DOG BREATH: 21 DAYS OF POETRY, DAY 20

BILL STEVENSON

Has a fan poem ever been written about Bill Stevenson

and the fishing boat nearly overwhelmed with the day’s catch

and all the records he plays on, and all the farts,

and how he survived not one but two major brushes with death?

There should be an annual congress of people who are AWAKE

rxcept they might not show up because they’re busy doing things

being available to life, touching the rest of us

who dip our toes in and dabble and think what if!

What if we grab hold and hold on and keep wrestling,

what if we are wide awake and give it ALL