Murmurations
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Visitations
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Hang in there,
Mon frere. The dancing charms, From dangling arms, Outside the kitchen Window air. Once akimbo and Commanding the crowd, Now do the limbo in The deep, quiet, loud, Purple darkness. Beyond self parody. You’re free To find whatever Kept you blind, And searching The chuckling suburbs And idling towns. That upside frown Wanted approval To feel A place above Sensation. A careful orchestration, Sonata Oblongata. As empty highways stretch Abandoned, We're convalescent and randomly Left to wander The room What put asunder Your wants And what you needed. 2/23/21
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As I said And put to bed, The first steps taken Have re-awakened Quiet interests. Fantastic habits Now breed like rabbits. Beget the other And spring from mother Wants and wishes, Put away like dishes. Now see today. Find footing. Begin rooting Task with stoking And hungry bear poking. Keep the furnace warm Despite convolution and alarm. Sail the ocean Towards horizon And tantalizing rewards. Mast and floorboards, Strong and solid, tear through harbor squalid To clean, clear currents And exciting torrents. Breathe fresh air. What you brought Is there. 11/11/20 Skinless hiccup
Witless sit-up Tangled tango Heartless banjo Senseless savior Sad behavior Wacky construct Tacky pin-up We walk in terror. No runs, no hits, no errors. Bitchy, bad news bearer. Instant replay, double header. Summer under blanket. Sailing dreamboat, sank it. Radio fever, crank it. Grab my chain, then yank it. These days soon a memory. Tea leaves steeped in reverie. Hopeful, Open Sesame Silent, solemn elegy. Ride along with Dad. Vinyl upholstery made me sad. Sticky, wistful thoughts I had, In rear view, don’t really seem so bad. Cleaning out the stuffed ashtray. Push in the lighter for another day. Chancy,
Nothing Fancy. Down the chimney. Are you with me? Flapping chamber. Darkened danger. Waiting, listening, Outside glistening, For the moment At the instance. Sooty shackles In the distance. Black to white. Snow alight. Winter vane. Virus strain. Thanks be to Jesus And all the saints. Some’s luck that is Cept those that ain’t. Along the crevice For a breath. Heat exhaustion, Met their death. Made their bed. Mined their manners. Razed the house With nails and hammers. Brick a brack. Got your back. Cozy coffin. Come here often? Often enough, Once in awhile, To call your bluff And Death beguile. Vapors
Crazy capers Scattered papers Intermittent wipers Baby diapers Candy wrappers Constant yappers Dandy dapper Glassy slipper Whiskey sipper Find the Big Dipper Boil then simmer Glimpse and glimmer Have you had dinner? You’re looking thinner Pick a winner Outer inner Social climber Redundant rhymer State offender On a bender Bawl and blubber Lower upper How bout some supper? Awareness Tupper Here’s the capper Tippy Tapper Half as much
Such and such. Once was power, Faded flower. Falling phenom. Phantom genome, Almost perfect. Utmost pleasure. Measure, measure, Life of leisure. Leather lounging. No more scrounging Scattered seeds. Urgent needs What stands for weeds Misbegotten deeds. Tiny twilight
Bastard hums. Having foresight, Teeth and gums. What if hunger Was the way? Bluster blunder, Who can say? Now I know what passes for Naughty newbies wanting more. Call them down to dinner eat. Paw each other in defeat. On to other Masking tropes. Play your lover Calliopes. If the vengeance Seems to hammer, Two stroke engines Smoke and stammer. Tiny I-beams work together. Huarache sandals, braided leather. Feel like talking, I’ll be here. Since we’re married, disappear. Well, whatever came of that? Wrong conclusions getting fat. What you wanted, I can see, Is to never think of me. 12/19/20 Reach the demon
Ration reason Open Season Falling trees on Signs of cancer Plan advancer Follow dancer Toward the footlights. In the wings A bluebird sings, Five golden rings. Don’t answer. Leave a message. Call back later. “More water, waiter.” I’m thirsty For your opinion- Rack and steering, Traffic clearing Half measures. What’s your pleasure? Life of leisure. The door that knocks, insincerely, Don’t answer. Instead, find solace When nights befall us In hopeful dreaming Projection beaming Wonder. Your loving gaze,
In so many ways. Let me count That loving amount. Things are divine. Constantly loving Out of our Ever loving minds. No haste. No waste. No subtle, damning taste. No shot that gives chase. Takes two to toast Who loves you the most. Stand in long line. Wait your sweet time. Just like the first Hit that brings thirst. A love smoke wafting. A golden hope costing. For all you have shined, Packaged and polished. When you get what you want, You want it abolished. Guaranteed promise To solve all your problems. Love’s a pink cherub And a greedy, green goblin. Bisquick,
A latent trick. Elements That make me sick. Find fault With a big stick. Poke and prod. A good swift kick. Round the Rosy, Collapsing ring. No one cares And nothing brings. We light a candle And nobody sings. Once, it mattered Now it stings. Open the curtain And dim the lights. Go for broke Then hit the heights. But oh what sights They'll see. And oh what hearts We'll risk. In the afterglow, Of instant Bisque Igloo.
Freezing you Nothing new Misconstrue Teepee. Now I see Reformatory Society Yurt. Stir up churt On alert Swift divert Quonset. Metal onset Retro regret Bunk bed, you bet Log Cabin. Summer Camp stabbin Lake counselor, didn't happen. Hit the sack and quit yer yappin. Pup Tent. No rent No pets Irreverent Yard Shack. Varnish, shellac Misc. bric a brac Out To Lunch/ I’ll Be Back |
