Jack Kerouac died today
At home in St. Petersburg
It was back in 1969
In case you haven’t heard
Jean-Louis, I’ll pay my respects to you
For a moment in time
I’ll share a drink of Johnny Walker Red
Or maybe even a bottle of wine
Ti Jean, since I’ve been respectful
And we’ve shared a drink or two
Maybe before you leave tonight
You can teach me to write like you
Jack Kerouac died today
It was 49 years ago
If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to bed now
With my copy of On the Road
Photo courtesy of By Tom Palumbo from New York, NY, USA - Jack Kerouac, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4071339
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