my father died an old
man coyote crow
face to the open
window sky road
we gathered around
the world together him
a lifetime of
children lovers friends
searching
for blue sky
oh joplin missouri
wind & clouds & rain
a poet died in your arms
but to you it's all the same
we're all just passing through
nomads drifters tramps
on our way to somewhere else
black coffee & maps
searching
for blue sky
set me loose on the
highways back-roads trails
let my heart
open love wail
for the days yet to
come be pass
from now until my
final closing last
searching
for blue sky
my father died an old
man coyote crow
face to the open
window sky road
beneath a mid-day sun
whiskey feathers bells
together we bade him
fare-thee-well
searching
for blue sky
23 Jan 15
