Pete Seeger died today,1/26/14 an American icon <br />Although he was blacklisted by McCarthyism America <br />For he was avowed communist but he and Arlo Guthrie did not pretend <br />To sing songs that were about equality, anti-Vietnam, social consciousness <br /> Through the decades. <br />I remember through your music <br />The countless folk masses <br />I remember and bought the red book about banjo playing <br />I never saw tablature before, this supposedly schooled guitarist of 13 years old <br />Who knew the you carried on a tradition of 600+ years <br />A tradition that I based my Master's Final Project <br />Libro Primo d' Intavolatura de Lauto <br />The First Book in Tablature for Lute <br /> by H. Kapsberger published in Rome,1611 <br />Yes, Pete you did contribute to my MA degree <br />Through his banjo we learned cycle of life through biblical verses <br />Turn, Turn, Turn <br />We learned how to forge a bell of liberty, <br />We have the hammer <br />This Land is ours he reminded us <br />Pete Seeger R.I.P. <br />Your country owes you for your songs of wisdom. <br /> <br />1/28/14<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-have-the-flowers-gone-pete-seeger-knows-for-sure/
