pilgrim

by bofa xesjum

life is a highway the exit is the exit the girl believes in love night is the exit love is in the street the night tells a joke the car turns on to the highway the car passes another car the street comes to life. a cloud floats over the door it starts to rain as omar comes out the door the rain came from the cloud the rain means death i forgot about that

jailhouse blues

by horace p sternwall

down in the boondocks out in the yard amanda had a billy goat billy had a pard the pard’s name was jesse he robbed the mail he told the same jokes every night but they never got stale i wish i was back there instead of in this cell eve climbed the apple tree but poor adam fell i have never seen a country road a possum, or a bear but i have these dreams so curious that i feel compelled to share omar was a sultan as wide as he was wise salome danced the hoochie koo as herod rolled his eyes the moon is a rattlesnake the sun never comes up i wish i had a pillow and some whiskey in my cup the world is not an apple pie not that i have found i would tell the sheriff my sad tale but he never comes around

haiku

by timothy t jones

the sad blade of grass waits oh so patiently for the bug to pass

moonbeams

by dog e relaford

herbert had a holler jonah had a whale they met behind the barn to hatch a plot that could not fail the sheriff got wind of it and got on the case he put on his stetson hat and his game face sheriff jack brown you may have heard of him his best gal had left him and his future looked dim he was born under a bad sign and cursed from birth here was his chance to prove his true worth the mayor rolled over with his pllow under his head they surrounded the farmhouse but the rascals had fled the picture gets fuzzy as the world spins around the sun came up and found the sheriff on the ground herbert had a dinosaur jonah had a plan they escaped to devils island after sticking it to the man the seagulls are flying to meet the new day mothers love moonbeams and crime does not pay

george and henry

by dog e relaford

george had a nickel henry had a dime they got together and had a good time lulu was a waitress they gave her a tip she told them to wait outside  and gave them the slip george laughed it off but henry took it hard now he sleeps beneath the moon like a dog in a yard lulu bought a castle high on a hill down in argentina or maybe it was brazil

goodbye henry

by timothy t jones

they came to say goodbye to henry. it was the thing to do. it was a nice day. with a few clouds in the sky. everything went smoothly. nobody had much to say. mostly they just nodded. eventually it was over. until the next time. whatever that means. if anything. goodbye, henry.

nothing bad will ever happen to me

by bofa xesjum

nothing bad will ever happen to me because i am a good person and i just want to live my life down by the old mill stream columbus discovered america and rode the rails with buffalo bill but i just want to be me as the rain falls on the leaves people are basically good inside in my opinion and just want to live their lives and not cause any trouble where the buffao roam and grandpa smokes his pipe out on the porch in the rain because he just wants to live his life a dog runs down the street but nobody follows him the river runs to the sea when johnny comes marching home nothing bad will ever happen to me in the misty moonlight i just want to be myself when the night says goodbye to irene sherman marched through georgia but i only march to the refrigerator to get some ice for my drink down by the old mill stream the wolf howls at the moon because he just wants to live his life old number 9 comes around the bend sweet dreams