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The Colorado drifter, Forgetting Rose

by Keith D Allison

The Sun stretch forth its long arm into the valley
where the pens hold the human breath
the wheels turn along the Arkansas
the humanness felt the loneliness within

As the water rumble on its way
the lightning does flash
like dreams of yesterday
just a loud burst of thunder, it seemed

The mind and the heart
do get twisted
for the warmth of a woman it does desire
but the dark blades and pain remain

For some no longer play
the harp of the heart
for the sorrow
outplayed that seed
of life game

like a tumble weed
rolling rolling
to fill the emptiness
of the soul

Head for the Phantom Canyon
where the rain takes the dust way
North to where the gold mine play
the gambler has been hung, so breath travel alone

08/10/2010

Posted on 08/10/2010
Copyright © 2026 Keith D Allison

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by George Hoerner on 08/10/10 at 07:23 PM

'The mind and the heart do get twisted' - no truer words have been said. Nice write.

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