Rising to the Ordinary
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
January sixteenth
My harmonica group
Meets today.
Fran on piano
To beat out our tempo.
Robert and Matthew
Show with button accordians.
The other seven of us
Harmonicas C and G.
Varying levels of skill
Perhaps Phil or Richard
Most accomplished
Or Guenther.
Phil favours Gospel and folk.
Richard, deep blues pieces.
Guenther ALWAYS Amazing Grace.
Trudy records for our benefit
New song titles to try.
A privilege for me to
Sit alongside and chug
Or single note
As sweetly as possible.
Feeling the fraternity.
Loving it.
Now why did I
Give the above title?
I done preached myself happy.
About this poem
How often do we fail to see the gold in our everyday?
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Written on January 17, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 17, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 17, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 583 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 27 |
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