Above velvet trees lining a buttered concrete lane,
technicolor clouds in green and gold soothe the mind as they
drift toward a far off land of dreams and you and them alone together.
With life ahead, I’ll go to sea again.
I’d like to cruise to Corsica this year
If just to curl my toes into the sand,
to feel my legs relax in fleeting waves,
to furl my hair like sails into the wind.
I’d like to touch the brightly glinting shells,
In the end,
your love was not strong enough -
not rich enough - is heavy but surface love,
is never defending love with the spinal break or the
leaping into danger’s way.
When Bernie wakes at 6 a.m.
there's a piano on his chest
and Erroll Garner's playing "Misty."
Sinatra's on the headboard
improvising lyrics
and Krupa's in the corner
painting on the drums.
The music is magnificent.
Once the song is over
Go out, she said, and get us something for supper.
He went, but he didn’t want to.
Bread, eggs, milk, cheese.
All the staples, the essence,
the basis of life.