Yellow Fellow

1975 listening to a drunk pee

Flowing and flowing

I'm flowing away

My God! That beer

can sure make you pay!

I grow weak

as I see myself in yellow,

Liquidated

I'm not a handsome fellow.

As the sound of the flow

pounds in my ears

Death by drowning

is the worst of my fears.

I can see the headlines

of tomorrow's day,

"The poor drunk fool

just pissed his life away!"

The Musucian

1975

He leaves for work

early each day,

While the guitar cries

and wants to play.

But he kisses it good bye

saying,What can I say?

I'd love to play

but gotta earn my pay."

While his hands

hammer and nail

and terrible things,

In his mind and heart

they caress six strings.

Their reunion is touching

as they tunefully embrace,

The guitar sings

and never cries

in its favorite place,

Resting across his

workworn knees.

Indeed no lovers

Could be quite like these.

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Blood drips and drips

and drips

And the devil sits

and samples

the drips

Delicately touching

the tips

of his fingers

To his lips...

Sun Child

1975

Someone who carries the beauty of the world,

Within their soul peacefully curled,

Amidst the hate and sorrow today,

So rare I could kneel and reverently pray.

I'd like to surround them with flowers and sun,

A summer's breeze and laughter and fun,

To protect their soul more sensitive than mine,

I'm just a sinner scarred by time.

Sometimes I meet someone good to the core,

Who makes me want to know more and more,

From evey angle every inch of their mind,

And I run through my veins the beauty I find.

And as a rushing chill touches my skin,

I know I have touched the soul within.

Last Wish

1975

If by some power

beyond my mind's reach,

I were to lose the gift of speech,

And I had one word to say

before silence took claim,

My only wish

is to whisper your name.

And if someday

like a thief in the night,

I was crept upon

and robbed of my sight,

And I had one minute to see

by God's good grace,

I'd spend it gazing

at your beautiful face.

And if one day

before my death,

I were to learn

I'd soon be deaf,

If the good Lord

gave me a choice,

I'd spend my time

hearing only your voice.

If I were to lose

the feel of touch on my skin,

I'd thank God I could still

touch souls within,

But if I had

an extra minute of time,

I'd spend it feeling

your lips on mine.

When I die

and leave you & your charms,

My only wish

is to die in your arms.

The Bitch

1975 Rhoda meets Jim

He wakes with a roar

and before you're warned,

He beats down your door,

Yea, shit over warmed.

Ask him anything

and "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!"

is the song he'll sing,

like only he can.

He'll bitch about life,

He'll bitch about death,

No cares for other's strife,

if he has a bitching breath.

"Do me a favor, Jim"

Hell, don't waste your time,

He'll say "Hell NO!"

not maybe,

"Your troubles are not mine."

Well yea, Mr. Cooper,

You've got a mean mouth,

But ya ain't got a clean swoop,

Cuz ya ain't the worst in the south.

Bitch at me Babe,

and I'll bitch right back,

Soon will come the day

When I'm gonna knock you flat.

But for now I'm mild

Sweet as fresh grass,

And until I go wild,

Just kiss my ass!!

Unbelievable I would go on to marry this guy not once but twice!

The Bitch

1975 Rhoda meets Jim

He wakes with a roar

and before you're warned,

He beats down your door,

Yea, shit over warmed.

Ask him anything

and "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!"

is the song he'll sing,

like only he can.

He'll bitch about life,

He'll bitch about death,

No cares for other's strife,

if he has a bitching breath.

"Do me a favor, Jim"

Hell, don't waste your time,

He'll say "Hell NO!"

not maybe,

"Your troubles are not mine."

Well yea, Mr. Cooper,

You've got a mean mouth,

But ya ain't got a clean swoop,

Cuz ya ain't the worst in the south.

Bitch at me Babe,

and I'll bitch right back,

Soon will come the day

When I'm gonna knock you flat.

But for now I'm mild

Sweet as fresh grass,

And until I go wild,

Just kiss my ass!!

Unbelievable I would go on to marry this guy not once but twice!