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Poetry Friday

FISHING ON THE SUSQUEHANNA IN JULY

I have never been fishing on the Susquehanna or on any river for that matter to be perfectly honest.

Not in July or any month have I had the pleasure–if it is a pleasure– of fishing on the Susquehanna.

I am more likely to be found in a quiet [...]

Poetry Friday

SO LONG

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To conclude—I announce what comes after me; I announce mightier offspring, orators, days, and then, for the present, depart.

I remember I said, before my leaves sprang at all, I would raise my voice jocund and strong, with reference to consummations.

When America does what was promis’d, When there are [...]

A Letter to a Lost Love

My dearest Sleep –

Fuck you and the horse on which you rode into my life … and right back out of my life. I asked you nicely, and you just laughed in my face.

You know how much I care about you … why must you be so elusive, playing hard to get? [...]

Poetry Friday

NUMBNESS

I have not felt a thing for weeks. But getting up and going to work on time I did what needed to be done, then rushed home. And even the main streets, those ancient charmers, Failed to amuse me, and the fight between The upstairs couple was nothing but loud noise. None of [...]

Poetry Friday

ITHAKA

As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare excitement stirs your spirit [...]

Poetry Friday

SINCE NINE——

Half past twelve. The time has quickly passed since nine o’clock when I first turned up the lamp and sat down here. I’ve been sitting without reading, without speaking. With whom should I speak, so utterly alone within this house? The apparition of my youthful body, since nine o’clock when I first turned [...]

Saeco, please?

The Perfect Espresso Shot

I hate my espresso machine. For the past year-plus, I’ve been using a Krups XP4030 pump espresso machine, which is perfectly fine for occasional use (like Sunday morning lattes to be sipped whilst reading the New York Times), but really doesn’t hold up to daily use. After 10 months of daily [...]

Video Poetry (Overtime edition)

XTC – SENSES WORKING OVERTIME

Hey, hey The clouds are whey There’s straw for the donkeys And the innocents can all sleep safely All sleep safely

My, my Sun is pie There’s fodder for the cannons And the guilty ones can all sleep safely All sleep safely

And all the world is football-shaped It’s [...]