Grinning Thomas

from Dusty as You Want by Emet Lee Firth

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It wasn’t a wedding vow
Sworn allegiance to a queen
No oath to the here and now
Assurance unforeseen
It was just a promise
To a doubting Thomas

He beat me at solitaire
Like a jack pine in the wind
And leaning to water there
His branch line ever grinned
It was just a promise
From a drowning Thomas

I couldn’t just give my word
Some commitment to the drowned
A broken pledge never heard
Though it meant we were bound
It was just a promise
To a grinning Thomas

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from Dusty as You Want, released July 7, 2022

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