Image: Tarja and Laurel at KCKM Radio my first port of call after breakfast. 

 

 

 

13.04.23 – 107:69) Time to depart with heavy heart

But smile when I think about yesterday

When I found out, I’d been wearing my socks inside out

GPS seems to work without a hitch, by passin’ the on/off switch

Roads is quiet soon I’m in Midland but one thing makes me sore

Gas here is more

Lamesa $3.33 Midland $3.49 how can this be

No worries for now find my motel but can’t book in while two

What I find out makes me blue, no breakfast, no coffee, no iron too

Something tells, me this year I made a poor choice of motels

 

108:70) Time for breakfast, call at Denny’s

Ideal when you’re watchin’ the pennies

Nice an a reasonable price

Scrambled eggs, sausage an’ pancakes so fillin’ To pay the price I’m willin’

Cos’ I’m full an’ think with a smile I’ll not want anything else for a while

109:71) Time a plenty, I’m on the I-20 a steady run in the morning sun

Radio on, lisenin’ to the station I’m appearin’ on

Real country style, mile after mile

Soon I’m there, welcomed by Tarja, with Laurel I,m on air

I tell the listeners where I’m from an what goes down in my home town

Over here how far I’ve come. Where I’ve been what I’ve seen

An’ it goes like a dream as I’m given time to present my rhyme

Hopefully people’s enthusing as some poems are serious, some amusing

The hour goes so fast. It’s a shame it don’t last

An’ Laurel makes it clear, she’d love to have me back next year

An’ I’m drivin’ away thinkin’ up my next score

Listenin to KCKM once more

 

110:62) Booked in at the motel didn’t dwell

Needed to get some downloadin’ done so to the library I run

Photos to my album poems to my blog

Make sure it’s all up to date an’ I’m not late

Getting’ it out an’ about so it can be read

An’ my friends is knowing how things is going

I can say they’re goin’ alright,

An’ I got a gig at Ector County Library tonight

 

111:63) It seemed nobody was gonna come but I weren’t glum

Room looked swell laid out so well but only four of us no more

But we’re not gonna go, we’ll put omn our own lii’l show

So I was still cock-a-hoop with our small group

Reminded me of the time I once spoke my rhyme

Two poets an’ an audience of one

But the show went on. recitin’ as if the room was full

An' he thanked us for our effort an’ dedication when we were done

So when put to the test, give your best

Cos when all said an’ done if your performin’ makes just one person smile

Then your performin’ is all worthwhile.