A Variation Upon Bobbie Gentry's "Hurry, Tuesday Child"

A Variation Upon Bobbie Gentry's "Hurry, Tuesday Child"

A Poem by W.k.kortas

Step lively, now, as good news is not of a mind
To wait upon delay and dithering
Nor to pay any heed to your day's peculiar grace
The ticket for your promised land
Is one-way only, and you need to clutch it
For all you are worth, and travel light;
If it don't fit in a paper sack, you don't need to take it along,
No need for any suitcase
Packed with your yesterdays, your Yes, ma'am,
Your No, sir, your Might I have my pay, sir?
Because your satin-shoes, lose-your-blues,
Done-paid your- dues day comes just once
And once only, so you best move with some dispatch, child.

© 2022 W.k.kortas


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A very folksy piece of poetry with some enlightened wisdom in the words. Very nice write my friend.

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W.k.kortas
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