Sonny Boy Poems - Poems about Sonny Boy

When I was your Age, Sonny Boy

...
    My college fell 200 spots in the annual rankings ~

      Seems professors no longer give the students spankings
...

Sonny

...Horn man, 
Blues man, 
Play and sing as soon as you can

My soul's been trying 
And my lil' heart's been crying
My woman's been lying
And my nosey neighbors been prying

Horn man, 
Blues ma...

27 Club

...mama and papa begged their musician son
to not join a band, although hedonistic fun
we are terrified you will soon be a member of twenty-seven
we would miss you terribly if you decided to return t...

Uncle Arthur

...‘She’s on again - the annual campin’ trip regatta,
and we’ve got ourselves together for our plans to Wonnangatta. 
The high country; you can’t beat it for the peace and quiet
unless of course some...

The Greatest Harp

...My pen is like a blues riff,
not always on the note

I bend within the moment,
new feelings reach for hope

A eulogy remastered,
the fire that he fed

The Mojo dancing with the Muse,
Marine...

I Got Nothing For Christmas

...Christmas was coming very soon and a little boy's heart was glad.
He kept giving clues daily of his wishes from Ole Santa dear.
His Dad with a twinkle in his loving eyes teased his young lad,
Now,...

Geezer

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I’m just an old fart,
clinging to the winds of time ... 
hanging on
Everyone who said 
I was leaving away first
are dead and gone
I’m an old geezer,
stale air breather still hangi...

Monster To Mommy Letter a Mother's Day Tribute

...Dear Mommy,

Why am I so short and pudgy ugly
But never mind my crying mommy 
Thank you for giving me the curse of birth
And the worst hairdo and breath on Earth
For buying me kitty cats to tor...

Gal From Tucumcari

...Poet:  Ken Jordan 
Poem: Gal from Tucumcari 
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan 
written:  April/2017


The next woman I marry 
will be a Gal from Tucumcari.

she'll be tougher than a 
desert Tree C...

Bathing In a Blues Bubblebath

...listening to the blues right now
the crackling of the 78s take me away
i feel the pain of robert, charley, son, blind lemon, and big bill
i take in the honesty of sonny boy, tommy, arthur, and hud...

Old Age

...Poet:  Ken Jordan
Poem:  Old Age
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan
written:  November/2014


Keep on 
walk'n
sonny boy,
 
walk-on
head-a-me.

 keep on 
walk'n 

while 
you are
young,

wi...

Work Ethics

...~Funny
    Sonny
     Honey
      Money 
       The work ethic funny, Sonny boy,
        Do not mix your honey, money joy

        For and in Honor of Dr Ram
        And contest:  Tyburn...

The First

...The right atmospheric conditions can animate your bones.
I tell ya,
Dinosaurs rising, ichthyosaurs rising,
Rise of the hominids no more, eh?
Resurrection ain't a fool's business, fellow, ol' pal,...

The Blues Man

...Born on September 16, 1925 in Itta Ben, Mississippi
His ambitions grew as fast as he could stand on his tippys  

Given the name Reily B. King better known as B.B. King
Strumming his zealous hand...

Smoke

...warriors forgotten struggles
drift gently on the
sharply scented breeze

stirring long quiet screams
echoed with convictions
instilled unselfish

faint agony listens
for tides unchanged
comrades immo...

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