Yard Sale of Thoughts

He flew through the sky
teaching others they had wings.

Guitar, a streamlined body,
warm-bloodied lyrics,
Neil was both pauper and king.

With a layer of warble 
over a 12-string sea,
he glided with the dolphins,
rarely to be seen.

But he left happy trails, like his father
fixing jukeboxes, by teaching
others to glide while they sing.

©2025|K.F.Hartless

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GloPoWriMo#29 Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem that takes its inspiration from the life of a musician, poet, or other artist. And while our example poems are squarely elegiac, don’t feel limited to minor-key feelings in your own work.