I Couldn’t Call Him Johnny

I Couldn’t Call Him Johnny Time heals all wounds They always say But you told me the words were a lie For when it came to the slightest thought Of him And that terrible night So many, many years ago It was always like it happened Only yesterday The pain just as...

TRACI SUZANNE

TRACI SUZANNE There was a wild kid in the family Wild child Ever into everything Stirring every pot Pushing every button Trouble Double trouble on two legs Mischievous did not begin To describe this one A little monster At a young age A name given with a smile For the...

I Don’t Want to Stand Here

I Don’t Want to Stand Here I don’t want to wake up some morning And find that I forgot To pass on those words To someone I care so much about. I don’t want to have to wish I told this one that And that one this. I don’t want to be awake in the...

One More Day

      One More Day What would we do If we had one more day? Would we laugh As we told of all that’s happened Since then? Would we hug one another And breathe in those scents That are so strongly attached to memories? The ones whose slightest whiff...

Parting VI*

Parting VI Being a naturally perceptive fellow, I always thought I’d know When it was time to go. It was a bit of a kick to find I was wrong. You and your droll sense of humor, Who else Could say “Hit the road” In five languages and “Haul...

Riding Into the Sunset

             Riding Into the Sunset With a cloud of dust and a mighty “Hi Ho, Silver!” And so they are gone. All of them now that you took that last ride. It was not a good year for cowboys, The heroes of thousands of...