Coy Dogs Song Poem by James Casey

I've heard them call across the water
A lovers note that sails on the wind

Cloaked by night they call to each other
Across the water at rivers bend

A summer moon seductive and bright
Where stars seem closer in cluster

Sets the stage for the king of blues
The coy dog in all of it's luster

Short chop barks then one long song
Another starts up and a duet is sung

A quartet begins as two tag along
The nightly coy dog call... has begun

I leave this place as fall approaches
And I miss the place as I go along

I go to a place that has huge roaches
And long to hear that coy dog song

Jim 1994