Cryin'jag and Gigglefits

Cryin'Jag left his studio apartment

where the palmetto bugs,

were plentiful and partial

to his tear-stained

bedding cloth

and all the blackness

that he wore.


Gigglefits left her studio apartment

where the fake flowers

were a constant

by her mirror

where she caked her make-up on

and winked at all her charms

and sung a silly song.



Cryin'Jag let his cuffs, hang by his side

like he had cement for arms

and it took the strength of God

to wipe the moisture

from his eyes.

and he shuffled, eyes on toes

as if everybody knows

he's the one

you wouldn't

tangle with.


But a surprise .....

But a beautiful surprise..

from the corner of his cries...


Gigglefits heads to the park

pastel colors, peacock marks

glitter on her face

and nothing in her

mind to waste a thought on

not a single tick

or tock was on her clock

just a skip and a whistle

to her walk

before she sat down

on the lawn.

to lie her head back

towards the sun

and twink her toes

just off the path.


But a surprise .....

But a beautiful surprise..

from the corner of her eyes


Cryin'Jag saw a dead damsel....

he thought she was dismantled

but she was just entangled

in a leafblowers mistake

she was piled high, mid-section

twigs and foliage

misdirected....


but her whole was in the grass

and God she laughed & laughed

like the splitting of the sun

like the chorus of the ones

who had risen from the

sea to teach the world

of harmony.



What a surprise .....

What a beautiful surprise..

for him to see..


Cryin'Jag got on one knee

swept his lashes

blinked to see

the most beautiful girl

he'd ever kneel over

not  ever

drip a drop

on her.


Gigglefits was shadowed by

a guy , she never liked a guy

til she saw this one

above, and looking so in love

and with her.


What a surprise .....

What a beautiful surprise

spending days , spending time

with your beautiful surprise.