Poetry Corner

Bus Ride to Newtown

On city bus riding on provisional tar roads layered with rain, Watching silently in my head while water roars on the windows and people in coats grumble crowdedly, And me in my thin blue jumper! Silly for such a cold day but what is there... read more »

 

Life & Death

Twin horns beat against the backdrop Twin horns dancing To their own song Twin horns color an otherwise Black night Pale street lights hug trash in the middle of the road A winos lips grab that last gulp Never enough despite being told its too... read more »

 

Lewisham Visitation

A football oval somewhere –––– long verdurous grass growing thick from good soil. By the footpath concrete, sitting, watching the ancestor of an illegal dutch immigrant, Who last week just lost it and sat on his desk upside down in a... read more »

 

Meeting of the Dharma Bums at Piper’s Bar

Jack came back at Piper’s Bar He was doing snuff with Chuck And laughing at me “I’m always here, man. I’m the other half of your heartbeat. I need you to keep me alive.” I cursed and I swore That I thought that I didn’t... read more »

 

going places

going places where are you going with your body which never really came here in the first place there is a three foot bubble around me and only the animals are tame but some of them are wild as russian tigers which i avoid assiduously as a human... read more »

 

how unique you

how unique you this moment in time is molded by entropy it never will happen it already happened the other day there was no other day are you aware of other animals or people watch them come out of their burrows then hide a handful of nuts might... read more »

 

A Super Supermarket in North Jersey

by G.K. Stritch – find her on Amazon Why, Allen Ginsberg, thoughts of you fill my head as I go out in cold sun winter morn to supermarket. Not any supermarket, but a super supermarket. A supermarket as sterile as hospital.  A supermarket... read more »

 

the book of fury

the book of fury the sweet lords came who wished to harm us which seemed unnatural and strange. we reconstructed page by page the book of fury they were reading our scholars went on holiday familiar linguists we all loved usurped by comic clown... read more »

 

block party

block party in the zig zag festival of nothing frantic debauchery is the norm mounted police on roller skates chased the zig zag pie through gridlike streets i gave liberty a useless bus schedule she ran along the winding road with streaming... read more »

 

fruity with a hint of bacon

i think I will join the other gentlemen in the smoking parlor they are trying to put out a fire there did i mention the government my bad i will go eat a brillo pad no good deed goes unpunished if vinegar doesnt work use baking soda but we... read more »