Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
NONSENSE WRITTEN AFTER MIDNIGHT WHILE THINKING ABOUT KEATS
white toilet paper spins on a crooked spindle
but not my life
blue sky turns black with shiny stars at night
but not my life
blazing summer’s sun swelters cool heaven
but not my life
baby’s tears toil after boisterous laughter
but not my life
I write these thoughts because I cannot sleep
but not my wife.
Monday, June 08, 2009
SOUND OF A POEM INSIDE MY HEAD Composed While Having Thoughts About Voltaire
"Je
ne suis pas d'accord avec un mot de ce que vous dites, mais je me
battrai jusqu'à la mort pour votre droit de le dire."
[“I
disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right
to say it.”]
Francois-Marie
Arouet de Voltaire
1st version:
Crickets
Between my ears
Thunderclaps
In my head
I’d like to live
A few more years
Fore’ I’m dead.
2nd version:
Inside my head
Thunderclaps.
Between my ears
Crickets.
I’d like to live
A few more years
Before I’m dead.
3rd version:
Thunderclaps
Inside my head.
Crickets
Betwixt my ears.
Before I’m dead
I’d like to live
A few more years.
4th version:
I’ve got
Thunderclaps
In my head
And crickets
In my ears
But I’d like to
Live a
Few more years
Fore’ I’m dead.
5th version:
Thunderclaps are
Inside my head
And crickets are
Between my ears
But I’d like to live
A few more years
Before I’m dead.