Country Blues

(chorus)
if you see my lady,
tell her i'm at home,
if you see my lady,
tell her i'm at home,

'cause Lord, she done lef' me
sittin' in the shade,
oh, yeah, she done lef' me
cold and plumb afraid.
(chorus)
well, she run away
with a country man
because he had
the master plan
(chorus)
'cause Lord, she done lef' me
standin' in the rain,
oh, yeah, she lef' me
waitin' for the train.
(chorus)
well, she run away
with a handsomer dude
but his life was ugly
his life it was rude.
(chorus)
'cause Lord, she done lef' me
burnin' in the sun
oh,yeah, she lef' me,
she said that we were done.
(chorus)
well, she run away with
a lowdown cat
caught inside his trap
just like a helpless rat.
(chorus)
its finally over
sad to say,
i've survived
to love another day

1979

Gaff rigged

1999

Thick Ice

came a sweep
of ice and snow
lots of things
i used to know

whatever changed
your point of view
all our plans
just fell through

cold nights
wet days
lots of things
lots of ways

winds of change
blew and blew
cold demeanor
not like you

roll of cold
every day
touched your face
as cold as clay

2000

The Sun King

1999 

Camp Albert Pike

it always rains in Arkansas
and sometimes makes us flee
its so freshly pure and clean
it makes us all feel free. . .
testaments and arguments
of things that we must do
are things we leave behind us
in the distant human zoo. . .
the unknown bassist strums his chords
in gurgled liquid tones
endless stones roll past him
emitting chilling groans. . .
woodsmoke on the river face
rampant thoughts fly wafting. . .
they move away by laidback vibes
their touch is smooth and softing. . .
campfire shadows loom macabre
where giant figures stride
the brilliant stars hurtle o'er
upon their cosmic ride. . .

1981

Bird of Passage

Bird of
Passage
leads
the way,
not to far
its just
ahead,
another
time,
another
place,
another
move,
another
stead.

1979 

Early morning

i've forgot the things we said
on the night that we were through
but i can't forget the things
we used to do. . .

i've forgot the times we failed
and all the times we tried
but i can't forget the time we
stood and cried. . .

i've forgot the things that hurt
i never thought i could
but i can't forget the times
that were so good. . .

i 've forgot the little squeals
and i've forgot the little sighs
but i vcan't forget the blue
of your sky-colored eyes. . .

12-29-1981

The Yellow House

The
Yellow
House
on
Smelley
Road
near
Longview,
Texas

1975 

The Zia

The Zia is a mystical symbol of the Sun.
Many Native Americans of the Southwset
consider the Zia to be special.Four is a
sacred number to these people. The circle
represents the sun and the radiant lines
the four winds, the four seasons, the four
stages of aging, and the four human
responsibilities. The similarity to the Tao
is interesting.

The Blue Zia

 

In the Shaman's lodge

medicine smoke
works its way
into my view of things
acrid taste
of ancient lives
and chants
the Shaman sings. . .

medicine smoke
fumes and curls
into my mental space
i wait the spell
the dancer brings
the message to embrace. . .

medicine smoke
inside out
scenes of long ago 
patchouli scent 
embraces me
to where long to go.  .  .

medicine smoke
wafts within
my loosened mental tether 
all around me
inside out like a
brightly colored feather.  .  .  .

medicine smoke


1994

Stripers

 

The runners prayer

let my legs
be pillers of power
and my heart
be a vigorous force. . .

let my kness
be pistons of power
and my mind
be a cache of resource. . .

let my arms
be wings everlasting
and my feet
be nimble and strong. . .

let my sweat
be a balm to my body
and my hopes
be my unconcious song. . .

(In a marathon training fog)
1987

Stranger than truth

a recently
discovered
work by
Ted Pollock,
an obscure
admirer
of Jackson. 

Psychic Portal

around the corner is a door
but its not open less or more
its only standing in the way
of those who want in or out to stay. . .

its only locked by your own desire
its often mocked by sad satire
and though that doorway looks like wood
its only brainwaves that you allude. . .

around the corner its still there
sometimes round sometimes square
just a doorway closed wide open
is it real or just and omen?

1978

Blue Sagittarius

Who says
Sagittarius
has to
be a
man?











2006 

Think

think about those overtones. . .
those hassles
and those hates.

think about those yesterdays. . .
those bad ones
and those greats.

think about those troubles. . .
those littles
and those smalls.

think about the ocean. . .
those waves
and sudden squalls.

think about the morning. . .
those grayclouds
and those pink.

think about the heavens. . .
those stars
and how they wink.

1978

The Eye of Daedulus

2006 

Taxicab woman

taxicab woman,
i been callin' you all night,
burnin' up my fingers,
did i dial your number right?

(chorus)
i been walkin' so long
my feet hurt to the hide,
taxicab woman ,
i sure do miss your ride.

taxicab woman,
are you out collecting fares?
look 'em over closely,
watch out for traffic snares.

(chorus)

taxicab woman,
rollin' through the town,
you ain't got my message
and you done got me down.

(chorus)

taxicab woman,
in your fancy wheels,
always takin' passengers
always makin' deals.

Chorus)

taxicab woman,
i'm broke and all alone,
evertime i think of you
my mind gets overblown.

(chorus)








,

UnitedStates Spaceship HEDGEHOG

Att: all fleet
Com.Pac
Flagship
USSHedgehog
All units report
instantly..
Schnizermeter
has detected
enemy craft
in area

Use extruded
Motherbombs
fuse at3.2 Lt Yrs


Cats away
Mice will play
codex 3357*
get down

 

Springboard

 

Granny

Granny is a rocker
she still digs the Stones
Springsteen is her hero
he thrills her to her bones

she loves to dance and have a ball
she still can do the Stroll
and when she hears some delta blues
her life is on a roll

shes tanned and tough and pretty
shes slender and shes trim
and always like her beerglass
filled up to the brim

Saturdays are days of fun
thats when shes happiest
then shes racing all her friends
and when she does her best

five-K, ten-k
any kind of distance
daily running is her life
and thats made all the difference

2006

The Barfly Club

The Beast
from
the East
meets the
Phantom
of the Opry









2006 

The road unknown

chronicled by madmen
heralded by fools
everythings a game of chance
when you live beyond the rules

taking gambles daily
living on the side
time is flying much too fast
so much i haven't tried

seems to me like yesterday
got spun to wrong side out
broken pieces everywhere
strewn by Kismet's clout

1971

Cloudburst tack

over the water
a rippling blast
a northerly breeze
is coming up fast. . .

breaking whitecaps
flying high
heavy weather
moving by. . .

sheet the jib
cleat the main
ride the wind
inside the rain. . .

its all a taste
of life's mystique
a charge of speed
a time unique. . .


1980

the following sea. . . . .

2005 

ONE INTERPRETATION OF BEAUTY

. . .beauty is life
when life unveils
her holy face.

But you are life
and you are the veil.

Beauty is eternity
gazing at itself
in a mirror. . .

But you are eternity
and you are the mirror. . .

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)
From the PROPHET.

Reflections of the Tao

Someone asked a master,
"What is the Tao?"

He answered , saying,
"When the rain falls
in the mountains,
the raindrop begins
its long journey to the sea,
there it evaporates
and as a cloud
begins its long journey
to the mountains.'

2005

Blue nudes

These
drawings
are like
looking
through a
telescope
reversed
which carries
me to the
time i first
did them. . . .

1982 

Mirror-sided fish

we are
our own reflections. . .
swimming in pools of thought,
keen and clear. . .
our element is now.
time by time. . .
we slide into the future. . .
and we know
we are the few
among the many. . .

1988

reds and greens

reds
and
greens
colors
of
December

haikus for you. . . . .

the patient sea waits
as the river surges down
together they join
. . . . .
sunset empty sky
as empty as my two arms
the cold moon is mine
. . . . .
the warm and red sun
made his face to shine on me
spring was short this year
. . . . .
the red fox has denned
the heat of summer is here
lone thoughts fly away
. . . . .
black thunderclouds loom
debts of overconfidence
they came when you left
. . . . .
blue Sunday morning
so chilly and different
the same way you were
. . . . .
April friday night
you were just so not yourself
all i said was wrong
. . . . .

17 syllable triplets
1987

the curved keyboard

 

Passing time

time is a circle,
drawn by the Master,
collective in union,
hand in hand,
soul to soul. . .
and hatred
to one another
is a vessel
that punctures itself
again and again
until it is useless. . .

1987

sails

2006 

Elefant deer

snarling greelers
garken sligh,
whisper nothing
nizzling by,
they take the things
that mean the most,
a snurbah glinch
a frining zost,
pharking nippers
one by one
white-skinned doobeys
funderdun,
clich'ed jokes
handsome dudes
glockenspielers
changed their moods,
grobbing a greazlie
hacking a whink,
marveling at twinkers
dinking a dink

1980

Bobby Catfingers

 

Unknown urge

What it is?
that unknown quantity.
that thing
we can't behold. . .
What it is?
that feeling of purity,
that touch
we can't define. . .
What it is?
that wondrous dream,
that thought
we can't recall. . .
What it is?
that magic time,
that moment
we can't relive. . .

1992

Paleolithic yaller yard dog

 

White collar crime

White collar crime,
white collar crime,
oh, Lord, i know i'm guilty
of white collar crime.

The things we steal at work,
pencils, pens, and time,
kisses in a closet
all on company time.

White collar crime,
white collar crime,
oh, Lord, i know i'm guilty
of white collar crime.

Like sunset fading out
it lingers faintly red
lipstick on your collar
when the drinks went to your head.

White collar crime,
white collar crime,
oh, Lord, i know i'm guilty
of white collar crime.

Someone found it in the morning
sorting dirty clothes
now i'm drinkin' blues and ice
and seeing sad tableaus.

White collar crime,
white collar crime,
oh,Lord, i know i'm guilty
of white collar crime.

country blues
1995

Texas Burnt Orange

1977 

Wet streets

when i walk
'neath clouded skies
on colored morning days
i lose myself
before i've gone
too far into the haze
the blades of grass
are rainbow pearled
reflecting summer hues
the lengthy shadows
stretch away
into the greens and blues
with beaded brow
and dampened hair
i walk the sultry streets
and see my face
in mirrored pools
so strange and incomplete. . .

1975

Magician's Quest

2oo6 

Hideaway

i patiently endure
the hours passing by
and think in silent wonder
of the time;

of the time
when you and i
will be together again
in our secret place
beyond this awful crowd.

9-19-90

Blue Magnolias

2004 

sinking

sitting quietly
doing nothing
i see the far horizon. . .
all my emotions
singing into the cosmos
my all and everything
is away but on call. . .
eyes closed i see the colors
always the same
cobalt blue and purple black
expanding and shrinking
like some deep sea creature. . .
it is the bluestar of myself
flashing and flirting
with my composure
and my detachment
from convention. . .
and so
i slowly sink. . .

1988

Vertizontal colorcode

2005 

The news ain't nothin' but blues. . .

the news ain't nothin' but blues
some folks never seem to lose
some just paying all their dues
and others turning up the screws. . .

the news ain't nothin' but blues
some folks in their dancin' shoes
some just missin' all their cues
others havin' lonesome views. . .

the news ani't nothin' but blues
some folks makin' their debuts
some just hearing bad reviews
others havin' sad adieus. . .

1979

Amethystequinus

2006

When i asked them if they saw you
they said all they saw was sneer-eyed birds
with long fingernails
blue as iron
hard as steel (you're invisible to everyone but me)

when i asked them if they saw you
they said all they saw was milk-nosed cats
with empty blue dishes
some are real
some are false (you watched it all and laughed)

when i asked them if they saw you
they said all they saw was fish in a circle
with sad wet eyes
some swimming
some crawling (you always liked GOLDfish)

when i asked them if they saw you
they said all they saw was long-necked spiders
flying on phony filament
with saliva-jaws
and claw hands (you grabbed everything you could)

1980

Erdlined terminaled DZ27r

Redline

terminus (9)
approx.
38 degrees
to inplex

downramp
Leo
27 ennox.

Plan
accrdgly

do not
attempt
carryout
sorties
as sced.