…from the continuing
Ballad of Johnny Mesabi*
Johnny Mesabi child of ice
If he liked it once he did
it twice
Knew if he exhaled he’d
soon be old
Johnny Mesabi sucked in the
cold
In the winter ya paid and
paid hard
For summer escapes out of
the yard
Deep in his head he always
knew
Jumpin’ the fence’s the
only thing to do
Blue lake pinewoods skate
around the rink
Hollywood premier stars in
mink
Back to the ore dump for a
keg of beer
And on to Berkeley to tap a
mystic seer
*a series from journals
2001-2005
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