Well, you had to find it some
where another person passed simplicity
on to you, the practice of some syllables
the position of a seated body and you believe
...
what I wanted to say
was in the broad
sweeping
form of being there
...
'these are extraordinary times'
so we can do whatever we want ha ha
...
It was a beautiful golden day
Now a black split shape
scuttles under
de foot. So long, Sayonara.
...
I woke up about 2:30 this morning and thought about Philip's
hat.
It is bright lemon yellow, with a little brim
all the way around, and a lime green hat band,
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'Oh Man is the highest type of animal existing
or known to have existed
but differs from other animals
more in his extraordinary mental
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I wonder what the ocean is like today?
Cold and flat, hot and flat?
Cold and whippy,, tide out, in? The sand
will be warm, I'm sure
...
He is pruning the privet
of sickly sorrow desolation
in loose pieces of air he goes clip clip clip
the green blooming branches fall—‘they’re getting out
...
It unfolds and ripples like a banner, downward. All the stories
come folding out. The smells and flowers begin to come back, as
the tapestry is brightly colored and brocaded. Rabbits and
...
Here in Oaxaca it's the Night of the Radishes
Now I wave from the green
balcony above the gardenia
in my shoes without socks the sun
...