Monthly Archives: February 2012
~just like father~
~soon after the turn of the century~ ~Quodlibet won the Marija Cerjak award~ ~for avant-garde/experimental writing~ ~Quodlibet was then published by Howling Dog Press in its Omega series. The entire epic piece will be available in print from Howling Dog … Continue reading
~crow~
~hear them gathering~ ~ebon wings aflutter~ ~they peck dreams from the eyes of the dead~ ~darklings & spider things~ ~hop-strutting~ ~carcass to carcass~ ~irreverent~ ~devilish & amused~ ~at what passes for life~ ~& death~ ~as if there is a difference~ … Continue reading
~gathering descent~
~here one minute~ ~gone the next~ ~my youngest son creates clone videos~ ~snaps characters in with his fingers~ ~amazing to watch his work on you tube~ ~zoodious he calls himself~ ~I have seen many people snap out~ ~very few snap … Continue reading
~actions speak~
~a thin man stepped into the cafe~ ~neat & snappy~ ~stiff of gait he stopped~ ~his head hardly turned~ ~as he took in his surroundings~ ~marked a table & went to it~ ~straightened its four chairs~ ~place settings & napkins~ … Continue reading
~A Vanishing Face~
~it very nearly breaks my heart~ ~every time my brother goes to prison~ ~the first time was the worst~ ~he had a wife & baby son on the outside~ ~we were young & I wondered~ ~how he would survive that … Continue reading
~time lords~
~the bell rings~ ~we march off to church~ ~momma said get on the bus~ ~the bell sounds~ ~we turn our spoons over~ ~the screws count them before~ ~they return us to our cells~ ~toot-toot goes his horn~ ~the bartender boss~ … Continue reading
~fell victim~
~I saw a bunch o’ citizens~ ~doing “the crawl” on a downtown street~ ~it was skid-row when I was rockin’ & rollin’~ ~now they call it lodo~ ~cops erect chain-link barriers~ ~to protect the rich drunks~ ~firemen spray their puke … Continue reading
~XVI. Galloping Sin~
~the problem is~ ~well they are numerous~ ~but the man who comes to save us~ ~is the one momma lies to daddy about~ ~the one we lie to momma about~ ~hell he touches us all~ ~in every private place~ ~he … Continue reading
~I. Dead End Traffic~
~Quodlibet~ ~The Hundred Bites~ ~I~ ~our communication stolen~ ~prisoners & parents controlled by handheld devices~ ~in the hands of schoolchildren & screws~ ~what the hell you gonna do~amerikan family?~don’t ask me fat boy~ ~you sold us out when the citizens … Continue reading
~treasure~
~as a man working the soil~ ~so I appreciate my daughters & sons~ ~imagine a friend for life~ ~that is a long time~ ~& so the five of them are~ ~imagine the harvest perpetuating itself~ ~so it has~ ~further gifted … Continue reading
