This is my tribute to Richard Blum (Rittmo). Though I never really got to know him, I was inspired by his way of singing, his life as a taxi driver and above all, his poems. I chose 'Hum me a sad song' for I thought that was a song I heard music to quite soon.

Ferry

Hum Me A Sad Song

hum me a sad song
a sweet melody
don't cover up
expose my tears
to all my lost lovers

let them see
i can still hum along
to the saddest of songs

underlying sorrows
peruse the light of day
taking a deep breath
i'm on my way
from shadows of my debt

stained glass windows
does the rain ever stop
make my life a colorful swirl
a spinning top
from which to view the world

hum me a sad song
a sweet melody
don't cover up
expose my tears
to all my lost lovers

let them see
i can still hum along
to the saddest of songs

grief is a lonely mans burden
i'll have none of that
emotionless words to fall upon
give unto me a stack
of forlorn tunes i can call my own

hum me a sad song
a sweet melody
don't cover up
expose my tears
to all my lost lovers

let them see
i can still hum along
to the saddest of songs

© 2009 rittmo'