Forever Studs black diamond Golden threads bloom from out

Golden threads bloom from out fingertips

where it can go into surgery

We wait until golden hour

a grayish purple you call Merlin’s Forest

singing the same lovely notes

Forever Studs black diamond Golden threads bloom from outWe take a weekend trip to see the Ladies of Country Cover Night at the honky tonk bar, its wooden panels softly glowing with neon light, square dancing with square jawed cowboys, twirling and sashaying, arcing around each other, laughing into fringed leather vests and soft denim. Later, we camp near the river, the rushing water just more music, echoing over the valley. We share bottles of soda and smoky mezcal, loaves of bread and orange jam,