Poetry Month / “Neon buzzing”

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Along the route, and under

Budweiser neon buzzing,

in the barroom window above

I killed time buying beer

with loose coins collected

in a Chevy pickup ashtray

and trying to count

the number of streetlights

between you and home.

 

This piece is included in my book, “Country Songs and Backroad Love Notes” – available at Amazon in paperback and Kindle:

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