Poems From The Pirate In My Soul
Dreaming of a forgotten summer
Youth; wild eyes & full of spice
The hope only the fresh may know
Never finding your innocence twice
The Good Lord blesses us daily
The sun’s warmth will always provide
Moments to bask, wading in the water
Burdens swept in the outgoing tide
Eyeing the inevitable future
Knowing we must make ourselves free
Standing strong with cheerful hearts
& worries washing themselves out to sea
Wash away my sins
Lightning striking us twice
Coming summer rain (soft & light)
That lovely woman – cold as ice
Yet I head for her still
Not one to be dissuaded
She’ll warm to my charms
When I leave her hair unbraided
Ponderosa pine / vanilla latte
Gravensteins falling from my eyes
New world ideals coming to roost
Spring’s leaves rustle up & die
Nature overcoming this city life
Count a penny twice before you call
She could have been a shining beauty
Left alone with nothing to do but bawl
The mountain stands watch by night
Stoic wagon-wheels to be forever spared
Dealing with relics & antique china
Listening, but never knew you cared
Revisiting vast ideas in the flames
Savor my kiss, for they will be few
(I don’t know) how to talk to single women
You’ll be self-indulgent when you’re through
