Dueling Riffs

Wishbone Ash first rocked my world in 1972; they inspired this train in me 30 something years later; incredulous I find they have gotten better over time smooth like fine cognac!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dueling Riffs in my head

No rest here in bed

Bent the strings of my heart with your finger

Dreams of what these notes do say linger

 

I am an instrument you make me tremble

Like your guitar I do now resemble

Gently tap my vibration elicit harmonic

Rhythmic lines do trace me out supersonic

 

Bang out my pain and my joy

Play my heart strings like your brand new toy

Speak love through me without using word

This feeling inside seems kind of absurd

 

Aptly speaking your language through me

Dueling Riffs you take me to where I can be

Leave me alone or beg me to start

Throbbing and pulsing and tearing apart

 

Then you leave me again in a heap

Singing through me in this unknown speak

I CAN stand it no longer! But please don’t stop!

Bring from me longings, the beat and the rock

 

Dueling Riffs take me, forsake me

Squeeze the heart inside where I be

Darting around inside of my head

One Riff greets the other instead

 

Bending me singing me lifting me up

Leaving your notes inside of this Pup

If I could I wouldn’t try to break free

Tracing your fingers onto lines of me

 

Up and back cross my heart strings you play

Calling forth wisdoms you need never say

I dance in delight with the leads you resound

Dueling Riffs inside, don’t leave me here bound

 

Begging for mercy and giving me more

Every single note inside me I’ll store

Deep inside my swirling head

You speak a language I call Red

 

Tangled in dreams all night in my head

This language you speak has me spinin instead

I am alone with this frantic rumble

For your duels they take me I tumble

 

Rockin and Rollin for words I go trollin

Dueling Riffs took my heart it’s now been stolen

Along with the words to speak my delight

Dueling Riffs stoked fire and now I ignite

 

 

Author's Note

Well, for any old or new rockers around, this ones for you! Wishbone Ash came all the way from the UK to rock my world last night at Knuckleheads in K.C. MO. If you like Rock please go check them out for they are the pinnacle of the Dueling Riffs that inspired this train. They made the charts in the UK last year with a new CD...Yummy!

Reviews

[Dream Weaver]

Now I am educated and I know who Wishbone Ash is...Awe inspiring licks in this one and a great piece of work by you...

[Veronica Chandler]

Thank You so much for the review; I so appreciate it... and glad you enjoyed the guitar work...

[Dream Weaver]

Always welcome Veronica, and you know about me and guitar work. :)

[TJ]

this is a pretty cool piece! not familiar with the band you referenced but of they somehow helped inspire this then thank a big thank you to them

[Veronica Chandler]

Thank you for the review, and sorry it took so long to respond, but I have been stuck on a metaphoric desert island of the spirit. I placed a sample of Wishbone Ash's music in the "Authors Note" section for grins.

[Lucy]

This is a fantastic piece. I too am British, and so know their music :)

[emmajoy]

This has incredible pace, can feel it too grabbing the reins and just going .. and oh yes, being a Brit, I know Wishbone A. keep listening and please, please, keep writing your wonderfully rhythmic poetry, moves this way and that!

[Veronica Chandler]

Thank you so much for the glowing review...I really do appreciate the feedback. I have been lost and wandering a desert of spirit for the last year, which is why I have only just now responded.

[Joiedevivre]

I love this poem, beautifully written, the reference to synesthesia really did it for me since I also use it my my writing. Excellent and emotive tribute to this music. Bravo Veronica!

[-Scribe in Style-]

This is written really well and with so much depth. You have expressed more than one layer of meaning through your words. I liked it!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I do believe that they rocked your world quite well as you have proved by penning this wonderful piece in tribute.