Grandpa Elliott (tonic of music)
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Red shirt and suspenders
One eye most gone
Harp playing everywhere
Bluesy the song.
Pain in the memories
Some fun times too.
Seeing the transport
Music can do.
Sheet music missing
Family tunes held
Different each playing
Still all is well.
Folks love his rendering.
Folks sing along.
Here new agreement
Healing, his song.
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Written on December 04, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 04, 2022
Modified by dougb.72572 on December 04, 2022
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| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 336 |
| Words | 75 |
| Stanzas | 16 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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