Last Call

I started writing poetry in the mid 70s. I couldnt play guitar

or sing (the nuns kicked my out of the choirsaid I sounded

like a bleating goat). So I figured poetry would help with the

chicks. But then I found that I liked poetry and putting down

my thoughts on paper, it helped me keep my inner demons at

bay. So write I did.

Then I joined the navy and got married, had children and the

writing was put on the shelf. I wasnt until I divorced and the

kids were grown, that I found my inspiration again and started

putting pen to paper (well type to computer).

As I looked through this conglomeration of poems, I could

see a pattern taking shapethe pattern of random purpose.

Many of these poems were written for lovers, friends, family

but mostly for me. And many years passed from early works in

my teens to more recent works that may be less cynicalBut

whatever the case, whether funny, romantic, political or dark

they are all written from the heart and from the experiences of

a middle-aged hippie

As you read these poems please remember that

Poets write not from wisdom but from inspiration

CB Fairchild

I hope you enjoy my rambling thoughts as much as I enjoyed

writing them. PEACE