Troubadour

John Denver Tribute 1-31-25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Troubadour Annie’s song rings maroon bells Sung in gratitude by a country boy As snowflakes celebrate alpine festivals Where sunshine dances on shoulders. Cowboy becomes mountain man Letting melodies soar High in the cathedral of the Rockies Dance with dolphins on lyrical waves Or serenade Blue Ridge mountains Strumming lullabies for baby. Perhaps love tells the story of your passion For mountains, seas and skies and Shenandoah rivers That dance in calypso dreams On feathered beds by country roads Home again. Poet and pilgrim – Troubadour gathering scraps of ordinary Your melted wings brought you back to earth Too soon Leaving your song incomplete Melodies unsung and rhymes unrhymed. Starwoods still mourn Where the eagle and the hawk fly in farewell On the wings of your dreams Beneath wild western skies That echo your poems, prayers and promises.