Read “In The Summer Twilight” from the upcoming book ‘Just The Night Birds’ out Oct 2nd
My first book of poetry Just The Night Birds will be out Friday October 2nd. (pre-order a signed copy from my Bandcamp store: https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/merch/just-the-night-birds-poetry-book)
Read the poem “In The Summer Twilight”
IN THE SUMMER TWILIGHT
In the summer twilight That’s where I wanna stay Walking at night Along the side streets Trees whispering my name
A litter of bad ideas And a litre of rum This is my new summer Now that the good times have gone
Somebody must have dreamed you up A satin wish on the spinning world Give me a reason to leave Be rescued within your twirl
She was a silent era piano player I’d always sit in the right side aisle Head tilted up to the bronze coloured tiles Eyes closed Gliding on the trickles