Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

Laura Branigan

Pursuing a solo career turned out to be a great choice.
Laura was gifted with a strong alto voice.
From upstate New York, this fine lady came.
Her prolific songwriting talent launched her to fame.
We saw that overwhelming success coming true
with the release of “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”.
Laura’s biggest number one hit was “Gloria”.
That one lasted a long time on the charts in America.
Two other song hits the public would extol,
were the popular “Solitaire” and “Self Control”.
For several film soundtracks, she contributed many a song.
The list of acknowledgements and awards is certainly long.
Unfortunately, this talented artist is not with us anymore.
Laura sadly passed away back in 2004.

I thank both wikipedia.org online encyclopedia and LauraBraniganOnline.com for information I obtained to write this poem.

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Eileen Manassian March 7, 2014 at 4:27 AM SHE PASSED AWAY???? FROM WHAT???? Cancer? Oh...how sad! Self Control was amazing! Thanks for this lovely tribute to her. I enjoyed reading it. Robert Pettit March 7, 2014 at 11:33 AM She died in her sleep from a brain aneurysm that went undiagnosed. It happened nearly ten years ago.

Jan Allison March 7, 2014 at 4:21 AM Lovely write Robert. An amazing singer - i didn't know she had passed until i read this poem. Jan