Poet's Thanks

 
Taking aside his poetry  
he wondered if it would be good enough
to make the lobster tap dance on the kitchen floor …
this one was not for the pot
but on a leash of the black man
befriended for life, hand in pincer
the two went well together
 
across the road a troupe of teenagers
sang a clip from the musical “Oliver”
then ran back home full of joy
recounting their late-night exploits
 
I will worry no more
but laugh.
 
Thanks be to God.