For You Dear

A loving tribute to a poet

I still play Janis Ian

Could never leave her behind 

I found you in your words

You are my gypsy of the wind,

The winter, the barren tree koan

And croak of crow

You are the cat at my feet, 

The book, the fire spitting embers,

The rocking rhythm of my chair

You sang a rain of stars

Placed the moon upon my mantle

Such a harvest of words

Of climes and lands near and far

Fruits collected in your poet’s peasant skirt

Line by line you wove your words

The beauty of your tapestry

Drew me closer, closer

Now enchanted bound

Your words I came to crave

Each a scrape of taryak

You my long pipe’s smoke

My addiction ever more

And more

So I watched the movie

Like a first date finally it felt

I kept reaching for your hand

In my darkened room

But I bore the story’s sadness

Bare of sharing

Give me your hand in summer

At the wheel of a fast car

With the top down

Let us speed everywhere and nowhere

Our two hearts the map

As we crank up the radio

And sing and sing

And sing

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Oh hi Michael I was only listening to her on a retro 70s music video t v station the other week. I loved her song learned the truth at 17 I really related to it was a social flop failure most of school mainly high school and anyway I loved your poem the descriptives wonderful! Enjoyed this

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Julie, the person for whom I wrote this indicated it was listening to Janis Ian that started her writing.

[Betty Hermelee]

A beautiful tribute...love the choice of words..."line by line you wove your words"....so many great lines..
Thank you for sharing!!
Warmly, B

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks Betty, I greatly appreciate the fact that you take a sustained interest in my work.

[Thomas W Case]

Beautiful work. Powerful writing.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks Thomas.

[Desert Knave]

A beautiful tribute. There are a handful of poets whose words, over the years, have helped me through and this speaks to me of that kind of love. ~Jim

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks Jim, very much appreciated.