Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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Hello, I Love You

The Doors of perception
maverick swinging carefree
to billboard hits in
rock’s american counterculture
face of the sixties
vocalist Jim Morrison
steering to the pulse of free love
in the heat of Los Angeles
riders on the storm

Loving madly an L.A. woman
parading Gloria absolutely live
rocking to roadhouse blues
in front of the Morrison Hotel
forever longing for the sun
he’d say to touch me and light my fire

People are strange
fame and money
up in flames
it’s a shame
gone in a flash

Booze and partying
taken too far
age twenty seven
life of a rock star

No one here gets out alive
like so many others
joined the 27 Club
buried now in northeastern Paris
true to his own spirit
where he belongs
in the Poets’ Corner



Read on air by invitation  ~  July 10, 2020  'LATE NIGHT POETS'

AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on June 28, 2020 for contest STRAND COMPLETELY NEW POETRY (2) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  HONORABLE MENTION

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Aditi Mishra July 1, 2020 at 9:09 AM Gosh this is such a thoughtful write Line! I could read it over and over to enjoy it. Congratulations on your win. Blessings and love :) Line Gauthier July 2, 2020 at 4:53 PM Thank you for your lovely visit and comment, Aditi.

Gershon Wolf June 28, 2020 at 12:18 PM Wow! I read the title and thought of Morrison's song right away. Then immediately thought -- No way, not in Line's poem... 'Way,' I guess. Thanks for posting the poem and for reading my comment! Cheers, Gershon Line Gauthier July 2, 2020 at 4:52 PM So happy this resonated with you, Gershon. Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment.