and when the dust had settled
she realized she was still in kansas
and God but its hard to stay in kansas
after you've been to oz
Kathi K.
05-23-78
— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
Easy now life…don’t take me too hard— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
I can’t stand to walk so suddenly
into the endless views of nothing
but the results of what my deeds may be.
It seems you’re swapping now…day by day
coming on stronger with pain and pleasure….
Kathi calls it Kansas and Oz
but it just worries me…with no place to fall.
Rose’s name has blown away in the wind
and these others like shadows come and go.
Oz today…Kansas tomorrow.
I feel the flow coming down on me,
my life is hard a-press
and I’m distilled out to where
dreams and reality have come head to head.
Hear me, life…don’t walk so hard.
I want to love you gently…
without bitterness or tears.
gallagher
23 may 78
I been to Kansas and I’ve seen the wind blow— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
And I’ve seen the weary eyed people, smiling, pack up and go
bound for Oz … ever Eastward easy dream …
That they can leave the Kansas dust behind them
is easy … so it seems
But I’ve found the days wait relentless here
I’ve come back too many times …
to the morning after empty days
with the wine and passion burned out.
We can go to Oz together and hide from that Kansas wind
but when we return its always alone
To the state we left our life in.
gallagher
Long Beach – Kathi K.
05-24-78