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The Sky Is Crying

12.40am, August 27th 1990 A sadness for many And the music community Stevie Ray Vaughan Chicago bound Helicopter Bell 260B Hillside it found It crashed in the fog Denying my ears To hear SRV For many years In a twist of fate It was his brother's seat Jimmy climbed down The last they would meet Tributes poured in For this guitarist gem Stevie Vai, Buddy Guy Hall of Fame Double Trouble, Southern Class Dallas Texas, brother loss Thank you SRV For the music you brought to me http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/music.php

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Sheol Moribund

Date: 11/9/2009 12:46:00 PM

Howdy James: I just had to let you know how great your poem is "The Sky Is Crying". Well the sky may have cried, but all the musicians in heaven are smiling. R.I.P. S.R.V.. Peace: Sheol

Habib Effendi

Date: 5/23/2009 9:04:00 AM

The finishing was special... Hats Off... Thanks too for your warm welcome in poetrysoup given to me and the encouraging words on my poem "Solitude". HABIB

Lord R. E. Taylor

Date: 5/21/2009 8:23:00 PM

I wrote a play called remembering janis and I couldn't have explained the loss of a talent any better than you did. Very good work!

Carrie Richards

Date: 5/21/2009 5:44:00 PM

Both my son and son-in-law still speak this name constantly with reverance....so I have learned to appreciate the talent he gave the world. Now my little grandson will say" Daddy, let's play like Stevie Ray Vaughn" when he gets out his toy guitar!! A great tribute!!

Sharon Winter

Date: 5/21/2009 3:52:00 PM

Oh, my son's favorite guitarist. What an incredible talent who left us way too soon. Lovely tribute. Too sad he is gone and not treating us to more awesome music. Our huge loss. Love, Shar

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/21/2009 3:16:00 PM

SRV deserves this fine tribute, James. Your sadness is beautifully conveyed in this powerful write. Although "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly, many of our greatest musicians/vocalists met their fate in airplane crashes. Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Big Bopper, Ricky Nelson and John Denver are but a few. Well done, James! Love, Carolyn