blisterin brightly spotted sparks
these rainy, pretty mountain town roads
meantime settlin in at Smitty's
intently considering the inside goods of
seating gatherers of syncopation
swiggin drinks for besotted softness
winsome Georgia accented waitress
with accident cheek scar,
no wonder we rode into this town harmonizin smiles:
“hey man, where’d you come from to get here all this way just to talk to me goddammit!”
these barbecue country miles
thumbs point to passers by for a ride,
there are really few differences out there,
with our long hair blowin
and various degrees of beatific
lives a Zen respect of no difference acknowledgement of
a symphony of one endless mind-riff
painted w/o mind thoughts
stay away from predictability,
pounding out piano chords
that will never grow old,
as waterfalls are lovers to witness leaves
our comin on anyhow nightbed
been learnin a hip smile may replace some garden rain,
learnin checkered patchy weary tablecloths
could proxy for the elegant silence of
Smitty’s Bar
Monroe County, New York
6/10/73