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What Kind of Fools
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What Kind of Fools |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia 
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Some folks live for pleasure Some folks live for Love Some folks love for treasure Some live for God above What kind of fools must we be ? To live from song to song... Searching for a melody To write rhymes for the wrongs. Tommy is in the alley Cold and broken down Bent and spent from searching For a song he's never found. Songs drove Kris to ask...Why Me? And helped him make it through the nights. Goodman rode the City of New Orleans Prine looked back on Paradise. It was songs that drove Ol' Willie They had him talking to the walls. The night life made him crazy and they labeled him "Outlaw" We all dont ride down easy, like Billy Joe wrote about. Pass the bottle for Jim Croce Its a shame his time ran out. Songs drove Luke the Drifter 'Til he was long gone lonesome blue. They took the chains from his heart, Now they're wrapped 'round me and you. There are songs that come from living; From running hard and drinking deep. There are songs that come from dying. And some come in your sleep. There are songs that come so freely, They're like a gift from up on high. Some songs cost you dearly. Some songs pass you by. Tommy is in the alley Cold and broken down Bent and spent from searching For a song he's never found. What kind of fools must we be? |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
The kind that would keep company with Willie and Kris and Johnny and funky Donnie Fritts and Croce and well, you know them Uriah. The kind of fools that have something to say and are willing to go the distance. This poem is terrific. Thank you. |
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StevenS Senior Member
since 2005-09-21
Posts 945L. A. (Lower Alabama) |
Like my old dad used to say, "It's according to who you ask!" Awesome! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Uriah Place me on the music stand this song is bursting from my mood and I can’t stand in curve and see how fine strung time is distancing my breathing in and breathing out percussion now in fling about would find the drizzle drain of verve and close it with one honest cord Thanks for reminding me of myself. I enjoy your poetry! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
You must surely be a musician, this reads so lyrically, I thought it must surely be a song. Enjoyed.  |
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terasinas Member
since 2006-03-24
Posts 91Michigan ... The Great Lakes |
Rock on Bro! Love the songs, the poetic melodies too, love the thoughts and ... Love you too! lol tera |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
What kind of fools? Surely the music-lovin' kind....poets and musicians have something bursting inside them that just has to get out and communicate with others....Much enjoyed this, Uriah, m'friend......jo (BTW...I liked your choices of musicians/songwriters...Jim Croce was one of my favorites from those times.) |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
This WOULD make a good song.... M |
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