You answer the phone on the first ring
and I listen to you speak
I am awoken to the air stirring above me
and I hope the day coming is as
beautiful as you are

(Standing with gaze ever in
the failures - mine and mine alone)

Like the lost and the forgotten

In the past mistakes of a child grown
and the horror of a man who has
no direction
I wait by the phone - long distance
with nothing left to be said
and no one to reply
I walk up the stairs, head hung low
as the days morning turns chill in dusk
- sad dirges in the gardens of
god’s recreation

Laying in suffrage against the soft pillows
and smelling all the fright in useless actions
- drawing final breaths and feeling evening
drift
Praise to those who know sunlight on their skin
- those who reply with songs and poems
who talk the sadness away and smile through pain

Like the lost and the forgotten

Dying with simple dignity
and hoping to see you again
If only in the dream before
the end
to come

(... as beautiful as the morning
beautiful as only you)

Ah Lennon,

You are a master of the pathos we call: human.

Thank you again for surviving yourself,

Peter

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Thanks ever so much, Peter! I always look forward to your replies, as they carry great weight with me - I am such a fan of your work! Seeing you describe so much with so few lines has always been a mystery to me (as I simply cannot stem my words) and every time I read your work, I am always left impressed and glad to have taken the time to read through!

Lol, and who's Kris? Is that a reference I am missing?? Its late and my sleepy mind is on autopilot!

All the best,

Lennon

A good read, Lennon, I enjoyed this as I do most of your work.

Les

Lennon,
That is a social blunder...I somehow merge you and my friend in London once in a while, since I've never shared a cup of tea with or bought either of you a pint... both of you being masters in my book.

Cheers,

Peter

bump

Leennon,

I actually like it that you can write a piece of some length and still not use any unnecessary words.

Peter