A Real American Hero by Phil Bratcher
On our coast of South Carolina Where he lived at Murrells Inlet For many years as literary history He was the embodiment of cool-- The anti-celebrity who enjoyed anonymity Just south of Myrtle beach where A dance called the Shag was made famous In recent years only Johnny Carson and David Letterman had the unpopular wisdom To invite Mickey on as their guest He was the only writer to ever accept The successful challenge to write a novel Reserving the climactic secret of the book Until the very last word Stop by the local library and check out A few of Mickey's books If you want to know what the secret was Mickey was the best selling, highest grossing Author of all time And now our future generations of youth Will miss out on seeing and hearing A real American hero
Often a featured speaker, Reverend Bratcher is a volunteer chaplain for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Upstate Coordinator for the South Carolina Global Warming Campaign for the Christian Action Council in Columbia, South Carolina, and is past Secretary to the Executive Board for Greenville Faith Communities United which seeks social justice and interfaith understanding.
Reverend Bratcher makes his home in Greenville, SC, where he is a member of the Metropolitan Community Church and is their interfaith representative to GFCU and past chair of their outreach and singles committees. E-mail Phil at Peacefulstar@msn.com. To read more of Phil's poetry, click here: A Sampling Bratcher - II Bratcher - III Bratcher - IV And here's one of his excellent recipes: Lace cookies Want to leave a comment about Phil’s poems and recipes? Please visit our Message Board or write Ye Editor at bethjacks@hotmail.com. Back to USADEEPSOUTH - I index Back to USADEEPSOUTH - II index |