PEARL'S SONG
They came to mourn
They came to cry
They came to wonder
How someone like her could ever die
She had fame and fortune in her youth
The songs she sang were songs of truth
The moon it waned, the moon it waxed
Her train was slippin' down the tracks
The sky was dark the clouds were pale
When she rode out on a midnight rail
I can still see her in the studio that night
Restless, her voice was tight all in a knot
Yet when she said goodbye who would have
thought
She'd never see the morning light
But the sky was dark and her face was pale
As she rode out on the midnight rail
They came from far across the land
They waved her pictures in their hand
They came to mourn
They came to cry
They came to wonder
How someone like her could ever die
Although it's been over 30 years
Since we shed our loving tears
Since that indigo night
When we kissed and said goodbye
Your star has never dimmed
Your ashes were scattered in a gentle wind
The sky was dark and the clouds were pale
When you rode out on the midnight rail
For Janis Joplin (Pearl)
January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970
Poem "Pearl's Song" © 2003 Sharmagne Leland-St. John. Author's note: Pearl's Song was originally published in
Silver Tears and Time - A Second Collection of Poetry (Quill and Parchment Press). My then boyfriend Paul Rothchild was producing Janis Joplin's last album
Pearl when she died.
Home | Poetry | Essays |
Free Concerts |
Links | 2010 Extras |
About the Site | Featured Artists |
2010 Website Special Guests | News
|
