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General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> Victor H. wrote:
>>> Will Dockery wrote:
>
>>>>> > Irene Dämmerung
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > She gave me a rock
>>>>>> > that she had hand painted
>>>>>> > Irene Dämmerung
>>>>>> > held my unrequited passion.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Irene had a gentle heart
>>>>>> > I knew this when we
>>>>>> > were first acquainted.
>>>>>> > She wore a rabbit fur coat
>>>>>> > right in fashion.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Her husband Twilight Joe
>>>>>> > was always high rolling.
>>>>>> > Joe had a cool hand like Sundance
>>>>>> > on his bride's visage we all gazed.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > A man with the good smoke
>>>>>> > that he was controlling.
>>>>>> > Irene could catch men's eyes
>>>>>> > even other girls were amazed.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > She'd paint little stones
>>>>>> > designs she had created.
>>>>>> > Traded her fur jacket to Tina
>>>>>> > for a green felt one that was better.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > She took off with Joe Shannon
>>>>>> > back down to Monticello.
>>>>>> > The last thing we ever heard from her
>>>>>> > was a sad letter.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > That Irene had walked in one day
>>>>>> > to see Joe dead from pleasure.
>>>>>> > Tied off arm and needle
>>>>>> > Joe had overdosed on his treasure.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > -Will Dockery
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > (From the poetry series "Clifford's Blues", based on the people and
>>>>>> > events
>>>>>> > of Atlanta 1980-1983)
>
>>> From the archives, for newer readers.
>
>> Comments and critique welcome.
>
> Indeed a lovely Fave....

Good morning again my friend, great ti see a friendly face here today.

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