Have You Heard?

He sat there looking like a pint of Jack Daniels

He does not care to disassemble

I close my eyes and summon a thunderstorm

I see the bolt silently split the night sky

a flash, yes, but the clap is so far gone.

It's been numerous cars and years since

his head would grace my lap

his maiden voyage

sailing through the epic quiet

not knowing for sure if he would ever return.

A bare tree does not bear fruit

he says

so I walked a minute into the night

His silhouette freckled with diamonds

shadow dance and circumstance

I can't remember the last time 

I felt so pretty, like the stars 

too numerous

just a dreamer with a pen

stumbling around the atmosphere.

Friendzone embraced

He learned early on 

that if you can make people laugh,

 they will undoubtedly like you

it can't all be a coincidence.

Reviews

[willweb]

Now that was wonderful. A warm evening under the stars and a thunderstorm in the distance...yep, I can imagine that and then one who has been gone returns and the lightening is not the only spark that happens on this night. "I can't remember the last time I felt so pretty" I loved that line. I can feel how that must have felt, even though I am a guy and far from pretty, I still get it. Really nicely done.

[Corset]

Over 30 plus years in Texas and I'm just learning what a Red Sprite is!

[willweb]

Hey. some things take longer than other to figure out. : )

[Corset]

lol, true dat

[Little Whisper]

I love the way your poems become a novel...