He Said, She Said

She said “Take my heart with you”,

He said “You keep mine here”,

She said “Be sure you bring it back”,

He told her “Have no fear”,

They couldn’t know their world would change,

That things…

I’m Blessed

Music saved my life and mind,

It’s the thing I really need,

All the years I didn’t know,

They were sorry years indeed,

I’ve played for folks in hundreds,

For barmaids and for empty chairs,

I’m playing music…

Ten Thousand Years

The people lived with nature,

Ten thousand years or more,

Then the others came and claimed the land,

Left the people sick and sore,

The others brought their greed for things,

Killed the trees and scarred the…

Here's another poem for your enjoyment.

Just an Afternoon

I look at you and slip to dream,

Just to think of what could be,

I dream of days that never were,

Summer sheets and you and me,

Lazing in the…

Hi Folks,  I've been attending some poetry meetings for a while.  I started with readings of incomplete song lyrics but over time I've begun to write some actual poetry.  Just a couple for today, more to come.

Daydream

I want…

August twentieth, we set out for Cross Plains Tennessee to chase the great eclipse.  I picked Cross plains because it was in the path of totality and not a magnet site like Hopkinsville Kentucky.  It ended up being a great…

        In the present political climate, I hear many folks say that I should not say anything about the abuses of the people by the powers that be because there is nothing that I can do about it anyway.

     They seem…

    Folk music is where all music came from. It is music made by folks for the sake of making music instead of selling products.   It is music which invites people to join in whatever their level of ability.

    At its…