Honkytonk Poems


Premium MemberBeasts of Burden and Honkytonk Women

...Angie and Ruby, the Honky Tonk Women,
wanted to paint the honkytonk.  Their heads started swimmin'
when I says, "Ruby, Tuesday's a good day to paint.
It should be sunny, but e...
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Categories: honkytonk, humor, music,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberMy Astral Travelling

...My soul leaves sixteen minutes after I reach the bed.
It’s not that I have it timed, it’s that I know 
Without knowing how I know
Hear those gentle puffy breaths?
They come from my body, automati...
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Categories: honkytonk, spiritual,
Form: Narrative


Premium MemberLune -- Silence

...old honkytonk piano
        the ghosts of your notes
               hover above you

          silence becomes longing
       for rhythm and rollicking songs
                      lost to time....
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Categories: honkytonk, memory, music, time,
Form: Verse

Premium MemberWe Got Tonight

...Friday  night  beneath  the  blue  neon  lights 
A  honkytonk bar  near surrounding  heights
Full  of  cigarette  smoke  and  loud  music, 
Boilermakers of whiskey and beer... winning trick.

Th...
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Categories: honkytonk, dance, music,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe Cryin Clown

...There's a well traveled "Broken Heart Lane"
On the outskirts of my hometown
People come from miles around
Sharing misery from love in vain

A honkytonk where sad songs flow
Underneath a flashin...
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Categories: honkytonk, drink, heartbreak, lost love,
Form: Lyric


Premium MemberCool Nights Asparkin' Sally Ann

...Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:11 am 

                             Cool Nights Asparkin' Sally Ann

Hard days work completed , done my best

driving home on Saturday for a short rest

Later a quick show...
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Categories: honkytonk, change, first love, memory,
Form: Rhyme
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