Category: Poems
-
Cloud
Sometime last week,I fell under a cloud—Grey and cold,And I can’t shake it. Wherever I go, it follows me:From the couch to the door,And the bus stop into town—A cold and empty rain. At the comedy club,I couldn’t laugh;Got called a “miserable bastard,”Told them to…
-
Home
I’ve got a little Park20W amp.It sits under a tablein the bedroom. I’ve owned it for 30 years,and still some days,when the rain tumbles downand my feet can’t get on the ground,I unwrap the wire,I plug it in. I unspool the guitar leadand plug it…
-
Catch a Spark
Dancing in the Dark Funny how songs stick with you,like they are just part of the air —part of life. I remember when I was a kid,sitting in a pub in the morning.There was a funeral:black ties,beer and wine,sad eyes and perfume. Someone crying softly,sausage…
-
Kings and Caesars
Kings and Caesars,Back to the age —Blood and fury;It never went away.A broken down piano,Chords from the dark alley,Holding onto something,That already slipped from you.Dreaming,Dreaming of peace,Justice,Brotherhood,Humanity.Just seeing the tracks left behind,As it disappeared over the hill —Left blood and pain and predators,Moving in for…
-
Mr Waits Said Hold On
Sometimes,when I’m feeling low,I find a quiet placeand get my headphones.Tom Waits —”Hold On.”It’s that first chord —a warm D chord —just opens up the world.It’s like an old friend.And the words —the lyrics —make you smile,make you laugh,make you feel,make you think.A warm embrace.I…
