Father's day thought

 Dear Dad:

I now know that bottled feeling

almost volcanic with love and responsibility

but thanks to you I can untangle my son's fishing line.

You may now resume your life of fishing.

Poetry - Favorite things inspired by John Coltrane

Favorite things - definitely inspired by some true life and John Coltrane

Say there, say baby, I

I can sense that thrum

I can feel that drum

And that pluck, can you,

Pluck that low string, too?

And slow whisper some of your favorite things?

Whisper low, ya know

'bout

Kittens and such and this that and such

It don’t matter too much

Say, now, yeah that notes okay

but better yet

Send some of that clarinet my way

Tease me with a bite of that sax

Say baby, say there, I

I can curl my toe to that

Feel that finger roll

Across those keys

Yes… all of those keys

Yes, on all the keys

And, now baby,

Whisper, 

tell me, 

your 

favorite things.

----Don’t Tell My Daddyo—

It’s a Saturday night 

And I’m blessed beyond sight

I see it, it’s golden

And i got jazz blowing

And poetry flowing

You know Daddo's right?

I’ve got that gin

That old man jive

With that tonic 

And that squeea lime

I’ve got that knowing 

That innocence gone

I've got that knowing

It won’t be long

I won’t always be

This alive

---Dropping like kings---

I see that, that’s a tell

I got plenty swingin’ that 

You ain’t playing low

You swinging high

Maybe upper royalty

Ain’t no tens

I got three a them

Ain’t no jacks

house has one

Queen’s been laid low 

She gonna show?

King’s not your game

But

that finger twitch

That tell

Ahh shhhi…  it seems 

I’m out

Poetry - Inspired by Langston Hughes

—Forgettin the days

Such a thing, see, 

As forgettin the day?

My baby, she’s working

So’s it’s no Saturday.

Times ago, way back,

I’d work all M thru F

Back, way back, before I quit

an' my week was never left

Sure, it helped out, 

Sure lectricity stayed lit

Sure SHE was happier 

When SHE would just sit.

But, see, it is such a thing

A broad smile ‘cross my face

A nap at two pee emm

And forgettin all the days.

— Maybe once 💘

Just once. Come on, babe

I’m needing you to help me feel alive.

Just one time! Is all I’m asking.

Can’t you see it in my eyes?

Well, my lips are closed 

And my eyes downcast 

And you’re reading your phone

And I don’t really ask.

But just one time!  Maybe once!

Stop my thoughts, disrupt me,

Break into my world

Ask me to read my poetry.