Neon buzzing
Along the route,
and under Budweiser buzzing neon
in the barroom window above
I killed time buying
glasses of beer with loose coins
collected in the Chevy truck ashtray
while trying to count
the number of streetlights
between you and home.
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This poem is included in my collection titled, “Country Songs and Backroad Love Notes” – available at Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
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Published by
Steven Harz
Steven Harz was the 2013 winner of the international People’s Poetry Contest and is a three-time winner of The Iron Writer Challenge. Steve still writes poetry, but now it rhymes and is put to music – either acoustic with a Martin or electric with a Gretsch.
Songwriting influences are: John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Blze Foley, Jessi Alexander, Tyler Childers, Lori McKenna, Gabe Lee, Luz, Cleto Cordero, Jason Isbell, and of course, Willie and Dolly!
Music is available on all streaming platforms – please check it out!
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