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Open Poetry #47

yield of passing lane

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

0 posted 2011-06-21 06:32 AM

he was musical with his bag of cans
and the too big boots
that he scuffed the smooth with

used to hum too sometimes
not anything completed before
just pieces of life he said

and he would roll his eyes too
at the pretty skin girls
with wrinkled up manmade noses

they found him in his bus yesterday
with photos of his children
had written songs for both of them

and paperclips made them a family again

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daark (highway series)(scribblenote...bob "slow" lane, viet nam vet that everyone figured was just a bum..can man...scruffy and a bit of dirt and wine...he passed away quietly in his old bus...had a bronze star, a violin that was worth a few thousand bucks and photos of his kids he had not seen in 20 years...for those who were curious)

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

1 posted 2011-06-21 10:32 AM

You have an eye for the stories in life. It's why you should make a picture books of words. Me and Donna agree on this. Make it so, number 1.

Ali-San

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

2 posted 2011-06-21 10:45 AM

ms ali-san...I did write one kinda...it is called pippies blue book..can find it at www.piptalk.com...the pages are a bit scattered...thanks babe

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

3 posted 2011-06-21 10:47 AM

Hey, I know that book. I think I snuck a couple of poems between yours.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2011-06-22 05:45 PM

How extremely poignant, dear Poet. I guess the music helped him to remove the horrors of the war at least temporarily.
Sad, he died alone and misunderstood too.

Very impressive poetic rendering.

Love,
Margherita

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

5 posted 2011-06-23 05:44 AM

thanks ms mar....I suspect he died the way he wanted to...we usually do

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