A Tribute to Molly Ivins
by Butch Hancock
Only a few New Years ago…
or maybe
it was just a few seconds ago…
me and Steve Fromholz and Molly Ivins
and some dear friends
sat around a campfire in Santa Elena Canyon
tradin’ tall and taller tales
and
singin’ sad and sillier songs
as the cold wind and the muddy Rio Grande
carried bits and pieces of our hearts and tears
and echoes of our sighs
and laughters
way out into the Texan and Mexican and U. S. and World
wide and worn and weary night.
Molly, your tales still stand the tallest… the bravest… the true-ist.
With sharp wit, sharp words, sharp eyes,
You set the greatest standard,
The highest benchmark…
But it is one everyone
Can… and must… aspire to…
The pursuit of truth
How the hell will i ever forget?
Your little twist of phrase,
“…every political reporter and his hamster”
Good Golly! Miss Molly…
You sumpin’ else..
Peaceward thru the fog
Always with Love
Butch Hancock
Terlingua Texas
Remembering Molly Ivins
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