Siren love

quench my

thirst,

roll over

and under

me,

bring life

to my

fields

of green,


give me

pleasure

as I

lay upon

you.


etch your

markings

on the

sandstone

rock

over a thousand

of years

of time.


spray my

face with

salt

on my skin,



to give

my body

a calico

shimmer

in the

summer

light..


let me

splash

and dance

in your

spirit.


let me

fall

hard

after

I have

drank

a case

of you.


carry me.

always

in this

magical spirit

of you..


Hold your
breath in

trust in me.

let my
words
pour over
you.

and quench
your thirst.

with innocence
and grace.

let my
desires
melt
upon
your lips.

and your
passions
kindle
fire in
my every
bone.

let our
tongues
lie in
silence
exhausted.

and our
dreams
no longer

abandoned
in the
night.

let us
pass
through
these
moments ,

of growing
old.

naked
unafraid.

raging to
the night.

for one
more
moment

of us.

It is the wanting,
the hunger of
wet and fire sparked
flesh that
drives you
like a runaway
star across
the night.

leaving all
to look at
the sky
to wish upon
your angel eyes,

and the siren
call of hearts
that beckons
you to wonder,

of this moment
if it is
the greatest
that you
have ever lived.

lips open
mouth full
of each others
juice and
thick tongues
dancing back
and forth from
one mouth
to the other.

partners without
equal under
the still of
this grey ******
clouded night.

tonight you are
finally,  free
without
questions or
doubts.

trust the ties
that bind us.

deep in places
of love's  true
consequence.

and inside your eyes.

I see all that
is mine for
the taking.

from a fairy tale
unanswered a long
time ago.

when adolescent
hearts were broken,
and dreams
were left half open,

and all I could ever
hope for was
this one day

I might
find you here.

And this

next word

will be

the start

to  forever,


and with

the awakening

of your soul

and the

gentle stirrings

of feeling

long since

dried


I have

come to

moisten you,


to move

upon you

in the

night .

and dance.


where we

can be

children again

chasing

first kisses,

and tasting

love for

the first time.


and in forever

we will never

tire in

our bed.


and I will

sit and

smile

at you,


and dream inside

your eyes.


and pray for

this nite

to never

end,


and the

children in

us to run

free and

trust and

honesty

to be the

depths in

our hearts,


and our love

and hope


to shape

the stars.

Nothing must
ever be
left
unsaid
between
us.

or we
risk the
chance that
we may
truly
be lost.

nor midnight
whispers
unspoken,

nor morning
sighs seeking
refuge
unanswered

nor bleeding
promises
forsaken

to dust.

all are the
treasures
of you
I keep.

this moment
this embrace

they are
the seeds

of all
we might
ever
become

together.

Once I believed

that happiness

was you and I

dancing riding across

white popcorn skies.



sometime ago

I lost that

dream.



and now If you

stay for

a moment

and watch with

the stealth

of an alley cat

over an evening

gopher hole,



you will see

too that there

is nothing

if not a

belly full

of lies

in her eyes.



what was once

will never

be again.



tear and burn

her wedding

dress black,



and then

hold its memories

down in

the river

to their

last breath.



drown



all of it's

promises in

this night.



Her deep

kisses now

become no more

than places

where old men

bury their

souls.



I met her

a life time ago.



now all that

is left of me.



is a hole through

the back of my

heart.



now for me



love is a dungeon

with a dragon

glistening   and cold

sleeping inside.



and broken

white stallions

with saddles

lying empty

in the dark.



fallen reminders

of a dream

of white popcorn skies

and you.

And I

would not

let any

black thought

ever find you,



I would tend

to your dreams

like a



sheppard his

flock as

you sleep.



and calm

your whispers

and kindle

your dreams

of joy and youth.



doubt and despair

will not

find you,



for as you

sleep I

am there

for you to

trust and

lean upon,



our roots

run deep.

no wind

would ever

bend my

diligence and

thought of you.



and my

care for

your dreams

are beyond

the moon

and back again.



till morning finds

you awakening,



and my dreams

begin three

thousand miles

away.

We deserve
to be
the dreams
in your
eyes when
you first
awake.

taste the
redemption
on your
lips when
you first
smile.

for we
have stumbled
too long,

pursued
by the
demons
of fate..

the lost
souls
of fallen
stars

and followers
of rainbows
ends
and back.

so now
we sit by
your
forever
eyes,

and find
salvation
in your
pirate
smile.

and wait
to be
claimed and
admired
by you.

it is
what gives
us meaning.

to dream
and then
be given
a dream

from you

A true moment,

Our
lazy
afternoon
legs
tangled

cozy
under
piggy back
clouds,

wild hide
yellow
birds
running
races
across the
sky.

your smile
a rye
one,

with the
wrinkle
here and
the sly
look
there,

of someone
who has
won and
lost
at love
before.

and the
story tale
magic
of the look
of your
smile.

always
sends me
off balance
catches
my breath

and throws
my heart
away.

to only
where
you
could
ever
find it.

buried
somewhere,
deep

there

inside
your

angel eyes
tonight.

rogue
smiles,

tender
lollypop

kisses
shared,

tell
our full
measure.

fingers
entwined
as we
sleep.

I reach
to pull
you close.

the moonlight
caresses

our entangled
silhouettes,


and again
like a
miracle,


it is
true,

I witness
it.

this
diamond
studded
sky has
lost
it's

universal
presence.


for it
pales in
comparison

to the
moments

you lie
over me.

and all I
see
is the

canopy
of you.

And under
the tilt
of this
jasper
moon,

in angel
folly,

your body
falls in
complete
surrender
to me.

and the
taste
of your
honey suckle
lips,

captures
me in
time and
consequence.

suspended
in all
that is
around
me ..

that
is you.

from
eternity
and back
again.

the ripples
between
the moments
I think
of you
like half
dreamt
dreams

that lie
lovely
in the
wind.

and this
moment
is all
that
my
heart
can be..

your eyes
are all
that my
soul
reaches

to see.

tonight...

in all

that you

dream,



with your

eyes

closed

and your lips

pressed

against mine.



I feel them.

and your

passion is

the ties

that bind

us.



and the

sky may

turn to

rain

but I cannot

and will not

take the

coward's way

out and

ever let

go of you.



and all

my dreams

too will

come true.



at the

moment

you open

your eyes

to me.

A wave's
oxygen
foaming
Appalachian
snow white.

a child's
cherry fire
lolli pop
half licked
dry

half stuck
to a tender
full moon
face.

tangerine
poppy
wild flowers
drown in
my tequila
breath.

I lie
on a hill
and
I bury my
head in

sand upside

down.

run away
seagull
clouds laugh

in unison

and in joy
do I
sing.

my first
song tonight

to you.

Let the
Kraken
come
to pull
me down,

deep
into your
eyes.

to drown
and never
let my
body
go.

to wander
unsaved
through
heaven's
gate.


or the
forgiveness
of a
single
kiss.


bury
me cold
in the
corners
of your
smile.

and let the
halls
of time
echo
with your
voice
and laughter.

in all that
you did
to me.

and all
that
I thought
you
might.

I am
the fool
for
knowing
you.

for walking
one
step,

with your
hand in
mine.

to nowhere
places.

where
you throw
away.

things
no longer
needed.

or people
that
no longer
amuse
you.

to that
place

that in
the deep
slumber
of time.

that I will
come to
know

far too

well.

Your laughter

is like

a lover's

embrace

around me.



from the

moment

I hear

it .



it is

the only

place

I want

to be.



tangled

in your

afternoon

thoughts,



deep in

your early

evening

kisses.



in places

that we

can only

be.



together

forever

as one.



truthful

to ourselves.



naked to

celebrate

the dawn.

And the rain
falls around
me sharp
shards
of pinhead
needles,

piercing
through
the skin

on the back

of my neck,

cutting
across my
expressionless
face.

and the
sky
shakes
of thunder

and the
flashes
of lightning
illuminate
my soul.

and I walk
but
I care
not where.

and I
sing.

but only
to you.

and for
us.

and I
dance

under this
midnight
canopy
sky of
black.

missing you.

and I
laugh,

hoping
somewhere
you might
hear
me.

hoping
somewhere

here
that I
might
hear
you

laugh
in return.

but this
night
closes
tight
around  me,

like a vice
that
keeps
me humble
in my
place.

of walking
this sky

knowing
certain
that somehow
in these
clouds
of mist
that you
lie in

anticipation
above me.

I walk.
in hope
that I
might
find.

you.

and I
whisper to
the night.

in deepest
faith that

you are not

a dream.

you must
be true.

Coming to
know you
now,


I bend and

I am shaped
by your
river"s edge
and pay

homage
to your
words.

and sleep deep
in your
prayers and
reveal long
in the
salvation

of meeting you.


siren's weep
at the sorrow
at love's dead
lies at
your feet.
and as God
as my witness
I sweep
them away,

I send you
night dreams
and slippers
for your
angel feet. and
deep warm
blankets that
surround
you like
a summer
soltice moon.


I open the
window to
the night
and the
nomad wind,


that moves
like a sonnet
melody over
you. but
mostly my
thoughts sleep
beside you,


where forever
your smile
keeps.

playing hide

and go seek

under the

covers

with our

birthday

suits on.



praline and cream

ice cream

melting

down the

inside

of your

thighs.



our games

together

are always

playful

and basked

in cardinal

innocence...



and though

morning

will surely

find

us...



we still

hide from

it too...



heart beats

racing

to beat

the dawn...

For a
moment,
within
these whisky
night
shadows.

let me
have
your eyes
to dream
within,

because
I have
been
beat up
and battered
around,
for way to
long

a time.

holes in
my denim
shirts
front
pocket.

from each
time my
broken
heart
has cut
through
my chest

and run

away.

tired
of being
lonely.

like the
last renegade
drunk
at the
bar.

or the
last bouquet
of sundowner
flowers,


that
no one
will
be taking
home..

in my gut
I need

someone
to take
me home.

to be their
vessel
if only
for awhile,

that I
might
blossom
and bloom
within.

someone
to tell me
their
secrets,

and let
me
give
mine in
return.

can you
promise
me this.

with
both eyes
closed

and kiss
me with
open lips
deep.

morning thought

and our
quiet whispers
shared have
no meaning
but to
the two
of us.,


like the
celestial
beating of
the tide
to the shore.
when
no one else
is noticing,

you rest
in my
thoughts
giving me
peace of
mind.lying
across me
like sunlight
on flowers,

or stars on
a sleepy
night. and
my dreams
move through
you in
depth and
intimacy like
seeds yearning
to break
spring ground,

I to you
the eternal sun.

you a blossom
of love for
the offering.

in the
blessing
of trust


I throw
your words
into a
crooked
mountain
pool,

and then
relish in
the ripples
of you
that come
back to
cover me.

to embrace
your calico
eyes,

hold your
hand
and really
mean it.

find you
deep under
morning
covers,

and then
to just
watch you
sleep.

chocolate
swirl
surprise
ice cream
caked
upon your
lips.

your angel
hair falling
across your
face.

certainly this
must be how
a universe
begins.

here this
morning

with you.

This night
in you,


After Glow

when the

rains come
in the
wink
of an eye,

we crusade
into the black

catching each
droplet
of the wet night
upon our
tongues.

then savoring
the taste
together


deeply sweetly
between our
lips..

seeking our
salvation
humble
and as a
servant
to each other's
souls..

through
cimarron canyon

early morning

grass

we walk


bare toes
in flight.

clouds
swollen
bellies
itching
to give
birth..

and there
behind
your eyes

naked
unafraid,

you
find
me...

rogue
smiles,

tender
lolly pop

kisses
shared,

tell
our full
measure.

fingers
entwined
as we
sleep.

I reach
to pull
you close.

the moonlight
caresses

our entangled
silhouettes,


and again
like a
miracle,


it is
true,

I witness
it.

this
diamond
studded
sky has
lost
it's

universal
presence.


for it
pales in
comparison

to the
moments

you lie
over me.

and all I
see
is the

canopy
of you.

in all

that you

dream,



with your

eyes

closed

and your lips

pressed

against mine.



I feel them.

and your

passion is

the ties

that bind

us.



and the

sky may

turn to

rain

but I cannot

and will not

take the

coward's way

out and

ever let

go of you.



and all

my dreams

too will

come true.



at the

moment

you open

your eyes

to me.

morning thoughts

and the
thought of
you that
catches
my breath
during the
day and
the deep
swallow,


whenever
your name
passes
my lips.


are all
held dear
to me
as sun rises
and sunsets,
and the
twilight
glimmer
between
the two.


moments
held dear
to my
heart are
you.

morning thoughts

and the
thought of
you that
catches
my breath
during the
day and
the deep
swallow,


whenever
your name
passes
my lips.


are all
held dear
to me
as sun rises
and sunsets,
and the
twilight
glimmer
between
the two.


moments
held dear
to my
heart are
you.

your laughter

is like

a lover's

embrace

around me.



from the

moment

I hear

it .



it is

the only

place

I want

to be.



tangled

in your

afternoon

thoughts,



deep in

your early

evening

kisses.



in places

that we

can only

be.



together

forever

as one.



truthful

to ourselves.



naked to

celebrate

the dawn.

Playing hide

and go seek

under the

covers

with our

birthday

suits on.


praline and cream

ice cream

melting

down the

inside

of your

thighs.


our games

together

are always

playful

and basked

in cardinal

innocence...


and though

morning

will surely

find

us...


we still

hide from

it too...


heart beats

racing

to beat

the dawn...

This night

feed the
chattering
mice,
their due.

water the
plump
sphered
sunset
pumpkin

moist.

and may
all your
fairy
tale
dreams
all come
true.

and in
your
celestial
dance,

that binds
the hearts
of mortal
men.

and fires
their noble
passions
of intimacy
and awe...

lay their
hearts
gently
down
upon
your
pillow,

and
fetch the
midnight
stars,

to be
the
lights
that
shine
in your
eyes,

until
the cool
waters
of souls

are quenched.


till this
moment
of night
claims

it's
prize.

For a
moment,
within
these whisky
night
shadows.

let me
have
your eyes
to dream
within,

because
I have
been
beat up
and battered
around,
for way to
long

a time.

holes in
my denim
shirts
front
pocket.

from each
time my
broken
heart
has cut
through
my chest

and run

away.

tired
of being
lonely.

like the
last renegade
drunk
at the
bar.

or the
last bouquet
of sundowner
flowers,


that
no one
will
be taking
home..

in my gut
I need

someone
to take
me home.

to be their
vessel
if only
for awhile,

that I
might
blossom
and bloom
within.

someone
to tell me
their
secrets,

and let
me
give
mine in
return.

can you
promise
me this.

with
both eyes
closed

and kiss
me with
open lips
deep.

This morning"s
time regrets
caught
me in it's
shadow,

and in
hope I

reached
for the
magic
reflecting
in your
deep dark
pool eyes.

like sapphires
sparkling
inside a
Holy Grail.

a lover"s
covenant
of sorts.

and in
this moment,

I  celebrated
and danced
through
the universe,

in awe,
from this
heart beat
to the
next...

this morning

3:00 a.m.

this was a
simple
thought
I had

of you...:)
.

The shades
by your
bedroom
windows
blow
in rhythm
to the
early
morning
sky.

and the
anticipation
of the
moment
when
you first
awake,

comes to
me like
a siren
dream.

and it
may just
be a
Monday
morning
to the
rest of
the world
but not
to us.

this moment
is everything.

and the
true
beauty
of the
day.

is the
moment
you first
awake.

and i
look over
to you
and witness
the sun's
first coming
into your
eyes.

and I
feel

warmth.

and my
coffee
lies
cold

upon
our kitchen
table.

till noon.

let pour
the crystal
water fall
over me.

let it
reign
in my
soul, and
nurture
me
by it's
touch.

this day dream
of you
that I have.

let your
kisses
of karma
upon my neck
excite you.

and send
you a ******
child.
to the places
still
undiscovered
in your
heart.

and let the

waterfall
cleanse
us,

to dream of
what may
come.



and love

till the

stars

come

home.

first kiss

give to me

just about

everything

that you

are.


hold nothing

back but

what you

need too.


fill your

life

with trust

and naked

evening

and sighs

that even

the moon

will hear.


find root

in us

and let

us be

everything

we ever

dreamed.


first kiss

I felt

all these

things.


take not even

one step

from me,


so I can

always

find you

here.

Last night
I kicked
around
in my
head

listened
calm
to my
heart,

and then
in my
mind in

the tenderest

of places
I found
a picture
of you.

it set
the edge
to the
moon,

and stars
and all
of the
comets
streaking
across
the sky
on fire..

and in
the moments
between
heart beats
were the
ties that
bind us.

the half
wink
in your
eyes,

the look
that
moves
me.

like jelly
over
peanut
butter.

tasted
moist
from
your
lips

for the
very
first
time.

tonight.

Last night
I kicked
around
in my
head

listened
calm
to my
heart,

and then
in my
mind in

the tenderest

of places
I found
a picture
of you.

it set
the edge
to the
moon,

and stars
and all
of the
comets
streaking
across
the sky
on fire..

and in
the moments
between
heart beats
were the
ties that
bind us.

the half
wink
in your
eyes,

the look
that
moves
me.

like jelly
over
peanut
butter.

tasted
moist
from
your
lips

for the
very
first
time.

tonight.

this night
in you,

when the
rains come
in the
wink
of an eye,

we crusade
into
the black

catching each
droplet
of night
upon our
tongues.

then savoring
the taste
together
deeply
and sweetly
between our
lips..

seeking our
salvation
humble
and as a
servant
to each other's
souls..

through
Topanga
canyon,

we walk

bare toes
in flight.

clouds
swollen
bellies
itching
to give
birth..

and there
behind
your eyes

naked
unafraid,

you
see
me...



and I

see you.

forever.

I seek
your smile,


like a six
year old

child
engulfed
in the
curiosity
of you.

I peek
through
the window
of your
thoughts
that you have
left
open
to me.

everything new.

somethings
unexplained.

in the still
moments

before
dawn,
I sit here
at my
key board
and talk to
it about

you.

the joys
you feel.

the heart ache
you hide.

and then
you give
me pieces
of you.

and I
hold them
dear.

like sunlight
to flowers.

you awaken
me again.

Often
we fall.
in the
sunrise
of a
moment.

free
souls.

out of
the back
drop
of a
tangerine
sky.

hearts
beating
loud,

last breaths
held dear.

and it
is not
just
pretty
words
to say.

that under
these
mellow
honey dew
evening
lights,

that my
thoughts
of you
are always
sprinkled
with salt
and pepper
clouds

to dream
upon.

and that
your
foot prints,

in the
thoughts
in my
head
always ,

fit so
easily
into
mine.

when
we ask
nothing..

want
nothing

like soil
to seeds.

breath
to life.

water
to rivers.

we move

to one
another.

tonight.

Often
we fall.
in the
sunrise
of a
moment.

free
souls.

out of
the back
drop
of a
tangerine
sky.

hearts
beating
loud,

last breaths
held dear.

and it
is not
just
pretty
words
to say.

that under
these
mellow
honey dew
evening
lights,

that my
thoughts
of you
are always
sprinkled
with salt
and pepper
clouds

to dream
upon.

and that
your
foot prints,

in the
thoughts
in my
head
always ,

fit so
easily
into
mine.

when
we ask
nothing..

want
nothing

like soil
to seeds.

breath
to life.

water
to rivers.

we move

to one
another.

tonight.

tonight.

we move
around
each other
in circling
spheres.

of thought.

drawn to
one
another

like children
playing Gods
with the
stars.

running
in and
out of
view.

all the
while
with

eyes
set.

upon
one
other.

in perfect
tune..

arms
reaching
out
for a
beginning
of a dance

that
will
never
end.

and the
thought.

of a
brush
of your
hair

across
my face.

intoxicates me.

as you
stand
perfectly
still,

inside
my mind.

and as
I move
towards
you.

so does

the earth
the moon
and the

stars
collide.

Good night kiss

till your
a hundred
and one.

close your
eyes
tight
like a

galleon's
treasure
chest,

and bury
your
dreams

deep
inside
me.

safe
from
pirates
and
wobbly
sorts.

and I
will be
there in
the air
around
you.

dream
calm
serene

like a child
saying the
shepherds
prayer

before
she lays
her head
down to
sleep.

and I will
not sleep

till you

awake...

Rolling like

thunder under

morning sheets...

taste of your

body overwhelms

me as your

climaxes

cascade

upon me

one after

another

after

another.


our bodies

trembling

then finally

put to rest.


as we

surrender

next to

each other

in deep

passioned

breaths,


like two

spoons

washed and

cleaned,


then put

away

until love's

next

heavenly

feast.

Muse
to me
you are.

your lips
opened
for my
surrender.

calico
cat
moves
as you
slip
across
the bed.


and for
all the
dreams
in life
that
never
come true.

they are
stars
that fall
hard.

then bleed
out into
the night.

footprints
that we
leave
on each
other's
heart.

whispers
that we
strain
to hear
in the
the night.

spoken
to one
another,

and felt
deep
with all
of our
might.

and as
I turn
to look
at you
I am
certain.

we were
born
for this,

and this
moment.

and everything
it means.

and your
eyes
cover
me
warm.

with the
timelessness
and the

dreams
of lover's
reaching.

for one
another
in the
night.

not needing
more than
this single
star.

to dream
upon.

Tonight.

your love
is buried
7 feet
deep.

guarded
by fences
and feelings
sharp.

captured
there but
not tamed.

or given

openly to
another
in trust
or complete
surrender.

and you
will not
compromise,

or alter
a degree
to this
course
of life
and love

that you
are on.

so I
follow
in your
wake.

taste
the air
from
your
lips.

shadow
your smile
in my
dreams

yearning
for the
day.

when I
call the
place

beyond
your
fences

home...

good night kiss

till your
a hundred
and one.

close your
eyes
tight
like a

galleon's
treasure
chest,

and bury
your
dreams

deep
inside
me.

safe
from
pirates
and
wobbly
sorts.

and I
will be
there in
the air
around
you.

dream
calm
serene

like a child
saying the
shepherds
prayer

before
she lays
her head
down to
sleep.

and I will
not sleep

till you

awake...

The river
skips and
splashes
against
it's muddy
flesh.

and laughs
and sings
to the
wind.

and then
turns
a bend
and becomes
calm
under
this Cimmaron
sky.

coyote
clouds
lie above

the deep
wet pools
of your
eyes.

where
the big
fish swim,

and mother
earth
comes
to rest
and drink

for a
spell.

to lie
still
in your
*******,

and listen
in tune
to your
heart
beat so
true

so pure

with mine.

me to
you.

and then
back
again.

here
together

as one.

where the
big fish

swim.

Basking in
love's

sheltered
bliss,

you and I
open vessels,


of time"s
seeping
sand

dropping
south.

sunset colors

on the

horizon line,


smeared by

a careless
child's hand
at play.

we begin.

to count
down the
minutes.

to exhale
the breaths
that nurture
us,

and
give us
life.

love becomes
our devotion


our loss
of it,

the bleeding

of our
opened
hearts..

time
almost
done.

there is a
bounty
to be
paid.

by all
who have
not
welcomed
it.

by those
who did
not dance,

in awe..

In the
corner
of your
fairy
tale
life.

your
beauty
holds
fast ,

like a
falling
star
forever
leaving
it's
fire light
into
the black.


I see
you.

walking
across
your
bedroom
floor,

with the
shards
of broken
hearts
cutting
through
your feet.

and I
know
you have
been
the final
dream
to many.

and the
last
breath
of a
few.

and all
I can
do is
applaud
your
appetite
for love.

and deep
kisses.

that mean
everything.

for waking
in the
middle of
the night.

to celebrate
the fourth
of July,

every night
in your
bed.

and now
I sit
here
encompassed
by you.

like a
child held

forever in

your spell.

such are
the last
dreams

of men.

You come
to me
dressed in
solitude
from
a place
that can't  
be seen,


or touched
or understood
in the
brief
time we
live and
laugh and
cry aloud.


stale coffee
stranded in
your morning
coffee cup.,


curtains leaking
morning light
across your
bed..


in your head
you awkwardly
dance through

hundreds of old
pointless conversations.


you and him
you and he.
before the
storm
after the
deluge,


bad songs
sung out
of tune.

so many

poor choices

of men.


but still your
beauty of
heart promises
another spring,


and to there
I will wait
and then
retire and
dream of

you.

For 35 years

he would

man his little

starters golf shop

and each time

my sons and I

would dread

seeing him

there.


but we golfed

and he complained

about life

his wife

his dog

his general lot

in life.


and he

took no responsibility

with any

of it,


He woke up

that morning

and said

to his wife

that Tom Petty

had died,

and how

sad he was

but the

salvation of

the matter was

that that is

exactly how

he wanted to

die someday.

quick.


it was odd for

him to wake up

at 7:30 that morning,

his wife said

he would always

wake at 8:30.


but she figured it

was nice to

have him up

an hour earlier

so they could talk

and piddle around

the house.


the day

was last

Thursday, Oct. 4th

the day Tom Petty

died.


and two hours

later at 10:30

in the morning

that grumpy

old man Lester

died  too.


and it

was quick

like a rattlesnake

just jumped

up and

bite him

in the heart.


He died

grumpy,


but in some way

all of us

are somehow

the lesser

for it.


but I also

know inside

that God

won't handle

him much

better ..


my bet is

God sends

that grumpy

old man back,