Pony Tail Man (1st draft)Sitting there amongst the group
Laughing away without care.
The wine is passed and secrets shared;
Opinions and advice given.
Each girl with benign looks
And flirty winks, touch
arms, hands in intimate
Gesticulation.
Yet friend is a four letter word
Unless you're gay like him.
~For Trevor F who coined the term. Composed while on the road to Rome 6/16/09
Pasty White Kids (1st Draft)There they are all vanilla white and
Sometimes naked.
Running about throwing the rocks
On the beach--or the people.
But who cares of rocks
--they're rocks not pebbles--
and burn when the sun appears in England!
It's off to Brighton we go!
~Obviously composed whilst rocks were cutting my bum in Brighton 6/28/09
No. 4 Sydney Place (2nd draft)I know you probably don't care,
Since I'm just a visiting foreigner,
But here I am on Avon's banks
--in the town you knew and hated--
Breathing where you breathed;
Thinking where you thought.
I wish you could teach me:
How to write, to choose, to love.
You, a clear, strong, mind
I respect--
If only you were here now.
But All I have are your stories
And the hope your whisper
Still lingers in the waters and breezes,
And the evensong chimes of the abbey.
~Trouble with the 3rd stanza still. Composed in Bath 6/30/09 3:30 PM
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