The Song Writer

You look deep into his eyes,
you see he's witnessed a lot,
he's tasted good times pleasures,
the taste sometimes to his loss.

His mother she disowned him,
said son you've darkened my door,
your presence is no longer needed
go away, don't shame us no-more.

With a heavy heart breaking,
a head that was scuffing the ground,
he picked up is battered old guitar
and headed for nashvilles  sound.

To cut a long story short,
the man is a genius to word,
he chased his dream like a dragon,
he persisted until he was heard.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Beo Avatar
March 26, 2009 at 8:28 AM
WWWOOOOWWwwwEEEeee....A MUSCIAN YOU NUST BE CAUSE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MUSIC TO ME...
Bickerstaffe Avatar
November 27, 2008 at 7:54 PM
'...he persisted until he was heard,' ...yeah! It seems the best songwriters have suffered somewhere along the line. A great piece Ann! Love, Keith
Higgins Avatar
November 25, 2008 at 9:51 AM
This is beautiful Ann. I love the flow of this read and the story it tells. Wonderfully written my friend. Chris.
O'Donnell Avatar
November 25, 2008 at 8:56 AM
"I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the sky...and loving him was easier than anything I'll ever do again..." There, a Kristofferson line. Sing it one more time, for the good time! Kath
Anderson Avatar
March 30, 2015 at 12:11 PM
Haha Kath you are so right,,,not been on here for years and just reading poems I have posted...so funny and interesting reading them...Love Kriss saw him in Bristol..and shook his hand...made my day...xx
Swanson Avatar
November 25, 2008 at 7:12 AM
Great writing, very visual, love the story it tells! :) God bless, Amy
Richards Avatar
November 25, 2008 at 7:02 AM
This sounds like a real story about someone who's music, perhaps we have all heard? Nicely done in the poem, Ann. ~ Carrie
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