Monday, July 2, 2012

Stan Rogers

a voice that didn’t need a mic
booming across prairie bluffs
bald head and beard
                as if he just stepped off a schooner

he sang of the sea and the road
of lines on a face and lines on a map
of a Canada we knew but didn’t know
                as if we needed a prophet

with eyes sharp and clear
he envisioned a path and took it
never wavering or faltering (or so it seemed)
                as if each song would be his last

until one day it was
and all we can do
is continue his song to sing
                so that his voice will always ring

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