Delicate Sleep

He let the book fall quiet at the side of they're bed.
He had been reading "The Beat Hotel", which was set in Paris.
It was good reading after a two week drinking binge,
although his back ached when reading in bed.
He rolled toward the crimson hair of his lover.
She lay with her back to him in a delicate sleep.
He was glad she had returned,
he knew how good she was for him.

In The Shadows

My friend lost
a Tiny bit of himself
they stole it away and hid it beneath
a rubber tomahawk.

He got drunk and walked into
the wind the wrong way.

Haven't seen him the same
in a while.

We used to drink in the shade
wearing long pants in the summer.

That was the last I saw of him,
what a shame,
it's good to drink in the shade.

Tired

Life For Sale By Owner
take away sale
you want it you got it
no strings

Some they say
it would be nice in these shoes
well
walk a mile

The West Koot's

Came across a good time
danced upon the black top streets
jumped in the cooling waters of Kootenay Lake
and howled like a beast in the torrid summer heat.