our parents kept a garden

black tea for whiskey

black tea for whiskey
on a sunday night

some had too much of THAT last night
and so blurted
or was it slurred out

tales aboard the Warramunga
from '47-'49
japan and china
nuclear zone without a mask and
42 days in jail for missing departure

to be called 'dixie' amidst 'ghost' 'cowboy'
was a kinda new beginning
i think m is right
about stories