Thank You Eddie (For Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020) Poem by LeeAnn Azzopardi

With yr electric fingers dancing on the fret board
You became a legend
As yr feathered hair looked to be on fire
When you preformed
Coming from Holland with yr family
Carrying only fifty dollars and a piano
You didn't even know English
In Califorina, where dream come to die,
You got to taste of Rock's forbiiden fruit
By switching to guitar
You formed a band with yr brother on drums
With them, you toured the world to stadiums of people
Married young to an actress
You rocked hard as fans put you on the top
And worked with the King of Pop for a case of beer
But, in the end, it didn't matter
And now, the guitar is silenced
As Paradise is electrify once again