Sharecropper’s daughter, Anna Mae*
Leaves us all bereft
today
Part Navajo and
Cherokee
Her voice and songs
blew us away!
She was a “Fool in
Love” with Ike
But her duo did
not last
Despite four
children, things weren’t right;
Her star - as solo
artist - bright!
With “River Deep
and Mountain High”
She rose, gold-plated
in the charts
Her public she’d
electrify:
“Proud Mary” of
performing arts!
“What’s love got
to do…”? She’d sing
Echoing an Angst
so real
Her deepest
feelings she would wing
She seemed so bold,
on even keel…
Tina Turner was “The
Voice”
Her stage
performances - insane!
Going solo a wise
choice
Affording her
worldwide acclaim.
Swiss citizen as age creeps up
At eighty-three
her final bow
The shock makes many
fans “tear-up”;
What can I say?
She was a Wow!
(c) Poet in the woods 2023
* born: Anna Mae Bullock on 26th November, 1939
Died: 24th May, 2023 in Küssnacht, Switzerland.
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