it was Fraizer’s fault
i forgot the line but i got
a right out laugh at the French
yes you know how to woo
romantically
for various favors
from the ladies
was i laughing at your nationality
or your culture? there is
yes of course
variety in France?
the southern belle said,
“He wanted me to be a whore in the bedroom
and a lady in the parlor.”
but that’s another story.
or is it?
this is another story
for the end of the beginning
he was my hero
once or twice
close enough to hear
a thought or two
now i’m not blue
so far and time away
it is the dusk of another day in June
jasmine
indoors and out doors
are in bloom
crickets follow
the night birds’ song
i think i’m alone now
but i won’t be alone for long