Rightly Jennings Poet Rhyme

The Wonder That Precedes the Thunder

I haven't got what it takes to quit
'just play my hand n' get on with it
some might pray or say it's written in the stars
Holding up answers with exclamation marks
        toss an easy catch, all passions are released!
   strike another match, noncommittal and care-free 

you wanna' slow't down, then I'm gonna' get off
'paid for my ticket, now I'm not gonna' stop
'swear it's like a habit to be hoodwinked n' short changed
but this time we're gonna' go the whole, damn way 
               this time I'll go the, whole, damn way
                              
down in the valley we were almost lost
with the sounds of the river n' the light so soft
th' jury dispersed when the judge didn't show
th' accused left standing n' th' case was never closed
         deft slight of hand, murder in the first degree
    void of reprimand, footloose n' fancy-free  

the wraith on your mast and your blinking ****
will guide my stars until my days are done
but did you ever stop for a moment t'ponder
the loneliness of the wonder that precedes the thunder
             the loneliness of the wonder that precedes the thunder

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