A Poem by Eddie Draper, a Mississippi Poet

My Angel Must Have Just One Wing

My angel must have

just one wing

She does not visit oft'-

But when she soars

around my realms

my spirits break on loft---

My angel must have

just one wing

my luck no constant streak---

But what beauty - 'neath that wing

Protector's guiding meek---

My angel must have

just one wing

Oh fly my way and light-

And curl your web

and drape my soul

I need your wing tonight---

by Eddie Draper

Mr. Draper, a native of the Mississippi Delta, now lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee where he is a songwriter and musician.