Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic,
but I had a good life all the way.
~Jimmy Buffett
on a dark winter's eve
Jimmy Buffett is the guy
to turn to when you're feeling old
and creaky and it would have been
your wedding anniversary
if your man was still alive
though you divorced long ago
and you just found out Ronnie —
another of your high school class
people has died — that tall slim
always smiling guy gone now
and there aren't so many
of you left anymore and today
you heard of a woman
who discovered her cure for loneliness
now that she's a widow though
you're hoping you'll never need
a low slung dog named Beverly
to warm the icy sheets — and tonight
you talked to your oldest friend
in the world — the one who knew you
pigtailed skinny nearsighted
and you've been friends ever since
and she's the only one left
who's been there through it all —
the magic and the tragic
and Jimmy Buffett is as old as you
slowing some and perhaps creaky too
and even down there in Margaritaville
nights are getting colder
but Jimmy still makes you want to dance
and believe that just maybe
somewhere up in those
bright stars Ronnie and your ex
are having a beer together
and laughing crazy like they always did
© by Sharon Auberle.
Used with the author's permission.
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