Kings & Queen Lil's
whispered thru the dim haze ghosts of midnight passing
unfurled lines of phantom smoke things that had to happen
dauntless drama dazzled & dazed romance regal & rapping
bolstered by another drink & toke dancers still there clapping
often seen the bar-room queen watched thru a smile well taken
her practiced boredom lit the scene eyes danced with fantasy mistaken
holding court thru a gaze of visions still unshaken what she didn't know about
she had a way of faking
strangled streams of silent shadows watched the winners glowing
desperate attempts unshackled now mocking who was going
forsaken fate deserted them fickle fortune was dtill flowing
puzzled faces longed & wondered how they had no way of knowing
sitting in the wings the bar-room king his presence languid & u folding
fime had taught him all the songsto sing to smiles that he was scolding
not to be rejectedby the minds that he wqas molding...
bar-room blues tumble thru feelin' forced & humbled
bar-room scenes still haunt you you now gettin'up ro walk away
like ano=ther hand off fumbled gettin'up to walk away found that
you still stumbled....shhdop bouydooi wop too ...oowho you...
the end Ronald Lee Hagelund 9-4-2021