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The Genie
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The Genie |
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broker6 Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 132Bellevue, NE, Sarpy |
The Genie by © Richard J. Budig 1996 He was a leftover hippie, A minstrel from the past With a guitar on his back, And a dirty shirt and a bottle in a sack He sat in the park Down among the shadows In a pile of dry leaves, With one of his songs upon the gentle breeze I know you, he sang, I know all of your hearts And all of their lonely rooms, Of promises made by the light of the moon And I know that face The one you see in your head . . . Sun dappled hair blowin' in the wind, And ruby red lips that smile without sin And I know all of your voices. I hear them whenever I sing: Come back sweet girl, they say Let me be in love with you just one more day Well, if it was in my power, This guitar would be a magic lamp And I'd be a genie all the long day And she'd appear before you when I sing and play Finally, as evening closed, This troubadour from another time Hung his guitar on his back And took a long drink from his paper sack And then he went like he came, Shufflin' along on old rope sandals Hummin' and singin' about a girl he once knew And about "all the places I still look for you" |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Broker6 ... this is lovely, haunting and oh, so familiar. Seen and heard this hippie on many a street corner. Like it very much. ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Your words have painted a picture and it is wonderful! Well done!  ------------------ Denise |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon |
Kewl! Shawn Mullins has a song out about an old guy he ran into at Twin Rocks, Oregon this has the same type of flavor. I liked this muchly X ------------------ "We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night" (Tombstone epitaph of two amateur astronomers) |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Hauntingly beautiful!Well done! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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merlynh Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 411deer park, wa |
Well it seems like you write poetry too. This was very written very good. Thanks for the read. |
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