Never over 30 years!?

That pixie grin

Has been around here

(Here and everywhere)

“Hello Adrian”

“Hyer Malcolm”

“Cors I will Jane”

Nice innit

Met you once,

Years back,

Remembers your name

 

 He was my first folk act

Seeing him

Won me over

Folk

He epitomises the genre

 

 I had half a mind

To write an intro

That had nothing to do with

What had to follow

Well - that’s how

Most of Vin’s

Introductions go

 

 I thought of his

         passionate fervour

After reading a theory

Suggesting a songwriter

Only wrote when in anger

Writing in temper

I looked to this fine act

 

 

 Who is motivated

By emotions

Far far deeper

Loving humanity

Reaching our heart

Deep is the feeling

A richness to impart

 

 ‘Our friend’ has humility

Doesn’t want praising

For having star quality

But its owed to his audience

To talk of his brilliance

 

 Brilliant in knowing us

Excellent in understanding

Using great talent

To contact humanity

All over this planet

And - if he cares deep

And - sees - us

Struggles to reach us

To change how we reach out

From amid life’s aftermath

If he sees so deep. So into

The essence of humanity

No wonder he also -

Wants to make us laugh

 

 

 

Vin Garbutt