Neville

Song for Gene Malloy

Song for Gene Malloy

 

Because I love his words so

very much

I chose to write some more 

For a man ..

They all call Gene Malloy ..

Now maybe,

it had nothing to do with

the tone of his

voice, or the gentleness

of his old

fashioned and principled

ways, but more

to do with the sawdust and

pitch of his

poetry and candle wax or

the scent

of woodsmoke and sage ..

Tho’ I guess

it might just be his poetry

plus maybe

a drop or two of engine-oil

that got stuck

in the back of my throat

upon opening

yet another filled  page ..