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Saturday Afternoon Jam

from The Cowichan Series by Jim Jackson & Josephine LoRe

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Saturday afternoon jam
I wander over to market, afternoon drizzle
you said you’d fly out with me
even though this place is called Honeymoon Bay
 
almond brittle butter tarts
fresh turnips goat’s-milk soap
lily blooming pink in pond
 
that was before the break-up
 
tea-tree lotion to counteract fungus and bacteria
sun-catchers
earrings made from bits of coloured glass

Stevie Ray Vaughan on the loudspeaker
how many times did we dance to that tune
at Mikey’s Juke Joint, Saturday afternoon jam?
 
the only jam here is Cowichan plum
 
blackberry hand cream corked key-chains for boaters
flannel baby blankets with ruffled, hand-pulled seams
and a teeny tiny chapel
where you can’t buy a thing
She’s my sweet little thing …
… she’s my pride and joy
 
She’s my sweet little baby
and I’m her little lover boy
 
drizzle lightens sun comes out

this lady sells cards and eggs and
hand-knitted coffee-cup cozies in violets and blue

that lady makes garlic hummus and sells
lavender bags hot or cold, to soothe
 
in La Cantina Bandido, a row of potted tomatoes a battalion of drained tequila bottles

this is not Mikey’s, there are no brewskies
and you are definitely not here

but showers then warm sun
on a Saturn marketday

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from The Cowichan Series, released June 1, 2019

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Jim Jackson Calgary, Alberta

Jim Jackson is a Calgary Herald bestselling author, reluctant gentleman and dabbler in the dark arts of blues music. Jim’s mission is to give – in these troubled times – intelligent escapism for modern readers and listeners.

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