-New morning-

In the space reserved for morning

It's Dylan’s Theme-

Time Radio Hour, with host
Bob Dylan introducing songs,
Many of which are not common to radio.

This morning's entry is a rebroadcast from last week's show

Ending with the song, Cotton-Eyed Joe.

Later, after a jolt of Elliott Carter’s 5th
String Quartet confiscating the senses

Tucked between two cups of Columbian
And the non-stop

Yapping lunatic staked on a leash across the street

I decided to put an end to the morning
On my own terms.

I was shaken by the fact that I had as little
Understanding of "Cotton-eyed Joe"

As I'd had with Elliott Carter,

And I presumed a more refined nature of things
After a two hour nap lasting into a mid-afternoon's

Thickening heat chafing my neck at the adam's apple.

So I read a few poems by some famous people

In order to jump-start the sensibilities. But—

None of them seemed as capable
As my earlier encounter with Cotton-Eyed Joe.

So I slipped a musical choice
Into the slot of the glistening player:
Jug Band Music's "K.C. Moan"
And took comfort in its instruction in persistence.

Now I'm charged to make another effort before dark or
Pack-up, call it a day, and leave the whole damn mess to history.