En route out west
I saw the gist of anything at all
in a bright nugget of fool\u2019s gold
I purchased at a roadside stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guy selling it was dressed
in cowboy chaps. He had a drawl
and called me \u2018Pardner.\u2019 He sold
sparkly things, waving his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said out west
you can do what you want. All
day the sky shines blue and gold.
(He watched it from his little stand.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I could tell he liked being dressed
that way, cowboy-like, to drawl
his words, pardner. What he sold
he bagged, waving his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back at the car I faced due west.
That nugget in that bag was all
I needed, really, it was real gold.
I\u2019d come to understand<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that how one happens to be dressed
matters little, voices drawl
mostly, dreams are sold
with a smile, a wave of the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Terence Culleton is Philadelphia born and raised. He has earned his living as a factory line worker, warehouseman, cab driver, food industry worker, landscaper, and teacher. His love for the formal qualities of poetry was sparked by the good nuns, who placed a strong emphasis on the memorization and recital of poems, prayers, gospel passages, and responsories.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"