it must be done.

My friend J.R. Solonche asked me to set a poem of his to a song. It was a challenge for me, and it happened. Please enjoy!

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S GUITAR

is white
is pure white
is pure dominant, pure tonic

is white
is snow, is ice
is a glacier glissando

is white
is a swan
is a swan with a straight-as-an-arrow neck

is white
is lily white
is a lily pressed and dried in a book

is white
is a white whale white
is Ahab caught in the web of strings

is white
is white hot
is dead white, dead-center white

is white
is bridal gown white
is the bride of rock and roll

is white
is ghost white
is the ghost of a blue guitar