we are bound to be inspired and influenced by it just as we are influenced by everything else in our lives. ' She tried to be a blues singer once but it wasn't the right color' excellent!

[icelandicblue]

I think this is beautiful.

[ShadowFaux]

I love it! Don't be surprised if I quote you. 'She tried to be a blues singer once but it wasn't the right color' I love that line, along with wild roses don't come in blue.

[Leslie Philibert]

I think this is very good, like the first verse, and the whippoorwill, which I assume is a wild bird, so you did fine here, so no knock-off....

[icaros13]

The whippoorwill is about the loneliest sounding bird in America...only challenged by the nightingale.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

original............I quite enjoyed this. :)

[The Analog Kid]

How cool. Love it. You even did the short lines.

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

This is fantastic. A captivating tribute to a master poet!

[Emily B]

the funny thing is this is so apt, my foolishness, my croaking singing voice, the bird song . . . it couldn't be more perfect!

[icaros13]

Brilliance can sometimes wear the shroud of tomfoolery. "A somewhat flamboyant one-liner #4"

[Emily B]

could i include this in my little garden of verses, i thought it would be fun to collect up all the little posies that have my name in them and self-publish a copy for my kids, please, please, please?

[icaros13]

Of course, Miss Emily.

[Emily B]

how would you like the author to be identified? it should have your name, private message me if you like

[Baby Ricochet]

That's some cool fairy tale imagery man. Like the old stories when the earth talked to us. Really beautiful. Outstanding poem

[Corset]

Bah, Icaros this is an incredible tribute! Emily IS awesome and you have done her a lovely justice.