thanks

      who says this thing is a
                                          value play?

           Sacrifice Sacramento

                bunt play send Santo

   Santa brings christmas

              me with the milk and cookies —

 An old poem w/ coup d'etat in it...

That Old Table with the Orange Chairs

an ashtray from africa made of elephant’s tuskmaybe not elephant’s tusk    I don’t know    three PBRcans   a trippel   o’mara’s irish cream    seeds: parsley cilantro arugula mint rosemary lavender basil    a plastic slide-loc bagw/ raisins    an empty water glass        which you take    &are filling up now    a napkin   w/ charcoal stains  a spoonthe same remote razor blade   old & dull    razor bladenew & sharp    st. louis football cardinals glass   w/ice cubes   long since past     a dictionary & thesaurus   I justfeel disconnected    it don’t mean much   drink some water   you saycandles  midsummer night’s dream   a flame    how’dyou get “no” outta that?    alexander, no, better this timeandrew jackson   rolled up upon himself    two pairs of glassesthe word games post-dispatch   candle warmer  lamp w/o alampshade  camel lights  notebooks   a waterglass   tourney brackets    nowcrystals   popping   dryingenjoy the bump in the road                 it might be the last.

Rush baby

I gave allof the Red Sox arm bands20 good workouts before I decided:the Chinese equivalent is better. Advertise an earthquake.No one buys painexcept to buy it off.Scramble dollarsto shootparity down.Only organ transplant helicoptersalso die in the process. Eider down,sea level up. The weight you've lostwill grow backlike a hungry neutronwhen the Inuitwear designer sunglassesmade out … Continue reading Rush baby

The Tropics

Every summer I learn the constellations              over again.         Like tonight  I thought      hey I’ll camp out, let                                     the white light of stars    freckle my forehead.  And under the meshof my tent I think all sorts of things as I oglethose way-out stars.  Where I’ve been lately,and how I came to be here now.  This is     the Dominican Republic, this is New Amsterdam.  This           night a dark little … Continue reading The Tropics

Stand by Me, Later

Let’s talk socially.The people you live close to can hear you through the hills.I never wanted to bring theto bring the bag of chips to your party toto feel the cold of your doorknob.The bag is empty but for saltat the bottom.       The bottom ispre-hypertension.     So be.Relax.      Digging for pennies underthe porch isn’t a bad idea.Just don’t find … Continue reading Stand by Me, Later

Once upon a time in Belleville

But I hide behind the spa I had installed.Gravel and country clubs and khoury league.Stoners in the high schools,Businesses long ago come and go.East end, west end — what’s the difference.It’s not city, it’s not country.  What is it?People call it Bellevue. They’re like, “Oh yeah, you’re from Bellevue….”Sometimes I correct them.Fast food, soft serve, … Continue reading Once upon a time in Belleville

Word sketch #7

   Laptop    sideshow Bob  marine        monkey rail   ghost town   Santa Rosa    sound       line jumpers Lovers of the land ticking clock summer broken windowsthe last    grain of sand I cannot   count         forever & what then?

Antwerping

Your toes against me moved,your "best feet."    You were told.Morning herald camealong wearing shades.My window open all night.Heels on the cobblestone streetand I can't help but looking.Down to the plaza and someonedrinking coffee, unfolding a bicycle.Your best feet against me moved.Heels on the cobblestone streets.Not finishing upstairs,walking alone with frites.If you weren't the only one … Continue reading Antwerping