Will I be given a second chance?
My life as a poet ended in 1978
when I stopped writing
Book sales had declined
I was sleeping on park benches
Eating leftover food from restaurants
Once I wrote 17 books of love poetry
Through the years I met many
who bought my poetry books
For years letters have arrived
from readers wanting to connect
Now it seems the lights are turned off
Until recently
Now I receive requests
from new readers
wishing to visit me
I welcome their visits
Age does not seem to matter
I don’t look as good as I once did
But my heart is still as young
I receive kind letters from
Sweden, Canada, France, and England
Friendships have flourished
Many readers from the states
have visited
We dine and chat with easy laughter
I notice sales of my books increase
when they return home
and show my poetry books to friends
bookstores and libraries
Maybe once again
it will be like when I was in my
20’s and 30’s
Back then I lived from
the sales of my poetry books
It may be happening again
thanks to my being open to visitors
I never believed this could happen
but a lady named Gypsy Mercer
published 4 of my books
during the past 2 years
and then magic happened
It created unbelievable sales
I once dated a beautiful girl named Gypsy
She knew how to do magic
Yesterday, an 82-year-old man wrote me
to say he read my four new books
He said I made memories of his youth
come alive making memories return from his youth
He had bought all 4 books and said
he was sending them to me to autograph
So you might be asking
am I getting rich from book sales?
Almost, I am able to buy cheese, crackers & wine
I am happy
My books are now once again selling
The Broken and The Holy 