how many times

words , from 3 12 25 (scratch 289)

how many times

(289)

by mike barth

how many times 
(289)


i remember her best 
in that yellow dress

across from helenes shop
together on the park bench
wind howling about
while cars whizzed by
until the man threw the stone 
a strike to the head

i fell in her lap
covered in my own ,

    palm trees sway in london 

    the transfiguration 

    creatures roaming in spanish lands

    lonely rooms filled with music 

        - how many times will a man strike down his thoughts
                    ON THIS PAGE nonetheless (?) - 

the snowflakes fell 
near shifted clock hands
sun heat beaming on bald heads
while the river stayed frozen 
she hit the jet set / radio wave
with a whisper 

its okay -  its alright 
we are in tune now ,

i still remember her best
in that yellow dress


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( scratch ,  from 3 12 25 )

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thank you kindly for reading ,

- mike