Rick's Poetry: See You in the Morning

See You in the Morning
(c) 2002

So see you in the morning
remember don't be late
there's a foursome right behind us
tee time is at eight

So, I'll see you in the morning
it won't be that long
I've just got some things to do
a few, if I'm not wrong

First I'll make the coffee
measure it just right
double check the timer
so it perks at first daylight

I've got to put the cat out
he likes to run till dawn
and chase the little creatures
he teases on and on

Almost forgot my fishbowl
they're boring oh it's true
but very very pretty
and they must eat too

Darn, those dirty dishes
must have left them after lunch
it's OK I've got time
they're not a real whole bunch

Don't see my new sunglasses
that tomorrow I will wear
I've simply got to find them
to stop all that bright glare

by Ricky D. McKean

Rick McKean (1962-2011)

Rick McKean graduated a track star from Capital High School in Boise, Idaho. After serving in the U.S. Navy with the construction batallion and operating heavy machinery, and time in abroad in Guam, Rick was honorably discharged and took residence in Oxnard, California, near the naval base.

After working several years in various trades, including light aircraft maintenance, locksmith and auto repair, Rick worked for a paper pulp recycling plant in Oxnard until the late 90s. Expressing his love for the ocean, and despite physical limitations, he took up scuba diving and enjoyed good times with friends exploring the Channel Islands off the Ventura coastline. Rick suffered from depression and alcoholism.

The poetry on this site was written in 2001-2002 while an inmate at California Correctional Facility, Salinas, California. After parole, Rick again took residence in Oxnard, purchased a boat, and lived on the water in Channel Islands Harbor. Continuing his appreciation of nature and the environment, Rick worked in harbor maintenance, patrolling the harbor and collecting/dislodging debris that had washed in from sea.

Rick continued to live on his boat and attend AA meetings and treatment programs, and eventually was issued a driver's license and bought a car. In 2010, he drove his car to his home state of Idaho and visited his family whom he had not seen in many years. Despite numerous physicial limitations, Rick continued to live his life to the fullest extent, including handling nearly all of the maintnenance of his boat/home.

In late 2010, Rick bought a new computer, with the intention to publish these poems online. In January of 2011, Rick suffered an untimely death where he sustained a head injury repairing his boat, lost balance, and fell into the water, and succombed to the cold temperatures.

This blog contains Rick's Poetry.

(c) Ricky Dale McKean 2001, 2001

Rick's Poetry

See You in the Morning - 2002

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