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The 27 Club

They got too high to come back down
 And journeyed beyond the sky
 Too many pills can make you drown
 And we are left asking, why?

 Her big song was "Piece of my Heart"
 Which was a big hit on the charts
 But Janice Joplin took a trip
 With a one way ticket on a needle's tip

 Hendrix knew how to play a guitar
 Strumming away, rocking the stars
 But he took that 'stairway to heaven'
 When he was just twenty seven

 Many more were  like " Riders of the Storm"
 A song Jim Morrison used to perform
 But he too turned in his ticket stub
 And joined the ever deadly, 27 club

 8-27-2022
 The 27 Club Poetry Contest
 Sponsor: Anthony Biaanco

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/3/2022 10:45:00 AM I don't know your plscemrnt but for me this is very well written. Mine was a flop!! Congrats to you. Login to Reply

Ann Peck Date: 9/28/2022 3:39:00 PM Great poem, Joseph! When musicians were musicians and the drugs flowed freely. Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 9/27/2022 3:04:00 PM Congratulations on your win Joseph! Linda Login to Reply

I Am Anaya Date: 8/31/2022 7:21:00 PM So much talent indeed. Clever Joseph May, rhyme and subject, you rocked it! Great entry ~I Am Anaya Login to Reply

Janice Canerdy Date: 8/29/2022 8:32:00 PM Joseph, you have penned a descriptive, expressive poem on this very sad topic! Janice Login to Reply

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 8/28/2022 2:33:00 PM How sad to fly so high so fast and then die so young, what a mystery that they all chose 27, thank you for sharing Joseph and thanks for my placement on your contest, :) Login to Reply

Vijay Pandit Date: 8/28/2022 5:52:00 AM So tragic and true--perhaps they lived life in dreams or died vying for them. So wonderfully articulated with relevant details. Login to Reply

Victor Buhagiar Date: 8/28/2022 2:41:00 AM So many people were the best but forgot humility. Such a sad end. Whitney Houston was may favorite. Login to Reply

Brandy Nicole Date: 8/27/2022 6:32:00 PM So sad indeed, those talented artists died at such a young age. Their music lives on. Joseph, this is so beautifully written and presented. Many wonderful blessings to you. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply

Anselmo Boles Date: 8/27/2022 3:07:00 PM So sorry for my mistake in calling you Timothy instead of Joseph. My bad!...ab Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 8/27/2022 4:19:00 PM No problem AB

Anselmo Boles Date: 8/27/2022 3:04:00 PM Remembering those very talented people who unfortunately couldn't put aside the devil's poison, I still sing Jim's "Light My Fire" classic when I perform! Thank you for bringing their names to the light once more! A wonderful write Timothy!...ab Login to Reply Joseph May Date: 8/27/2022 7:03:00 PM They were so talented, and left us too soon, Thanks AB Joseph May Date: 8/27/2022 4:38:00 PM They were so talented, and left us too soon, Thanks AB