To the Candy Princess
To the Candy Princess From This Field From this poppy field I confess I’m comfortable From here I contemplate Listening to echo’s With my minds memory playing out The Symphonie Fantastique Re-remembering the dance I danced At La BAL From this field I can see and hear them Busy busy bees Busy body bees Buzzing [...]
A SOUTH KOREAN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
A SOUTH KOREAN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY I stand in the empty Teachers room By the window Behind the flag Watching 1800 Prepubescent boys Ordered into formation Looking up To the structurally elevated authority The principals harsh face Staring down from the podium His mouth contorting Spitting Shouting into the microphone That amplifies And distorts his words [...]
Fyodor Dostoevsky:excerpt from The Idiot
Reading Fyodor Dostoevsky has had a strong impact on me. I felt compelled to make a pilgrimage to his gravesite in St.Petersburg, Russia. I did so on several occasions, just so I could have a have a little chat with my mentor. Here is one of the Photographs I took the last time I was [...]
THE SQUID
THE SQUID I ate dried squid Feasted on it’s tentacles Burnt them over my gas range stove Then dipped them in mayonnaise And I thought As I chewed and chewed How stupid the squid is To jump into traps Light being the only bait Just like moths that burn themselves in the flame The squid [...]
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