. Poetry from The Great In-Between: Have you had the Blues?

Monday, March 3, 2025

Have you had the Blues?

Have you had the Blues?





(A lone voice whispers)

As the silvery midnight sun rose

I drank my wet velvety smooth whiskey

Tasting exquisitely
My Life's Blues

I looked to the faraway sparkling stars

Wondering

Where do those lost really go

The mother's
Fathers
Sisters and brothers

After this mortal show

Is it to alabaster halls and reunions with old family and friends

Warm conversations
Endless soft music

Dancing around fires and priceless red wine

Or somewhere else

Cocooned between this world and the divine

Just relentlessly exchanging stories and fond memories

For there is no longer any time

Will they still remember us and send us a sign?

A soft kiss on the cheek
A red robin
A white feather

To always remind us,
They still wait love drunk

In all weathers

Longing for an embrace
Like a drop of spiritual moonshine

Will we ever see them again?

Or are they simply lost forever

No matter how hard we pray and mutter amen

(C)
Copyright John Duffy

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Have you had the Blues?