A Living Legend

Everyone calls him
the king of rhythm and blues;
and with his electric guitar he plays his music,
strumming those strings with frantic fingers:
singing of his past delusions and unfaithful loves!
Decades ago, he traveled to many countries,
and everywhere he went he brought along
that guitar he named Lucille;
and even today it still emanates his will:
can you hum his most recent song?
A southerner from Mississipi,
uniting folks and making them sing;
and fame he found when he moved to Tennessee,
and who would have thought that he would have
become a living legend?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
February 20, 2010 at 5:56 PM
YOu sure tell us many things about BB king here,Andrew. Congtatulations with your win! LUv, Andrea
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February 11, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Enjoyed this poem the first time I read it. Congratulations on being one of the winners in Raul's contest. Way to go! Enjoy your honor. Keep on writing!! Karen
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February 11, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Congratulations on your win in the contest...enjoyed reading...Marty
Sweetheart Avatar
February 11, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Congrats Andrew on your winning poem in the BB King contest.. an amazing tribute ..an amazing win.. luv.. Linda-Marie..
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February 11, 2010 at 5:38 AM
Right on Andrew -congrats!
Brown Avatar
February 11, 2010 at 3:43 AM
Congratulations on your win in Raul's B B King Contest Andrew. Every poem on the winners list was an outstanding piece. Love, Carol
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February 11, 2010 at 1:21 AM
Andrew, congrats on your success in my contest...Raul
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January 27, 2010 at 9:13 AM
You captured so much about this legend in this poem. Good luck in the contest! Keep on writing. Karen
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January 11, 2010 at 2:31 PM
This is a well-composed, historically insightful into the life of BB King. I feel like I know him through your words. Hope you do well in the contest, Andrew! Love, Carolyn
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