Short Nashville Poems

Buckle
of Bible Belt
corroded...

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dirt cheap
used guitar
Nashville...

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would be star
moves to Nashville
fails...

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Nashville
buckle on Bible Belt
sin city...

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Old man in Nashville
strums guitar on South Broadway
no talent...

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Tornado's rains matter
  Decent folks' lives 
    They shatter...

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there's a place to go
the lights are much brighter there
if you're that crazy
you can blow up an RV
and let the whole world stare...

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the pitter patter
little feet of rain unkempt
needs to hibernate

wicked still ~ harsh tornadic
spin that upended Nashville

3/3/2020...

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A frog who could dance up a jig
Went to Nashville to make it big
She set out for the disco
Ended up in some Crisco
Seems it wasn’t that type of gig...

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That Grand Old Opry;
Nightly Nashville celebrates
Country heritage.
Down home folks sing down home songs;
Hard working lives in downtime.
...

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Folding words into
a feeling
The permanence was
addictive
The creases
redefining
And the transcendence
sublime

(Nashville Tennessee: 'The Bluebird' October 1991)?...

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There's a sweet young lady named Jill
for whom travel is such a big thrill.
She sees many places
and lots of kind faces
in Asheville, Nashville,
Seattle and Seville,
Belleville, Louisville
and Copacabana, Brazil!...

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My More Horn Haiku to You

chew and chew then chew
train riding on is a cho cho
picture of I drew

How about that for a Horn Haiku.

Ogden Nash is one of my favorite poets.
Just found out that Nashville is named
after his family....

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The check-out clerk stamped my date due
Into every book,
And said  ”Already, one month through”
With a wistful look.

“Another year has got away
Just like the other years”:
A trite, profound, chance thing to say;
Winter disappears....

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Semi-sleepwalking
Ev'ry day is déjà vu
When my love's adrift

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Nashville to Kentucky
The state line divides my heart
So where lies my home?

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The journey stretches
I'm like Kerouac, on the road
Or Frost, miles to go......

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The monstrous spires uprise
But never touch the skies,
Vain, earth-foundationed monuments
To Life’s impermanence.

Expensive markers war with Time
Where lichen mosses climb
And cover up each hand-carved word
That tells of those interred....

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The monstrous spires uprise
But never touch the skies,
Vain, earth-foundationed monuments
To Life’s impermanence.

Expensive markers war with Time
Where lichen mosses climb
And cover up each hand-carved word
That tells of those interred....

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Wherever the Autumn breeze leads you, baby
I hope it leaves you walking the right direction
When leafs are fallin like teardrops
In the grass where your worries lay
This is my wish for you from Nashville
Whenever you're on your knees 
Remember you can still pray...

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I’m more New York than Nashville
I’m more classic than cowgirl chic
more rock n roll than country twang
not much for fishing down by the creek
I like being in the city
not a cabin on a country mile
that doesn't mean I
don't like cowboys
every once in awhile...

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Wave goodbye to this side
We took flight
Moving up to the sky
To a higher height 

Coming closer to the clouds
And away from the Earth
About half and an hour
To the concrete turf

Onto the runway
Was landed the plane
It will take a few days
'Til we're back again...

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Naomi Judd of The Judds
Ashland, Kentucky born 
Only “Love Can Build a Bridge”
May her soul rest in peace
In the arms of her Saviour

Judd family tragedy
Unmasking mental illness
Days before Hall of Fame Induction
Died near Nashville, Tennessee

Written May 2, 2022...

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I’m not offended by all the blonde dumb jokes
because I know I’m not dumb…
and I also know I’m not blonde
                                              ~ Dolly Parton

Dolly
Buxom and jolly
Not easily offended nor dull
Just look at her skull

Dolly
Oh by golly
Begging her Parton
Nashville hair choice…pure mock sun

9/30/2021...

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In the middle of the day,
When I used to be at work,
I am sitting in a bar
Filled with music - what a perk!

With an IPA to sip
And a singer at the mike
And my husband by my side -
There is nothing not to like.

Music City's* what it's called;
It's a title apropos
And I'm feeling very good
That I've had the chance to go.

*Nashville, Tennessee...

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snow cool
   snow delightful

woke up still asleep
    stumbled to the coffee pot

walked past the window
     whaaat?!

snow deep
    snow shakes

sis in Nashville
     sis at airport

snow aware
    snow not going anywhere

shut in, steep hill, leg issues
     nevertheless enjoying the view

snow cool
      snow delightful


      

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In Nashville, every bar is filled
With music and with booze.
The patrons fill the tip jars
Of whichever bands they choose.

The past four days we joined them,
Hearing songs and drinking beer,
But now we’re back at home
In our familiar atmosphere.

So tonight on Nashville’s Broadway,
As the fans prolong their sips,
Singers strum guitars and bang on drums
While others give them tips....

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