I play my guitar

 

 

 

 

I play my guitar

 

 

I play my guitar,

crying in sevens

on a lonely cold morning

with the rain falling down

 

Sorrowful chords,

on the strings of emotion

in three quarter tear drops

where sadness is found

 

And the storm clouds they form

on the edge of tomorrow

with my thoughts ever yearning

for you in my arms

 

Now a chill finds my heart,

it is empty and hollow

I play my guitar

and there isn’t a sound

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

The guitar is morning the lost love. Sometimes music can sing what we can not vocalize

[Joel Crow]

Very good. I like the format, it comes across as an old Stephen Foster tune or a hymn. The last line is powerful. One suggestion for improvement might be to experiment with synonyms or replacements for certain words that can bring across more meaning. For example, everyone knows that rain falls, so you might be able to find a better verb than "falling," something a little more descriptive. And the phrase "empty and hollow" is good and fits the meter, but it's redundant. Empty is the same as hollow. Maybe another good descriptive word could take the place of "empty" to bring more meaning to that line.

[TL Boehm]

crying in sevens.....I play my guitar and now there is no sound. Poignant write.

[Anita Singh]

This is amazing! Such irony in the lines.."I play my guitar and there isn’t a sound."
Loved it.

[Jack...]

Thank you Annabella for stopping by and leaving such kind words for me.

[Marc Marlon Villaflor]

Great work as always :) I love every words of this piece.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Marc. So very nice to see you again.

[Cassie]

Another sad poem, You know I did enjoy reading. Thank you for sharing

[Jack...]

Thank you my very sweet friend.

[Mark]

I loved pouring out through my guitar or on the piano. I keep saying I"m going to go buy a guitar again, haven't owned one in 30 years now! I'll make that a priority I think next time I'm on home time. Nice work Jack, melancholy and lonely. It speaks to me.

[Jack...]

As always mark, I enjoy your comments and appreciate you. Do buy yourself one, they are great to have around.

[Zahra]

This is really profound, perfectly woven. Really very beautiful.

[Jack...]

My sweet friend, thank you so very much.

[Harrisen Viator]

I can feel the wholeness of your blues in this piece.

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much Harrisen. I appreciate your visit.