John-Ward Leighton

22:06 Hrs

Can’t sleep
my mind whirls
with visions
but not dreams.
I get up and for some reason change my shorts
put the kettle on
make hot chocolate
and then delve into my state of mind.
Without trying or knowing who to thank
I have achieved the
Zen maximum.
My mind is blank
and I know what my friends
will say.
“How can you tell?”
and then they will laugh like hell.
I check the weather channel
to see if there is any inspiration there.
My TV is off and only two
dim 40 watt lights are on
aside from the 15 watt light in my brain
and the light from the monitor
becomes my Lincoln’s candles
in a quest for enlightenment.
Hands together
I give them a flex
I scratch a nostril
and reread the text.
Still nothing there.
Perhaps some jazz
I fumble with cords
and disconnect the satellite speakers
in favour of the fm headset.
Nothing there at least for me
Chick Corea
funny how I recognize
his keyboard style
he has a very talented drummer
playing counterpoint on this piece
I’ll have to pay attention
when the piece ends
to see who it is.
I suspect Elvin Jones
but drummers are hard
to nail down.
They seem to past their
begging mode on KKJZ
and have hopefully given
away that SUV
so we don’t have to listen
to the ten minute disclaimer
that they have to rhyme off
once an hour.
Hope they have reached their
money goal
for their operating expenses
this year.
Mooches in my ear
and mooches in the street.
But never fear
I think some poetry
is breaking out here
and wouldn’t that be neat.
Wrong on both guesses
it wasn’t Chick
but some kid out of Minneapolis
and they didn’t name the drummer.
Well that sure is a bummer
I sent my ears out to the cleaners
and that’s why I sound dumber.
My mind has gone blank again
it will wake up with some thoughts
but I don’t know when.
Time for another cup of hot chocolate
my butt has gone to sleep.
What do you think about that?
I’m in a fix
looking for a word to rhyme
22:06