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The Broken Stringed Guitar

It was just a broken stringed guitar covered in dust and the wood bearing scars. Long forgotten it lay in the run-down old bar. Then one sultry day an old man came looking he searched till he found his beloved guitar, when he held it at last there were tears in his eyes. The old man thought back on his long ago youth when he and his guitar, they made quite a team. The patrons were rough and not easy to please but he and his guitar would soon restore peace. His woman was Suzy, the love of his life, her beauty was perfect, he made her his wife. But his love for the bottle soon drove her away till one day she left, though he begged her to stay. The old man came back to the present and smiled he thought he would sit and just rest for a while allowing his thoughts to drift far and wide. They found him at noon, with a smile on his face His demeanor so peaceful, the men could just gaze. Then a chill swept the room and their hair stood on end when the old man appeared, guitar in his hand and sang about Suzy, the love of his life. Now these were all tough man, of fear they knew naught But that day they trembled as they looked down and saw the guitar on the floor had been fully restored

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Date: 10/16/2021 10:47:00 AM
I really enjoyed the read. Thanks for sharing.
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Marie Duddle
Date: 11/2/2021 12:19:00 AM
Thankyou so much.

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