To the stalwart poet who shouldered on
Beyond the valleys and bedrocks of Seattle City
We dug into your swashbuckling adventures, Blackthorne
As well as your World War 2 stories of grief & love
Though you have officially retired
Your gutsy voice and tell-it-as-it-is verses
Rise above the pub's din & chatter
Your eyes brimming with mirth & gladness of our group
Honesty is your calling card,
Your words, raw and rouge, raging
Against the status quo, Trump & his cronies
There is no mistaking your stance about life
And death
Do wake us up old ghost
And shake us out of our complacent boxes
We got work to do for our country & our neighbors
And most specially, labor on to be true on our words
Thank you!
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - OpenLinkNight, hosted by Lillian Hallberg. RIP to Glenn Buttkus. Thanks for your comments and visits.
