Palaver and the Hitch Hiker

Another poem from my novel, 'The Girl at the Rest Stop.' The story is about a young girl who was abandoned, rescued by a man, (PJ) and eventually adopted by PJ and his wife. I use poems---pertinent to the following chapter---on the blank pages between chapters. Palaver and the Hitch Hiker by Els Worth While traveling down the road today You told me much aboutcha. And I’m quickly learning I can’t Live a day withoutcha. You told me all about your life, And how you got that grit. You have such joy and humor, Not to mention all that wit. You’ve lived a life so rough and tough I don’t know how you survive. But it’s what you’ve 'not' said to me, That caused me to surmise. But when the sun is finally set, We’ll go our separate ways, My joy will turn to sorrow, And my skies will turn to haze. I know,My Friend, I’ll miss you, And that's what we have to toast. But when I tuck into my bed, It’s your Palaver I’ll miss the most.