Over fourty years <br />In the biz <br />Tending and herding sheep <br />With a rod iron staff <br />Like vultures some <br />Perched for night love <br /> <br />The flock, patrons of his inn <br />Often stumble upon this relic <br />At the corner of Turner and Madison <br /> <br />A wiley ole' jock <br />Back in his day <br />Blue devil fan <br />A hoopsters way <br /> <br />A patron on probation gets tossed <br />For a day or a week <br />They're welcomed back, though, cause' <br />His heart does bleed for the <br />Innocent and meek <br /> <br />For myself <br />A pleasure <br />To have known this man <br />The keeper of tenders <br />Stop by if you can <br /> <br />His respect for me <br />When I gloss his floors <br />Growling at times <br />When I miss my chores <br /> <br />For future times <br />That lie ahead <br />Many hangovers <br />I often dread <br /> <br />To keep it clean <br />Within my heart <br />Bless his soul <br />Should he ever depart<br /><br />Matt Mondschein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/harry-the-madisons-keeper/
