"The desert bears only a scathing sun, and nothing more."
"What about mirages?"

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Guitar.

Fingers numb
from the strum
of a steel string guitar.
A mindless progression
of chords
to take my thoughts
far away.
An E minor
never sounded
any finer.

5 comments:

  1. something about that isn't it.
    i feel my shoulders drop.
    good one JB.

    ~robert

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  2. Love playing guitar...I like that your first two lines rhyme...it flows nice, like an Em chord up the neck.

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  3. Good descriptions. Has a rhythm of a song. Keep practicing! Here's an old classic to get you motivated: http://youtu.be/c7tzi8wkYgI

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  4. Lovely flowing poem. Excellent...



    Melanie

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