by Mary K O’Melveny
She blew in like a Hurricane
A river deep A mountain high
She ditched Ike Took over the mike
Blew our minds Broke our hearts
Tina Turner knew first hand
What love’s got to do with it
She told us what we needed
Knew what we wanted
Tina stamped her feet Released her hips
Danced like unleashed wind
She defied age Demanded respect
Broke the rules Exposed the fools
Tina wore Stiletto heels Spangled dresses
Split sexy skirts Spiky blonde hair
She even taught Mick Jagger
How to dance swivel shake
Tina shouted loud Made us proud
Said we’d better be good to her
She will keep on like a Hurricane
Turning Burning Churning
Tina was our Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
Simply the best Better than all the rest
Mary K O'Melveny is a recently retired labor rights attorney who lives in Washington DC and Woodstock NY. Her work has appeared in various print and on-line journals. Her most recent poetry collection is Dispatches From the Memory Care Museum, just out from Kelsay Books. Her first poetry chapbook A Woman of a Certain Age is available from Finishing Line Press. Mary’s poetry collection Merging Star Hypotheses was published by Finishing Line Press in January, 2020.