May U live 2 see the dawn (Rock In Paradise, Prince)

phantom limb death
midwest echo trail
Eart-saturated talent
between lines red and blue
Paisley-clothed Spirit
caped shoulders
hold up a musical world
arms pointed to God
hands strum, pluck and tickle
chords and notes,
musical smoke signals
steps on ladders
to Heaven. Clouds
filled with wet words
about mutual love,
sung, spoken and screamed
what's not gone (memory)
can't be missed
our goal now?
tell his story
May U live
2 see the dawn

©2016-17 Eric Franklin Crow

https://soundcloud.com/halcyon-storm/tribute-triptych-rock-in-paradise-prince (creative commons, just cite the work if you use it)