Jim is known throughout the poet world as Raindance
Born in the
Jim does admit to being a baby boomer, Loving the era that he grew up in. He played guitar as a singer/songwriter, playing Rock & Roll, Country, R&B and was influenced by a wide range of music,
Jim is a man of many hats, Marine, Father, Musician,
Singer, Song Writer, Patriot, and Poet!
He is a Civil War Buff and a Military Historian.
Jim avoids being flowery with his words
as he writes for the common working class people!
His favorite topics include Families, employment, taxes, laughing, crying, living, and dying!
With a whole lot of common sense, and spiritual ponderings thrown in for good measure!
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Within the book you will find poems that touch upon all walks of life such as poems that relate to hardships of the working classes, the Military both for serving men and for understanding the Vets. this poet being a musician himself also includes poems about music and the 50's that he loved... within the pages you will also see all this Poets emotions, his spirituality and his humor... making this truly a book to collect......Here on this page we portray his book title poem along with a few others to show the variety of his talent...
THE BLUE COLLAR SCHOLAR
To realize, one's full potential,
Does require knowledge,
An education is essential,
But that doesn’t just mean College!
The problem is, that very few,
Although their strong and healthy,
Can afford the payments due,
Unless their folks are wealthy!
The Moms and Dads, of High School Grads,
Just didn’t have the dollars,
Struggling just the pay the bills,
And not to raise Rhodes Scholars!
They were called "The Working Class"
Not poor, but far from rich!
They face the test, of constant stress,
And life can be a bitch!
That’s Blue Collar breeding ground,
The nation's labor force,
The ones who sweat, for what they get,
Because there's no recourse!
A product of the working class,
I wear that frayed, blue collar,
Working for the College Kid,
To earn a poor mans dollar!
I put my soul, in his control,
And work hard everyday!
Where's my reward? I can't afford,
To lose an hours pay!
Buy some groceries, pay the rent,
The church wants a donation!
Pretty soon my paychecks spent,
Forget about vacation!
Work till you drop, you cannot stop
And even though you’re tired,
You don't dare take, a little break,
Cause if you do, You’re fired!
On what you earn, you'd better learn,
Just how to stretch a dollar!
It is an art; it's called "Street Smart"
That’s me, "Blue Collar Scholar!"
On the Road To Happiness
I took the road to Happiness
But stopped at, New Temptations!
I sampled all the sinful things,
In several variations!
Along the way, I gotta say
I had no need for maps
I've always found my way before!
Was it just luck, perhaps?
I made the turn, I had to learn,
If I controlled my destiny
And soon enough, things got so tough
It sapped my energy!
I detoured back, on the right track,
And there, is where I'll stay,
There's no short cut, to Happiness,
But tolls, you'll have to pay!
Toll one, keep faith in God above,
Toll two, steer clear of sin,
Toll three, open your heart to love
Toll four, let Jesus in!
Now your on your way, my friend,
Take the Fast lane marked "express",
The roads wide open, to the end,
Meet you in Happiness!
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