Soul self Come what may leave comfort-room to
room in while there is still sky and fresh air
to breathe Draw light out of the deep darkness
Draw peace and joy out of the rolling hills
out of the song of sparrows out of the
Wicklow mountains where cool crystal streams run
into rivers that flow down to the sea
No more grope around for a smile a warm
word or a charitable kiss Before
times unforeseen close in let me loll in
the leisure of love’s good fortune Be no
more jaded or wrung out poor Jackself by
life’s sweet sorrows When I was a child I
wept like a child
For pity’s sake enough!
John Lyons
Ted Berrigan
Moon River
Patsy bursts full throttle into the day
It’s 6 a.m. and already I hear
her in the shower singing Moon River
wider than a mile
She’s a bottle half-
full kinda girl no two ways Always has
a smile and a kind word on her soft red
lips Moments later she appears wearing
a large bath towel Come on lazy bones
she shouts It’s a big blue day and sun is
in the air Let’s go out and change the world
I pull the duvet over my head and
pray Where are the rains of yesteryear I
sigh Last night we strolled down by the river
The water was low
the sky full of stars
John Lyons
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