Live At The Opry Poem by Kate Lilley

Live At The Opry

Rating: 5.0


Porter Wagoner in a nudie suit
flashes the crowd an embroidered Hi!
He kids around trading jokes with the hee-haw,
then the lights go down and the teardrops start.
The Queens of the Nashville Sound gear up,
nobody’s laughing or chewing now.
Skeeter, frail in a sky blue sheath,
is out of rehab and born again.
Her voice has gone the way of her orchestra.
It’s almost fifty years since the crash
that killed off the harmonising Davis Sisters,
the sleep-overs and double-dates,
square dancing after the Big Barn Frolic.
So long my honey, goodbye my dear,
gonna get along without you now.
When she holds the microphone to her lips
and whispers mine is a lonely life
it sounds like a radio tuned to the end of the world.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bernard F. Asuncion 17 October 2018

Such a great write by Kate Lilley........................

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Mahtab Bangalee 17 October 2018

like to read more and quote- When she holds the microphone to her lips and whispers mine is a lonely life it sounds like a radio tuned to the end of the world. /// nice poem

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Edward Kofi Louis 17 October 2018

Born again! ! Thanks for sharing.

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Adeeb Alfateh 17 October 2019

So long my honey, goodbye my dear, gonna get along without you now. great great write great 10++

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Chinedu Dike 17 October 2019

Well articulated and nicely brought forth with clarity of thought and mind. An interesting narrative piece written with conviction. Thanks for sharing.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 13 October 2024

Chosen by PoemHunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Hooray! This club still exists till today. Long gone glory revives!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 13 October 2024

Most deserving as The Modern Poem Of The Day! Congratulations, Kate! TOP Marks and Congratulations!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 13 October 2023

I have enjoyed tremendously. To MyFavourites and thank you so much for sharing

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Sylvia Frances Chan 13 October 2023

Great poem of a great gorgeous occurrence so excellently worded and presented in full brilliance. Congratulations, dear Kate. Most deserving as The Modern Poem Of The Day.5 Stars Full. Thanks for sharing I congratulate

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Tamara Beryl Latham 17 October 2019

What great sentiment. I lived in Tennessee for more than a decade and visited the Opry. Your poem is expressive. I loved it. : -)

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