Re: Light over the Ridge / Will Dockery
[email protected] (Will-Dockery) Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:36:14 -0400
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> MummyChunk wrote: > >> Will Dockery wrote: >> Light over the Ridge >> >> I know exactly how you feel, >> and God gave you permission to spill it. >> >> There's no one to judge, >> you're still so fine, >> I'm just too crippled now to grudge it. >> >> At this truck stop diner, >> snapping in the rain... >> >> You can't trust Carlo >> and colored Belle Elaine, >> I didn't send that instant message >> from Little Spain. >> >> The Lord makes haste, >> we have little time, >> not enough to waste it. >> >> For this new era, in this rain >> we sit on the bridge and watch the ridge >> the townies think we're insane... >> >> Last time I saw you at the bar, >> it took my voice away. >> Dina won't blow her horn no more, >> she left with Jose anyway. >> >> It ain't that bad to tell me your dreams, >> they only mean what you want them to anyway. >> Every breath you take on Van Allen Belt, >> half a lifetime away. >> >> At this truck stop diner, >> soaking in the rain. >> Operator wants another quarter, >> she don't even know your name. >> >> -Will Dockery > > > Thanks for sharing Will! Thanks again for the nod, MummyChunk. 😏 This response appears in the discussion at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=659157296#659157296 -- Via JLA Forums web gateway for alt.arts.poetry.comments: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewforum.php?f=655