Winding Roads and Country Tunes
Winding roads and country tunes make my mind right. Life is a journey of roads and crossroads. Where do you go, what do you do, to get your mind in check? To help you see the world in a better light. To fully see what could have been to what really what is. This is what I do… I am curious what you do.
Winding Roads and Country Tunes
All I need are winding roads and country tunes.
From the crack of dawn to the late afternoons.
Waylon and Willie, help me get my mind right,
On lonely roads that flow into the forever night.
Miles and miles of hot asphalt, pavement and dirt,
Listening to Jackson and McGraw to get over the hurt.
All I need are winding roads and country tunes.
Wandering the highway, searching for the forever moon.
Love and sad songs from Shania, and Toby Keith,
Help me bury the memories and keep them underneath.
Whoever wrote the sad songs must have known me back then,
They write my story in their down songs over and over again.
The little towns come and go, and the songs slowly fade away.
Listening to Brooks “The Dance” doing 75 down the highway.
All I need are winding roads and country tunes.
From the eastern sunrise to the western horizon yellow moon.
Oh, a favorite, “You’re the One That I Want” by Newton-John,
Hard to believe that Oliva’s sound and music are really gone.
I wonder about the years, like the roads, as they fly on by,
Catch myself thinking too much. I have to quit being that guy.
Oh no, on the radio, Leann Rimes “How do I live without you”
Why did that memory come up just right now, out of the blue?
Roll down the windows, I need the rush to clear my feelings,
Winding roads and country tunes promotes my healing.
This winding road, and the sad memories, flow like a river,
Songs by Ronstadt, Ledoux, Strait, and Jackson are my caregivers.
By Kurt James
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I love this poem, it takes me back to days of soaring over long roads.. When I drove I loved to go out in the desert on long roads and blast Willie and Waylon songs. Or up in the mountains in Washington on lonely winding roads. I miss those days. Now I listen to those great songs on you tube. I hope you find time to dance, Kurt, when you are not on the roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywGyf0qvgu8
Phyllis there is nothing better than your own personal road music. And how could I forget Lee Ann Womack – the song you posted is my favorite of hers. And for me – dancing when I was younger was a staple of life – I was a country swing king! LOL… even won a few competitions way back when. My favorite dance partner was a girl named Tammy Emery. Lost touch with her 40 some years ago. Tammy if you read this – kiss and hugs… our memories are still deep within me…
An excellent piece of writing, Kurt. Some of those songs and singers certainly played their part etching memories into our hearts and minds.
Each and every one of us has their own personal soundtrack, just like a moving picture show. What would life be without the songs that make us smile and cry. Thanks for stopping by John. Have a great week.
“All I need are winding roads and country tunes.” I must say “Amen” to that. Really enjoyed your Poem Writing on this topic. I can truly relate to it. I have truly been down that road myself…many times…I have to add. Willie, Waylon, Keith, Ronstadt, Ledoux, Strait, and Jackson…have spoken for what my mind was trying to grasp…on many occasion. (And other country artists…and going to miss knowing that Olivia isn’t singing on this planet any longer, too!) Hopefully, the winding road and songs have cleared your senses once more…and you can keep your Writings going. Very interesting stories you have announced here with this Writing. I will have to check them out soon.
Thanks for stopping by Steve and commenting. It is always good to know there are others out there that sure my views on winding roads and country tunes… Yes, I believe you would enjoy the 2 stories that I have on Amazon Kindle Vella. You might want to also check out the rest of my other books on Amazon here at this link of my author page – https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B01DTOJ7KC?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader
Very nice Kurt. I was just on a country dirt road drive yesterday there was a lot of people out on there buggies. Jamie
Nothing better than country roads, good tunes, and the simple life. Thanks Jamie.