Ode to Tobin

Here's a link to my YouTube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsFfqF7Cuhc

He rolls like the
river,
always on the move.
I said,
"What are you afraid of, boy?"
He said,
"Nothing; I just can't stay still."
I said,
"They got meds for that."

It's in my bones, I gotta
keep going.
Knapsack ...no sack,
don't matter, just me and
those highways.
I said, well, it cost you everything;
your house, your wife,
don't you want to settle
down sometimes?
Nope, he said, as he turned
his back and headed west
towards the desert.
His face to the sun.

Author's Note

My poetry books: Seedy Town Blues, Collected Poems, It's Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump to the Madhouse, and Sleep Always Calls. They are available on Amazon.

Reviews

[red93]

Shades of Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassidy in this piece Thomas. I remember an interview with the late Great Robbie Robertson some years back, talking about the Friends he had lost 'to the Road'. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend. I appreciate you.

[kronskymikhail]

There’s something hauntingly free about this man — the kind of soul who trades comfort for motion. He’s both lost and found in the same breath, chasing warmth through the dust. It’s that restless energy I get too, sometimes quieted only by chance itself — like spinning through https://pinco-kz-casino.com, chasing a little sun of my own.

[keith]

rid'in the thumb! ... yep even cowgirls get the blues!

the joys the busted dreams the adventures of a lifetime
something to be said of days past
no end in sight only an adventure

you have powerful message my friend you have merit!

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, Keith. I appreciate it.