Monday, June 13, 2016

Gene McCormick- Poem & Art



Dead Man Walking

An energetic white Scottie
tugs at his leash as an
elderly man walks him by,
letting the dog stop and sniff.
The man’s younger wife,
fiftyish,
keeps pace beside them.
The man is dressed for the clear,
sunny day: broad brim straw hat,
Bermuda shorts, floppy sandals
and a dark green short sleeve shirt.

The three of them move along
the sidewalk at a brisk pace,
though the man is old.
Does he think of dying?
Old men should not think
of dying on clear, sunny days.

The Scottie hesitates at a
younger man on a park bench.
Want to visit, Murph?
the old man asks his dog,
but Murph pees and moves on.

The man on the bench,
sun on his face
and a dog’s curiosity,
stretches out flat on the bench.
First time he’s ever done that.
He doesn’t see the old man’s wife
look back at him, twice.


Brief Bio: Hawkeye McCormick is always observant of women who look at him, especially twice.  Not that it does him a damn bit of good.


4 comments:

  1. Ay you live in hope, Gene, and why not?

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  2. Two good friends with excellent judgment and sound advice.

    xxxooo

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  3. Well done, Gene!

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