The Old Guitar

by Maria Garcia

Published: Jan 15, 2026
Category: Nostalgia

The strings are worn, the wood is scratched,
With memories deeply attached.
It played the songs of love and pain,
In summer sun and winter rain.

I strum a chord and close my eyes,
Beneath the vast and endless skies.
A melody from long ago,
That only this old wood could know.

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Maria Garcia

Maria captures the vibrant, pulsating energy of European cityscapes in her rhythmic verses. A former journalist, she transitioned to poetry to tell the untold stories of everyday people she observed...

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