Ballad of Jimi

Only a few miles from our house is the final resting site of Jimi Hendrix. Having a free weekend, we thought it would be a good idea to visit his site. It was easy to pick out from the other sites with its cement structure filled with flowers and other memorabilia. It was amazing to see. I found the following lyrics that he wrote five years before his death. It's almost as if he was forecasting his own death somehow.

Me and my best friend

traveled down life's highway.

We talked of how,

How things should be.

of peace and love,

for you and me.

Dreamed of a life

without hate.

Of a life

filled with love.

On that first day,

He played my guitar.

Somehow I knew

we traveled far,

we traveled fine,

his distant star.

Many things

he would try.

For he knew

Soon he'd die.

Oh, why

did it happen?

All the sadness,

he is gone.

But he

left us something

that time can't erase.

Now he's loved

by us all.

Yes, he's loved

by us all.

That is my story.

It has no end.

Now Jimi's gone,

he's not alone.

His memory

still lives on.