To love and be loved
Truly, deeply, equally
Sacred, human, one
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“Last of the True Believers” haiku
Nanci Caroline Griffith, July 6, 1953, Seguin, Texas
Cracked my heart open
The first time I heard her sing
Still does, every time
You see, we all have
This problem, and it’s called love
Nanci Griffith knows
And for some of us,
Heart on sleeve fools, no one else
Sings it quite like her
From Kerrville campfires
To the London Symphony
Nanci’s played ’em all
And tracing romance
Or tugging hatred’s hood, she
Sings about what’s real
Nanci pays tribute
To her strong-women heroes
Love isn’t weakness
Has her causes, too
From the death penalty to
Equal marriage rights
Been through life’s wringer
Death of young sweetheart, divorce,
Cancer twice, friends lost
Years of writers’ block
Came too, but that’s over now
Her muse has returned
“The Loving Kind” said
Nanci’s back; new CD says
She’s staying awhile
Happy birthday, girl
You take the cake, and our hearts
It’s all frosting now