Alexander plays with the plastic blade
And the plastic fish 
And the plastic bait
You often join him to lift the weight
Of things he sees
Between me and you

The hooks and lines
That almost find
The depths that they can sink to

Stormy skies bring heavy rain
Alex leaps 
From drain to drain
But if the storm blows you away
Your smile steals thunder
From the gale
As a kiss
As a kiss in the tail

All the leaves on the trees
Feel the call of the freeze
You and I making eyes
In the Fall

Looking to the blinds at night
I wasn’t wrong 
If you were right
But should you choose a different light
I’ll say I was wrong and draw the blinds
If you like
For the sake
Of a kiss
A kiss in the tail

Red wine at twilight
White wine in hindsight

I’ve often thought about the final straight
Our diaries matching date for date
The lost weekends we can’t reinstate
Turn to memories of contrition
In the hope
Of the kiss
The kiss that can’t fail


KISS IN THE TAIL

Casual song-writer, slowly working on collection of original material ('Poncho Land') in collaboration with others

KISS IN THE TAIL

Jeremy Freeson