Leaf to your hands
the make of your smile
Once upon a time you polished the silver of my road
told me how much it licked your feet
when you placed it there

i said it was probably incidental for the most part
seeing as the soft of my eyes were already
markers on the promise of your land

was a treat indeed to fan your flesh poem to near screams
whilst we walked green paths that grew smoke mouths
all the while the sun cutting our form and pasting it
to the road

aye

it was i suppose a given that you'd bring your pastel skies
if only to flavor whisper clouds in my ongoing repertoire
of coaxing mother to make a moon
and father to bathe it with dark worships

you teased so much, of that i'm sure
for how else do i string your slippery comments
on the hard of my sin prayers

ah! the sweetness of it and how it made me ache
for the pieces of your name embedded oh so deep
way down there where twilight birds circle
my devil........ to your country

so suffice it to say

i make no promises

i hold no keys

but what i do offer
is that which you desire the most

i rain for you so that you may see your way clear
my song will awaken sleeping paths

in turn pointing you to our house at the end of the world

i'll join you there, my smile racing the sun to your face

and you?

just make sure you have the leaf to your hand


� Bagger Vance 2003
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