An old hippy once said to me

Life is easy if you let it be easy

As I sat near the freeway hitching

My plan was to discover Amerika

I had travelled over a thousand miles

But I had discovered fuck all

I say fuck all but I had discovered the love

Of the common folk in the destitute towns

They fed and watered me and a doctor gave me medicine

When I developed a dry dust cough

They were fascinated by my Englishness and my accent

Which they considered a little strange and rather posh

I am slowly heading south as I want to discover what makes

The Southern States tick a century and a half after the civil war

Perhaps I will find nothing I do not know what I will find

But that is another story which I will share in future weeks

 

Take it easy

Chat soon

SMO