A Little Country In The In The Heart

 

When the neon lights

Glow in the background

Of a broken heart

There is no telling

Just how long it will be stuck

At the bottom of a bottle

Before its heartbeat

Shatters the glass

So sharp slivers

Can keep it company

Till the veins

Are no longer in vain.

 

One thing is for certain,

The only way back

To the rhythm of life

Is gonna take

More than a drum machine.

 

It only needs the beating

Of humanity

And the gentle strum

From human hands.

Though hip-hop

May have the ability

To move one’s feet

On the dance floor,

The simplicity of country

Has the power

To help an aching heart

Create a healing song.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I like the way this poem oscillates between a harshly realistic barroom scene, & then wafting off gently to a philosophical observation about different kinds of music & how they move the spirit & soul. Everything about this is fresh & unexpected. "The simplicity of country" may be a little confusing, that you're referring to a style of music. Thanks for sharing.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts on my work.

[DIVYA]

I cannot discern country music from other types but I still loved this poem. Music has such power to uplift a downcast soul.❤

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

It certainly does... thank you sweets.

[Lyn Anderson]

Sweet hon. Glad to read you again.:)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Glad to hear from you... how are you?

[Circe]

love the sentiments in this piece... I agree about country.. the universality of music.. a little jig in your heart always, keep it light and cheerful. way to go with your writing.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much :)

[Ed Hart]

you've got my vote...i spend half my day listening to yo yo ma (and the like), the other half, it's emmylou harris and eva cassidy...

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you for the input sir.

[emmajoy]

' The simplicity of country - Has the power -- To help an aching heart -- Create a healing song. ' Am pleased to say my taste in music spreads every sheet in the universe.. Gregorian chant included and more than others. But there is something very special about foot.tapping, sole placing country music. It can happily whine its sad stories, mournfully slow.. OR, it can set the heart and racing with treble and more excitement so that lame or not, the heart rises and dances along.

Yes, sadness snatches us into the darkest tuneless places. But, as as a friend once taught.. in country there's a song or set for any mood the good Lord can conjur via man's creativeness. Great write, Dale, thank you for sharing.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you Emma for taking the time to not only review but express such profound thoughts.

[David Scott]

Music is healing. So many ways to find expression and to give form to emotions we have never been able to express fully.
I love music as well. The genre is irrelevant I think.
A very intense rhythm in this poem Dale.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you kindly good sir... appreciate the read and review.

[Tiana]

I am a Country music fan and a bigger fan of yours my friend. There is something about dancing to a country song that uplifts the aching heart. Excellent writing as always, Dale.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Well thank you sweetie... now you brought a smile to my face.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

never had been a big country fan in general, but like some of it specifically..and there is no denying that the simplicity does help the aching heart...hip hop has movement, often anger...but seems in a way removed from the real heart of it...but that is just one person's opinion...i like the gentle strum of this peaceful write.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you kindly Sir Jacob.