23 Directions
basking sunshine reigns
basking sunshine reigns
blisterin bright spots
blisterin bright spots
sparks pointin 23 directions
sparks pointin 23 directions
up
up
or
or
down
down
these wet roads
these wet roads
pretty mountain town
pretty mountain town
pretty mountain long-haired girl
pretty mountain long-haired girl
impossible hitchhiker wonder
impossible hitchhiker wonder
meantime settlin in at Smitty's
meantime settlin in at Smitty's
intently considering the inside goods of
intently considering the inside goods of
creaky cowboy barstools
creaky cowboy barstools
seating gatherers of syncopation
seating gatherers of syncopation
swiggin drinks for besotted softness
swiggin drinks for besotted softness
served up by
served up by
winsome Georgia accent waitress
winsome Georgia accent waitress
with accident cheek scar
with accident cheek scar
lipstickless
lipstickless
no wonder we ride into this town harmonizin smiles:
no wonder we ride into this town harmonizin smiles:
“hey man, where’d you come from to get here all this way just to talk to me?”
“hey man, where’d you come from to get here all this way just to talk to me?”
basking sunshine reigns
basking sunshine reigns
hot bright spots
hot bright spots
sparks pointin 23 directions
sparks pointin 23 directions
down
down
then up
then up
barbecue country miles
barbecue country miles
thumbs pointin to passers by for a ride,
thumbs pointin to passers by for a ride,
ya know there are really few differences
ya know there are really few differences
we all know it well
we all know it well
just nuances of our long hair blowin
just nuances of our long hair blowin
different directions
different directions
various degrees of beatific
various degrees of beatific
is all
is all
basking sunshine reigns
basking sunshine reigns
hot bright spots
hot bright spots
sparks pointin 23 directions
sparks pointin 23 directions
up
up
down
down
Zen respect of ‘no difference’
Zen respect of ‘no difference’
acknowledgement of ‘there are no mistakes’
acknowledgement of ‘there are no mistakes’
one endless mind-riff
one endless mind-riff
played w/o words
played w/o words
painted w/o mind thoughts
painted w/o mind thoughts
of who
of who
of why
of why
it's a drag to be predictable
it's a drag to be predictable
basking sunshine reigns
basking sunshine reigns
hot bright spots
hot bright spots
pointin 23 directions
pointin 23 directions
can i pound out some piano chords
can i pound out some piano chords
no better reason than
no better reason than
i love you
i love you
now
now
this new age
this new age
will never grow old
will never grow old
waterfalls are lovers to the witness leaves
waterfalls are lovers to the witness leaves
our comin on anyhow nightbed
our comin on anyhow nightbed
baskin sunshine reigns
baskin sunshine reigns
hot bright spots
hot bright spots
pointin 23 directions
pointin 23 directions
a knowin hip smile may not replace rain
a knowin hip smile may not replace rain
yet a checkered black tablecloth pulled across transparent stone boards
yet a checkered black tablecloth pulled across transparent stone boards
completely discerns the silence
completely discerns the silence
of
of
goin homeward
goin homeward
knowin that could be in any of those
knowin that could be in any of those
23 directions
23 directions
Smitty’s Bar
Monroe County, New York
6/10/73