Saturday, April 25, 2015

twenty bucks

worn guitar still
resonate and ringing
steady thumping bass

bar stool beer pitcher
filling slow
crumpled bills n'change
singing for tips

song titles yelled out
as the last tune ends

singer leans in close
"nothing says request
like twenty bucks"
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20 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyApril 25, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    I LOVE this! Smiles. Perfect line!

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  2. hyperCRYPTICalApril 25, 2015 at 6:14 PM

    Twenty bucks says a lot!
    Anna :o]

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  3. Vandana SharmaApril 26, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    hmm money matters

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  4. MaryApril 26, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    Well, somehow he has to earn his beer money, I guess. Smiles.

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  5. WolfsrosebudApril 26, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    i liked the sounds you incorporated in this poem

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  6. DonnaApril 26, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    absolutely wonderful and I think I was there in my younger years....enjoying the music as someone else put the "bread in the jar"

    Donna@LivingFfromHappiness

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  7. Sanaa RizviApril 26, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    This is beautiful...! :D

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  8. brudbergApril 26, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    Oh yes.. Never forget a singer has to earn his living too. Very nice atmosphere here.

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  9. NataĊĦekApril 26, 2015 at 12:47 PM

    indeed, hard to make a living through music.

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  10. Sumana RoyApril 26, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    well said...

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  11. scotthastiepoetApril 26, 2015 at 2:46 PM

    Sharp and neat - precise and nuggety! Like poetry should be... Good stuff! with Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com

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  12. TruedessaApril 26, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    haha - love that last bit..$20 bucks says a lot..thanks for the laugh..

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  13. totomaiApril 26, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    Haha! Of course artists like performers need to earn too. :) He deserves some beer after those strumming

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  14. ZQApril 26, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    Yup! I always started my jar with a 10 spot. :-)
    ZQ

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  15. Wendy BourkeApril 26, 2015 at 8:16 PM

    Very cool. I am there - and have been: many, many times in my long life. Ha!

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  16. AnonymousApril 26, 2015 at 11:28 PM

    Very well crafted.. brings a smile, though a trifle sad one.

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  17. Gen Giggles April 27, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    Well written and so true.

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  18. C.C.April 27, 2015 at 11:39 PM

    Indeed!! Except maybe $50!!

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  19. Jae RoseApril 28, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    I love Seasick Steve...couldn't help but think of him as I read

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  20. Eileen T O'Neill .....April 28, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    Brother Ollie,

    I love knowing that the Tired Monk, occasionally finds a lighter moment in his day. Playing guitar and making a little bit of money, while doing something enjoyable, is very uplifting. Music brings such pleasure, to both the audience and the musician, even without the Twenty Bucks:)
    Eileen

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