include the mainstays of Janis...
Me and Bobby McGee, Piece of My Heart, Summertime and a couple of underrated numbers from her,
like Farewell Song and the one that is my all-time favorite is Cry Baby or maybe To Love Somebody.

I'm sure she would have been more careful, despite singing the blues, she was full of life and had so much more that she wanted to do. Funny that you should mention Melissa Etheridge; I think I heard her say in an interview one time, that she was big fan of Janice. I don't think that anyone who does the Blues doesn't like what Janice did. Big hugs back, ~ Geez.
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that you enjoyed this.
Her voice was unique, a mixture of raw crooning and the rough edges of pain.
She managed to bring the emotion of love and heartbreak to the audience,
while never letting you doubt that it was from experience.

Those final lines just came out of the "Blue" [if you will pardon my pun].
I wanted to say something about guitars and saxophones and how they made me feel.
It was almost as if someone whispered it in my ear as I wrote; there was no hesitation.
Must be that my muse decided that this is what she was contributing and wanted me to get it right.

As always, thank you for your high praise, ~ Geez.
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is as much appreciated as anyone else's. You say that it drew emotion from you, similar to what you try to write down. This is what I, and I'm sure, drives us all to write; the need to communicate what we are feeling. There are few fast and hard rules to poetry. I have learned over the years; all it takes are a few things to make a poem good. First, you need to communicate effectively. That is where a good command of language becomes essential. If you do not abide by the rules of your language,
then no one will understand what you are trying to say. I suggest reading! Read what appeals to you, but with an eye toward
how the subject is communicated. Look at how the how the ideas are presented, how you can say the most with the least.
Look at some of your favorites; how they give you the idea, while keeping it streamlined. The way to keep a reader interested, is to keep the narrative rolling along. I'm sure that you will learn quickly. Don't be afraid to ask for or take criticism. It is not the end of the world, if someone tells you that they didn't understand or agree with what you said. Here, the people who respond to your work, will often give you specifics about how they think that you can improve on it. Some will tell you, [much as you have told me], that they felt the emotion and not much else. Believe it or not, you have just gotten some critique! It means that you have communicated your feelings effectively. Welcome again, keep writing. ~ Geezer.
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Yes, that song captured my heart too. I never left her either. I saw her at Woodstock~ ~ Geez.
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