Friday, August 21, 2009

When Richard Sings the Blues


I saw the fallen
hero of his own story
take a journey down the tracks.
I saw him by the trestle
waving his untucked shirt tail
and kissing his shoes goodbye.

He had places to go.

The sun leaned over
his left shoulder.
Twin dust sisters danced
for him and him alone.

This ain't no long gone
and low down walk-about, he said.
He said it twice.

The Yellow Dog hollered down the tracks.
The Yellow Dog hollered down the tracks,
and he ain't looking back.

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