Saturday, October 5, 2019

Cranberries ~ Saturday, 5 October 2019

Dear Mary, 
      Sorry, no time to visit, 
even for a cup of coffee or tea, 
as the days pass 
      and we all move away, 
remember the good times 
      when we would sit, 

Maybe for the last time, 
      driving around, 
as "Dreams" and "Linger" 
      dropped in '93, 
repeatedly the station 
      chose to play 
yesterday's hits with barely 
      a set list, 

Dreary Irish vocals, 
      you loved their sound, 
remember how cold 
      it was in the car, 
even with the heat 
      on full blast, winter 
arrived on time for Memphis, 
      closed the bar, 
music lingers in my ears 
      as splinters 
you must pull out with tweezers, 
      with a twist. 

---
R.I.P. Mary Burns ( - 2019)

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