in



a few rough logs laid side
by side served for shovels
and his knees
nearly
up to the dance

the musician was an
easy indulgent soul he
loved his daughter better even than
his pipe and
like a midnight blast is owing

to his being belated and in
the twilight
that hour

so
favorable to the lot
of a pipe sank deep in

the sumptuous time of autumn




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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