He pedals slow past moss draped telephone lines
Tires hum hymns on gravel county roads
Spanish lace drapes low on iron porch signs
Sun bleeds gold through cypress needle codes
Handlebars rest where crawfish chimneys rose
Porch swing creaks a three four lullaby
Bayou breathes slow beneath violet sky
He frames the dusk with thumb and hungry eye
Shutter sings soft where herons learn to fly
Felt hammers dance on upright wooden ribs
Pizzicato plucks match firefly glints
Synth notes drift like pollen on the wind
He counts the frets where sunset begins
Pedals turn slow where water moccasins wind
Porch swing creaks a three four lullaby
Bayou breathes slow beneath violet sky
He frames the dusk with thumb and hungry eye
Shutter sings soft where herons learn to fly
Catfish boil pots bubble near the bank
Egret stalks still in black water glass
He winds the film with steady calloused hand
Cicada chorus rises from the grass
Flash cube pops like lightning in a pan
Porch swing creaks a three four lullaby
Bayou breathes slow beneath violet sky
He frames the dusk with thumb and hungry eye
Shutter sings soft where herons learn to fly
Grandmother rocks in splintered cypress chair
Shells peas slow into chipped enamel bowl
He captures steam that curls in humid air
Radio plays zydeco from a shoebox soul
Bicycle leans like a prayer against the rail
Dark water mirrors first star pricks
Shutter clicks once two three four six
Film advances with a whispered hiss
Negative holds what memory misses
Headlamp beam cuts through magnolia scent
He rides the levee back to bus stop light
Contact sheets wait in a duffel bag bent
Bayou porch burns warm in developing night
Waltz rhythm lingers in his spokes and sprite
Porch swing creaks a three four lullaby
Bayou breathes slow beneath violet sky
He frames the dusk with thumb and hungry eye
Shutter sings soft where herons learn to fly
Negative holds what memory misses
Pizzicato fades to felt piano hush
Wooden percussion taps one final plus
Camera sleeps in duffel bag dust
