in the woods

vedio

in the woods

i was broke

by a bad run of cards

so barney stood for me

we shared his cabin

sitting nights sipping jack

by his wood stove

enjoying a little smoke

while talking the world

back into shape

we often drove

ourselves part crazy

laughing through

what we didn't know

about women

                      until

he'd push off to bed

while drowsy embers

danced me to the edge of sleep

clear nights

i'd take my sleeping bag

to the long porch

and lay on a bench

until i blended in

once

as i drifted

into the heavens

an old ghost owl

glided by my nose

waking me

to the sanity of stars

out there

just like me

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

'The sanity of stars'. What a line! I could leave here with just that under my arm and be more than satisfied but then what about all the rest of this feast?

[Ed Hart]

it was a moment of clarity, one of those fortunate surprises, brilliantly illumined and indelible...i see it often in your pictures and paintings