On This Day - Robert Allen Zimmerman, American poet, songwriter, singer, painter, writer, and Nobel

from Love Minus Zero / No Limit by Bob Dylan

The cloak and dagger dangles Madams light the candles In ceremonies of the horsemen Even the pawn must hold a grudge Statues made of matchsticks Crumble into one another My love winks she does not bother She knows too much to argue or to judge

The bridge at midnight trembles The country doctor rambles Bankers' nieces seek perfection Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring The wind howls like a hammer The night wind blows cold n' rainy My love, she's like some raven At my window with a broken wing.

©Jeff Guess 2017