maddening hunger of kerouac in san francisco lone Houston frogs in the window memories of cold the tao of heat heating up a miracle smoke or fog or flood getting work/ getting TO work junk to eat to get on and get by get along madness behind us? smart enough years tacked on getting to…… Continue reading notes while reading
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This Moment
this moment in time a helicopter caught short of breath crashes into the federal building and all news channels come to swarm – the mauling presence of word after word to bring comfort to your spine I’ve shorted out many times before so I know what this moment can do this day we prep another…… Continue reading This Moment
Grey
Kalika is a precious purring soft baby on her side eyes closed fine white little whiskers sleeping statue still like Rudra on ledge his shark fang exposed tail overhangs his large ear a pyramid a seashell of calm
Sit Still
not enough patience sometimes sit like this restless mind wandering thinking about other things to do like yeah go and meditate soon go back to the house and sit in that zone me facing the wall me and the wall and my cats sitting up on the sill see the pain at your necklace area…… Continue reading Sit Still
Facts As They Come
hard to report on what is what appears earnest photographic words to create shorts poems haiku deer shot in wooded whites a lecture on snow you never know so just report “facts” as they come the conundrum ask the answer if it’s right
One Minute Ago
patience. apples and oranges. look look at that an insane bastard another one! in with the others, see? I’ll go up to the front and wreck the train one one of these days. dance at the knees the body heat bears evil unbearable. stalk corn stalks. balk… mule kicked… none. such a full house of…… Continue reading One Minute Ago
Burn Bright Burn Away
“it is not exactly right to label you as a poet” and this is perfect I sometimes don’t wanna be known as a human being usually it’s a white male that goes on a rampage with his gun I point this out and they laugh saying they’re taking off tomorrow but I say you should…… Continue reading Burn Bright Burn Away
BGK – Feature
A reminder to Houston folks. Next Wednesday is my featured poetry reading at Notsuoh. You should come, bring friends, pets, and poems (there will be an open mic., too). Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Notsuoh Coffee House Street: 314 MAIN ST. between Preston and Congress Houston, TX
Where You From?
I’ve more blues songs in me than I realized Near the end of the book now. They’ve thrown a three day party at the house for Japhy’s going away, but he and Ray broke away and went hiking into the hills. Japhy is known for cooking from very simple ingredients. Roy (Kerouac) is getting drunk…… Continue reading Where You From?
The Room
started out this one poem talking about the fan blades on the ceiling how they spun and there was the fridge buzz and then as the poem grew I went back around erased those details the fan and fridge gone! those two friends that both kept cool as long as the electricity kept with it…… Continue reading The Room
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