The Lovers’ Chronicle 19 September – love hurts – photography by Frank Eugene

19 September 2023 By Rhett 0 In Random

Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Follow us on twitter @cowboycoleridge. Rhett

The Lovers’ Chronicle

Dear Muse,

it does indeed

and the thoughts,

can be consumin’

once told and tried

but not to be

was it in the wantin’

too much

or was it just

how it goes down

for the soi disant poet

better

for havin’ been there

and you must go

how else to know

if they have

the required depth

come out on the porch
and i will tell you
how it all went down
you know me,
a story teller
can never resist
an audience

romanced my way
from black tie nights
out at the opera
to tequila mornin’s
in old cantinas

all the many
highways and blacktops
and old worn out trails
i traveled,
they all led me here

lost and found
myself along the way
and i came to know my demons,
and my particular salvation

so here i am on this porch,
midst the rollin’ plains of grass,
with twilight fast approachin’
it really all comes down to this
missin’ what never was

pull up a chair
and i will tell the tales

you drop me a note
make me laugh
make me miss you
more
than i thought possible
and then you are gone
payin’ the price i guess

i would give anything
to be in Joshua Tree
with you, listenin’
to Gram Parsons’
Grievous Angel

watch the desert sun set
make love under the big
star filled sky
and wait for first light
to appear
how i wish we were there

The song of the day is Love Hurts by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, we do not own the rights to this song, no copyright infringement intended

“Eugene, Stieglitz, Kühn and Steichen Admiring the Work of Eugene,” by Frank Eugene from 1907. From left to right are Eugene, Alfred Stieglitz, Heinrich Kühn, and Edward Steichen.

Today is the birthday of Frank Eugene (New York City; 19 September 1865 – 16 December 1936 Munich); photographer who was a founding member of the Photo-Secession and one of the first university-level professors of photography in the world.