A poem by Joe Cushnan
Joe Cushnan has been a Ralph McTell fan for over 30 years.
This poem is from his blog Dropped The Moon, which is well worth a visit.
Ralph McTell
A small theatre, bare stage,
a brilliant spotlight playing on a stool
behind a microphone.
On you come from the side
and I feel like the only one applauding.
You sit with your guitar and play
songs to touch an audience in the dark.
I feel those shivers and throat lumps
without embarrassment.
You take me by the hand and lead me,
and who am I to argue with such things.
I am tangled in your six strings.
Ralph, Albert & Sydney 