The Lovers’ Chronicle 8 September – to be, or not to be – art by Ozias Humphry

The Lovers’ Chronicle 8 September – to be, or not to be – art by Ozias Humphry – SOD by Bret Mosley

08 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,

oh, decidedly to be

turns out

there is a way

and a one

“Mi corazon, mi vida, mi amor”

words i have longed to hear

this vision created,

now complete

with you to share

whether near or far

nothin’ else matters

on this special day,

on any day, Anna

mon cœur, ma vie, mon amour

oh, pre-you

decidedly

not to be

since you,

beginnin’ to see

perhaps to be

no secret here

the words

have ever been

not even tryin’

to figure out why

the convergence

took so long

perhaps that serves

to sharpen the feelin’s

like fire

of heart and mind

will we be

finishin’ off drinks

and feelin’s

line by line

at Bar Marmot

everything written

paved the way

for where i am

wrestlin’ with what matters

and why comes circlin’ ’round

again, and found it ain’t too bad

“I’m starting to worry about you.”

it is ok, swear, there is comfort here

palpable angst
somethin’ we know
a helluva lot about
swear to sunny jesus,
hardest damn thing
to figure out
strugglin’ with whether
to be, or not to be

some, like me,
are wired for it
had my dance
now done with all of that
turned to verse and art
perfectly acceptable substitutes

and now, we turn the reins over to Rhett.

Zazie, I read your note, My Prediction. here it is rewritten in verse:

One day you will say to yourself
“I wish I had hugged her more!”
At the same time I will be lying
in someone’s arms
not thinking of you!

i can feel your angst, and as you know, that is somethin’ we know a helluva lot about around here. swear to god, love is the hardest damn thing to figure out. i reckon you are strugglin’ with the age old delimma; to be alone, or not to be alone.

i think some people are wired for bein’ alone. so the first thing you should do is figure that out. it works for me. i had my one dance with love and when it did not work out i was done. i turned to sex and art and found that they were perfectly acceptable substitutes. jett has not proven he can be alone. he still believes in fallin’ in love. hell, he probly has time for a couple more divorces! mac tag has about decided that alone will work for him. a dark-haired beauty recently told him not to give up hope. his response; hope is a fickle, cold-hearted bitch. but he allows it did not help that he told her to go to hell.

if not to be alone is your choice, then it comes down to this; do you keep searchin’ for the one, or do you settle for close enough. if you are lucky enough to find the one, well then congratulations. you win at life. but i have only known one couple who won, so good luck with that. if you are with someone who is close, you will have to work your butt off to keep it; lots of communication, patience, understandin’… jesus, i would rather go get drunk, find Ms. Right-for-the-Night, and be home by first light.

hope that helps. stay in touch. we will figure this out.

for the song of the day, another from our friend Bret Mosley (bretmosley.com) his version of Poke by the Frightened Rabbits, pretty much covers to be alone, or not to be alone in one song.

Today is the birthday of Ozias Humphry (or Humphrey) RA (Honiton, England 8 September 1742 – 9 March 1810 London); leading English painter of portrait miniatures, later oils and pastels, of the 18th century. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1791, and in 1792 he was appointed Portrait Painter in Crayons to the King (i.e. pastels).

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