“The place is great”
we told the rental agent
“except for one thing
...
I think I know that fly
That fly followed us from our apartment
on W.11th St
When I opened the door he flew right in
...
Comes to rest
taking a moment
in the falling rain
slowly massaging the
...
To get there we had to fly up on a United Airlines crop duster
with two cocktails and a basket of desiccated crickets for snacks
Instead of landing they pushed us off the wingtips
...
Published 12 Books of poems, the novel: Wild Dreams of Reality, and a memoir about having polio: A Body Divided. website www.jerryratch.com The poet reading his poems on www.poetryvlog.com also on youtube: http: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=TQvsSdjcEvM)
Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York
“The place is great”
we told the rental agent
“except for one thing
“Pigeons are nesting
on the air conditioner
in the bedroom window
“At 7 a.m. the pigeons
were having sex
on the air conditioner
“They started getting really wild
and throwing themselves
against the window”
There was a pause
while you could distinctly hear
the rental agent swallow
He cleared his throat
“That sounds kind of hot”
he said