John Libertus Poems

I was out ridin' the dog
good-lookin' dog
big, ol' black dog
good friend of mine
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In the country of the mind
in the town
there is a nameless bridge
the neighbors call 'the bridge'
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I'm still a happy man
because I'm still in love
and where I stand
even death can't stand against me
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Did you ever wonder what became of me?
I went where tomorrow never comes,
where there's no yesterday to ache for.
I went to sleepy afternoons
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How easily do the young and very old
accept profundity; so many in between
will not choose heaven til it wear their dream.
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familiarity breeds the everyday;
I want a place,
I'm looking for someplace
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I can't see up close, anymore, without glasses;
I think that's why I bought the motorcycle.
Now, when I wake alone, in the dark before dawn,
instead of wondering why God left me here,
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Through the window blows the chilly autumn wind,
bringing fresh memories of summer’s sweetness;
across the years since boyhood,
all the hours of solitude
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at the restaurant, he pays the bill while she strolls on ahead,
knowing he's going to smile when he looks at her again -

at the checkout, she pays for the groceries
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First, you die to the world, and then
the world dies
October burns
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