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Rocks in my shoe
A thorn in my hand
Wind blowin' in my face
I'm just a man
Walkin' round mountain high
Watchin' eagles fly on by
Bears growl by my side
I'm just a man
I'm just a man
I'm just a man
I'm just a man
I am
Got a poem on my tongue
Pierced words for lost love
Your face stains my brain
Blue eyes blink insane
Miserable
I'm just a man
Runnin' way
I'm just a man
I'm just a man so plain
I'm just a man in pain
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NOTE: A recoring of this poem in song is located at the bottom of this poetry section.
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Special Thanks to Don Ross for guitar music @Candyrat / Goby Fish Music/ Don Ross 2010
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This is for Poets Rally 46.
40 comments:
Being just a man sometimes it's great! And the pain ... it always goes away ...
Loved the three header! First time here and I like it! Thanks for the sweet words you left at my blog!
This I would call a perfect imagery. I am just a man, plain, in pain. Simply Wow! Straight touching the senses, analyzing the thoughts in a way that connects to speechlessness of life. Amazing!
Your style reminds me of Robinson Jeffers. I love it. Keep up the writing, friend.
Lovely poem really engaging into the imagery :)
"Got a poem on my tongue
Pierced words for lost love
Your face stains my brain
Blue eyes blink insane" I really love the words and ideas in this stanza/verse, it's really clever and full of emotion. It's poems like this that remind me that I really love poetry. :] xx
Thank you for the comments. I would like to mention there is a live recording of the poem just above the post n my Blog. I'm not sure if it is not showing up in your view when you link to this poem, or it is just bad. But I was wondering what ya'll thought of that too. Thank you for comments though.
Thanks for the link, KID! :) I thought the song was awesome! You've got some jazz, funk, fusion going on that's right up my ally...and you said you couldn't sing! Kick started my morning in a very funky way! :) Original, unique...nothing going on right now in my musical bubble that compares. The lyrics are wonderful, and the music stylings were unexpected indeed. Did you write the music as well? Loved it :)
nice to meet you Mr. Clemmons...
inspiring poem.... i would love to hear the song version.. :)
The song is right above the poem in the long box. Thanks for the comment!
@Natash, thanks, thought you might like that!
I like the imagery in your poem. Love the first and last verses. I know nothing about music but I enjoyed listening to your song. So interesting, too, to hear the voice of a person whose written words one has been reading.
Love both the written and sung versions of this poem. Even without music, your words read like a song. Great job!
a man in plain,
a man in pain,
love the words that explain
and entertain.
well done.
Nice poem to show limitations, just a man.
Audio version is quite appealing as well. Nice going!
I heard the song, that is lovely, and just being a man can't be too bad? :)
Your words sing:)
i like both the written version and sung version of the poem:)
This poem should be set to music, it has that quality. Amazing job!
Great poem, but there is no "just" involved in being a man (or woman), for to be a man (or woman) is to be alive, to be so capable of so many things. To be a man (or woman) is an amazing thing, through pleasure or pain. Loved the poem even if I disagree with the refrain.
The Lonely Recluse
@Thoughts Not Lost, thanks for the comment, but the poem is set to music. It's in the box right above the poem. Thanks again for giving me a visit.
"I'm just a man so plain
I'm just a man in pain" Love these words.. Great poem..
Love your poetry- great imagery
I moved the recorded version of this poem in song toward the bottom of this blog. Some great guitar work; should check it out.
"Your face stains my brain.." i love that. makes me ponder.
This is just beautiful.I specially loved the "I'm just a man" refrain.A lovely read!
Beautiful, soulful, and rhythmic. Your lines of verse are incredible in themselves, but the flow and repetition adds so much more. Bravo!
I loved this especially with audio because I could really hear the rhythm (I am afraid I have none of my own lol). This is really cool! You have balls I thought of reading a poem and that seemed scary singing is a whole other beast
The song didn't do much for me, but I really liked the poem. Sometimes, all we can (and should be) is just ourselves.
I love the repetition of this-- like chant or a mantra.
Wow!! So few and true words weaved in with soul stirring music.......brilliantly expressed :)
Hey! Hey! You don't come across many poems set to music. I love the concept of this! Guitar is working well, too!
Fabulous wording, and a clever method to help keep your words within us throughout the day! Hope you do more of these...!
Wow... I was completely blown away. I hope to read more of your poetry in the future. Thanks for sharing this work of art.
In this poem, you communicated the beauty of a man. Really incredible and thanks for sharing it!
Wow! Very humanly approach, and so sincere... I like the recording experiment, you're not that bad at singing ;)
I'm just a man but there's so much in it; in a man; in you. Love this one :)
Henry, I like "Pierced words for lost love" following right after "tongue" - that is a good pun.
Richard
Henry, you did such a great job at recording your song/poem. I really enjoyed both.
That tree photo is astounding. Also enjoyed your tree slideshow.
So loved my visit here today. Thanks.
Gayle
Your face stains my brain
Sounds great to music ... well done!
The words and the voice, definitively! :)
Strong poem with great use of repetition.
Great use of repetition to get your point across. Excellent poem!
I love the rhythm of this... it would be a great spoken piece. Well written :)
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