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My Guitar My Friend

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CoolCatCoolCat Frets: 158
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This is a poem I wrote some time ago. I thought now would be a good time to share it with you.

It may come across as a song, rhyming wise, but it is a poem.

My Guitar My Friend

Reaching for my old companion

Alone in the corner on its stand

Sunlight mirrored off the scratch plate

It’s a great accompaniment for any band



Fingers fret the strings with ease

Bringing life to the melody in my head

Music drifting through the air

On its journey with nothing unsaid



Folk, Rock, Rhythm and Blues

Matters not which genre I play

Picking softly or strumming aloud

The response is immediate, no delay



Crafted from the finest timber

Could it be a ‘thoroughbred’?

I’m proud to call this wooden marvel

My guitar, My friend
'Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend' - Lennon & McCartney (We can work it out).
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Excellent :)
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @CoolCat ; I can imagine that he's a treasured friend, that whenever you need him, he's there.

    He doesn't tell you lies and he doesn't let you down. That's a good friend to have. I hope you enjoy many more years together.


    :) 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    edited October 2022
    Word of caution, though:


    Don't put him where he's at risk of direct sunlight. 
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  • BillDLBillDL Frets: 5615
    ....... and perhaps ask his permission before you polish him up vigorously with a rag.
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  • GandalphGandalph Frets: 1513
    edited October 2022
    Crafted from the finest timber

    Could it be a ‘thoroughbred’?



    Not a Harley Benton then? 




    Just kidding, nice words  
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  • CoolCatCoolCat Frets: 158
    Thank you all for your posts, much appreciated. 
    'Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend' - Lennon & McCartney (We can work it out).
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    No worries @CoolCat. ;







    :) 
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  • CMW335CMW335 Frets: 2002
    Mellish said:
    Word of caution, though:


    Don't put him where he's at risk of direct sunlight. 
    Or near water and absolutely do not feed him after midnight 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    If you read the poem, our friend mentions sunlight glinting off his guitar's pickguard.

    THAT'S why I added the note of caution. 
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  • CMW335CMW335 Frets: 2002
    Mellish said:
    If you read the poem, our friend mentions sunlight glinting off his guitar's pickguard.

    THAT'S why I added the note of caution. 
    I got that, just my attempt at humour with a reference to The Gremlins… having to explain it usually means it wasn’t funny in the first place  :/   =)
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    edited October 2022
    @CMW335 ; not a problem mate

    EDIT: one or two issues at home have caused my soh to slip. Sorry folks. 
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Our friend is very delicate and needs Goldilocks humidity 
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  • DavidRDavidR Frets: 595
    edited October 2022
    Nice one. Guitar gets you through life sometimes, especially the times that aren't so good. 

    Play guitar  Drink beer!

    ;-)
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