Johnny & Mary
Haiku Number Forty Nine from Song Lyrics
I have a goal of 50 days - 50 haikus - responding to 50 different songs. These are songs with lyrics that I feel close to. Number Forty Nine is Johnny & Mary by Robert Palmer. I've kept the two characters central to the poem rather than the using the theme/sense of the lyrics that I usually aim for. There's such a strong narrative between the two it felt onlt right to focus on their story. Number 49.... almost there!
Johnny & Mary
Johnny buys her gifts
Trying hard to win her heart
Mary looks away.
Please check out the great poetry from Paul Stewart and Tina D. Lopez who have joined me for the ride and created some beautiful work:
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Alyson Smith
Neurodivergent, working-class writer and artist diagnosed with Bipolar. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. MA in Creative Writing. Currently waitressing while finishing my novel.
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