Red Rocks and Lulabies

Soulful song

Red rocks and lullabies
Nightcaps and goodbyes

If I had a bottle
if I had a gal
if I could dance

I will clean up
I will fold the chairs
I will sweep the parties litter,

Nightcaps and goodbyes
At the doors
Of cars ,of bars ,of her journeys end

Red rocks and lullabies
Broom-skirts and tall boots
Two step, so smooth my hand
On the soft of her back

If dancing was crying
if wind wouldn't blow
if lungs wouldn't heave

I would bring you back
I would wrap you up , then let you spin
Broom-skirt tall boots smiling at the crowd

Powder blue eyes, Flowers across the pine
Tall pines make dance floors
Flowers make Broom-skirts
Tall pines bend in my sky

if dancing was crying...

Her eyes were powder blue

If Dancing was crying
if wind wouldn't blow
if lungs wouldn't heave

Alone not lonely only a

Pine Soul in a casket.

Author's Note

2013, interesting Her mom wore a powder blue,beret, powder blue coat,scarf,Tall boots,to mass this morning.Compliments all around,She said we were still drunk.I see Synchronicity again,She knew nothing of this poem.

Reviews

[Steven]

"Two step, so smooth my hand
On the soft of her back"

Damnit, YES.

"Powder blue eyes, Flowers across the pine"

Painfully beautiful writing. I can't help but see maggots. And I don't mean that you infer them anywhere. I can't help it. There is something clean about them. We hate the cleaners. Some lovely capturing here, my friend.

[lee von cleef]

odd, but Courtney would of liked the maggot cleaner comment.

[Sheila Kline]

Oh how this rips my heart and soul apart as it is so mournful, so beautiful, and so alive with the memory of your precious daughter with the powder blue eyes in a casket, once sparkling with twirls as she danced 'cross the dance floor. It is special that her mom wore the outfit she did to Mass this morning.....beret, blue coat, scarf, tall boots to match the powder blue soul of the daughter blazed in her heart!!
Does the pain ever fully go away? I think not, but we are akin in the knowledge of the intensity of it!!
Bless you my dear friend.....bless you a million times over!!

[lee von cleef]

Big word that morning, Synchronicity,I will believe,I do believe,Thank you .

[Tree]

Visual, and soul stirring. This piece danced, moaned, then fell right into my heart. "Her eyes were powder blue. / Pine soul in a casket." ...Damn.

[lee von cleef]

Thank you Diego,I wonder about writing some, then this affirmation from people who's own pieces I are so interesting,(what a bad word interesting)Haunting,Provocative,illuminating,well you get the point,your writing is so dam good,thank you for stopping by.

[Tree]

I appreciate and respect your work, Lee, don't stop.

DP

[gombeggar]

good poem all around...good rhyme and stacking of words, but nice imagery all around...interesting afterword

[rnuff]

Wow this is totally amazing. This rocks.