Big Sugar's Poem

I got a call from Big Sugar the other day, and she was wondering when my new book was coming out.
"It's out, baby," I told her, "and you better get a copy. It's the best batch of beatnik, post-punk poems ever published in Lonesome Pines!"
Big Sugar guffawed and said, "Make that the only batch of post-punk poems ever published in Lonesome Pines."
She had a point. Y'all probably remember Big Sugar from the story of the same name. She's Ricky Switzer's girlfriend and has a heart of gold. Ricky's my pal, and we get together to play guitar all the time, so you know I'd never try anything on with Big Sugar. I love her, though, like a little sister.
So when she asked me if there was a poem in the book about her, I said, "Oh, hell yeah."
Actually, there's not, but I picked one out and told her she inspired it. After all, you've got to keep the home folks happy. It's a short one called "Things I Like," and I surely like Big Sugar:

Things I Like

I like reading Levertov
In the laundromat
I like singing along with Joni Mitchell
Straining to hit the high notes
And I like seeing you
Coming down the sidewalk
Whistling after work