Busking in a small country town in Australia
A traveller in the Outback earns some fans through the universal language of music
Music spreads like shade under the hot morning sun.
A small crowd in a
Small town but
The music spreads out.
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A large woman, a larger voice.
Purple dress and purple fascinator,
She plucks songs from an old guitar.
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Old tunes from the old country,
Played for a new audience.
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“Bailando
Bailando”
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She sings in the sun
And old men in old clothes
Clap their hands in the shade.
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Music is a generous energy,
It gives and
Gives and
Gives.
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“Bailando
Bailando”
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She sings, a thousand miles from
The nearest Spanish speaker
And the old men
In old clothes
Clap and cheer in the shade.
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Music is a generous energy,
It spreads out, draws in.
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It gives the woman a smile as she sings
And she feels younger by the note,
Transported a thousand miles to the other
Edge of the Pacific.
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“Bailando
Bailando”
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She sings and the old men
In old clothes get up from the bench
Dancing
Out of the shade
Into the sun.
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About the Creator
Roderick Makim
Read one too many adventure stories as a child and decided I'd make that my life.
I grew up on a cattle station in the Australian Outback and decided to spend the rest of my life seeing the rest of the world.
For more: www.roderickmakim.com
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Comments (1)
This was so wonderful! Loved your poem!