hush now,
wild thing
have you ever been to
electric lady land?
gypsy eyes, bold as
love
machine gun fire burning
desire—
hear my train a-comin’,
lover man
let me move you
© 2013 Jennifer
Wagner
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Jimi Hendrix @ The Rock,
photo © 2013 Jennifer Wagner
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I
recently visited a restaurant that had this likeness of Jimi Hendrix painted on
the wall near our table (and titles to many of his songs on the seating). Jimi is a Seattle icon, though I won’t say
role model, ha…however, he was a brilliantly
talented guitarist. I crafted this poem (and
title) from titles of songs he wrote, recorded or performed.
Songs:
Bold As Love
Burning Desire
Fire
Gypsy Eyes
Have You Ever Been (To
Electric Ladyland)
Hear My Train A-Comin’
Hush Now
Let Me Move You
Long Hot Summer Night
Lover Man
Machine Gun
Wild Thing
nice....listened to jimi a bit in my day and recognize a few of those songs....nice job weaving them together in this...
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant idea for a poem. I love listening to some old Henrix :)
ReplyDeleteA really cool idea - funky and creative!
ReplyDeletevery, very cool, Jennifer.
ReplyDeleteVery trippy--and the painting, too. It's taken me years to really appreciate Hendrix.
ReplyDeleteoh down memory lane we go... :) this poem will have me dragging out old records....
ReplyDeleteWonderful Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteEdgy images that flash like glints from another time.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a brilliant little poem!
ReplyDeleteVery, very well done.
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