25 NOVEMBER ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER GENRE
IN CLEVELAND
MAN BOUGHT A BEER FOR THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
LEFT THE MONEY THERE & WALKED OUT
BIG TIP FOR STAFF TO SHARE
BECAUSE THE BAR HAD TO CLOSE ON ACCOUNT OF COVID
WHEN ‘WESTERN’ WAS A FILM GENRE
INSTEAD OF THE BYWORD FOR BAD
GARY COOPER MIGHT HAVE DONE THE SAME
OR JOHN WAYNE
LOW KEY AND HIGHLY REGARDED
WAS THE AMERICANS’ WAY OF LIFE
PARTLY HOLLYWOOD INVENTION PARTLY REFLECTION
OF THE WAY THEY WERE
IN STRAITENED CIRCUMSTANCES
HOW MANY CAN STILL AFFORD THIS?
NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY IT’S AN ATTITUDE THAT SAYS
IF THE FIRST VACCINE FAILS
THERE’LL BE ANOTHER ONE ALONG IN A MINUTE
DID IT DEPEND ON A SAFETY NET OR THE CAPACITY TO ACT LIKE THERE IS ONE?
EVEN ACTING COMES FROM SOMEWHERE
NOWADAYS SUCH ABUNDANCE SEEMS IN SHORT SUPPLY
WISHING WE COULD ALL GAIN ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO BE QUIETLY GENEROUS YOURS TRULY THE NEWS POET
