Rory’s Strat

Rory, gracious virtuoso
Grounded in modesty
Loud, solo and true
Setting light to the crowd
Hammered, driven blues
Blood, sweat and torn apart
Bedecked in denim
Flat out, heart-burst

Caustic fingers
Danced on the board
Of a worn 61’ Strat
A treble-boosted, life partner
Customised, modified and re-wired
Tube screamed and twinned
Sunburst at one stage
Pitted and eroded
Stained, stripped and exposed
Down to the grain
Sleeps now
Widowed
Glass-cased and silent
Good night
Hope you enjoyed it