
Hi, Thorn.
Have written a poem for the contest.
Have a great weekend : )
Jack
LIVE PERFORMANCE
by Jack Horne
He struts around the stage, in ladies’ shoes
smiling, singing, strumming
wild curls, wide flares, floral jacket
it’s nineteen-seventy-one-or-two, not today
but I see him, hear him: a man no longer living
(although he’s alive forever in that footage)
I time travel in my mind and his Mini hasn’t crashed yet
so I will watch the film once more and let him live…
…again.
.* inspired by Marc Bolan
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(Editor’s note from Wikipedia:
Marc Bolan (pron.
BOE-lən; born
Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of
glam rock group
T. Rex. Died in a car wreck as he was approaching wider recognition for his talents)
A very nice tribute to a true artist, Jack, because it rocks, it rolls and it honors the glam of living life without restrain.
Nice one Jack – the words fit the image so well. Could see him plainly.
Thorn should let AWwYP have a poetry contest. What fun THAT would be. But tis a foregone conclusion, aborted before fruition. This one would definitely be a contender. It is a textured vignette of image and memory.
Riddle (to demonstrate my poetic prowess) What is an Ode to Urination written with fourteen stanzas ending in a rhymed couplet?
a pissonnett!
(and you thought I was just another pretty face!)