Her platinum blonde hair was a firm spunky Irish when she was a kid And compelled me to wish for time travel as I have loved her since she's existed
She says she'll table dance if she wins All for a package of crackers I'd have never kicked her out of bed for eating Says if I'm lucky she'll pick Mardi Gras beads
I told her that from her wedding picture Veronica Lake had nothing on her She said straight into my transparent heart: "I've had a good life"
. . .and I was lucky
> As published in The Pennsylvania Poet's Society magazine, PENNESSENCE > As published in Dark Horse Appalachia > Listen to me recite Joanne @ Bingo on DarkHorse7 BandCamp.