This Poem was Submitted By: Marcia L McCaslin On Date: 2014-10-02 00:55:09 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Country Songs

I see the dance floor, smell the sawdust, watch the couples swaying to the silver vocals of Emmy Lou, her sweet soprano  singing “Save The Last Dance For Me" I’ve just fallen to pieces with Patsy Cline, and promised Willie not to let my babies  grow up to be cowboys. I make light of it, but, in truth, the  music brings  me to tears, and the lyrics pluck  me dry. Granted, my own inner song twangs a bit flat at times; my strings need to be changed by careful fingers, and   my wood is  thirsty. But give me “Three Chords And The Truth”, repeated choruses of “God Must Be A Cowboy” (well, maybe throw in a shot  of   “Jose Cuervo”) and I can still be played.

Copyright © October 2014 Marcia L McCaslin

Additional Notes:
This poem, under a different title, was published here on TPL in 2004 (I believe).


This Poem was Critiqued By: Thomas H. Smihula On Date: 2014-10-20 15:14:45
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
Nice to read something from the heart. Music can do that to us make us reach for meaning and possibilities. Enjoyed the read thanks for posting.


This Poem was Critiqued By: Joe Gustin On Date: 2014-10-05 08:15:48
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
There much to like about this write. The form and flow, to the images of sawdust and a wounded heart. A country and western poem threw and threw. You have an exceptional ability for telling a story
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