Autoharp Poetry

Subject: Autoharp Poetry
From: 12-stringman
Date: 10 Aug 05 - 08:28 PM

This is a poem I wrote in a tribute to the late, great, John Kilby Snow.

Ok, Here goes everything!


"The Autoharp Man"
(For Kiby Snow)

You first learned to play on a second-hand harp,
A 5-chord Zimmerman, plain and small;
Though tragedies and hard times have plagued your way,
You've overcome them all.

You were a lefty player, but it only added to your unique style. (believe me!)
With your special "drag notes" you created sounds never before thought possible on the harp; Considering you taught yourself to pick it upside down, you were born with above average smarts.

Even though you've passed and gone, I assure you, your music still lives on. Though many harpists have tried so hard,
To imitate your technique;
They may come close, but still so far,
For yours was the original, unique.

May God bless and be with you always, Kilby.

8/6/2005

Larry E. Paden