The Blight of Poetry-
Like a pulled tooth
Chapped lips and a hole in
The sole
A tee shirt
That reads Add Verse
Double crossing hexameters
(Whatever those are)
And me
Baffled hair
Writing it all down
For Walt-
The sea
Is all of our names
Without being any of them.
My Favorite Novel-
On the chalk board
Two dimensional windmills
And Quixote
With a barber’s bowl
For wings
Film Critic-
Kung Fu Hustle
Is the true spiritual
Sequel of the Matrix
Lollygagging-
Electromagnetic fields
To stand in. And then there’s mass. Not to be
Confused with weight.
What was said
Spoke of beginnings,
The cowlick birds
Holler on the strings of gravity.
A Stone on a Pillow-
You establish it is
Windy
By opening a window
By solving some math problems
In a notebook
Feeding the birds
By the look of the city roofs
And no matter how far you walk
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Love the Don Quixote and The Matrix haiku, still one of my favorite films —
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Thanks John. Me too, I still love that movie. And Don Quixote is still my favorite novel.
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it’s certainly one of mine too, Bob 🙂
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Reblogged this on Becoming is Superior to Being and commented:
This poem captures many things that are very much a part of my life, hope these things are a part of your life. — kenne
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Thank you Keene. Very much appreciated. They certainly are a part of my life. I’m glad you liked them.
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A very interesting poem, your brain is eclectic like me 💜
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Thank you very much. I’m glad you liked them. I visited your blog. Definitely eclectic. I enjoyed it very much.
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Thank you Bob for the visit you are always welcome 💜
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Love this. “Lollygagging,” especially. As always, a pleasure to read.
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Thank you UsedLife, I’m happy you liked it.
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Hi Bob. I always enjoy the, how do I describe it? Casual mysticism? of your poetry.
*makes mental note to check that Kung Fu Hustle is indeed the spiritual sequel to the Matrix* 😄
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Thank you Sunra. I’m very glad you liked it. I like that phrase “casual mysticism.” I hope you enjoy Kung Fu Hustle if you get a chance to see it.
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It’s on my to-do list 🙂
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I loved it, Bob, so many diverse images. Electromagnetic fields to stand in!
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Thank you Michael! I’m very glad you liked it.
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