Thursday, December 27, 2007

noncommital breeze of gristle (for george)

in the ice floes
early cobs of corn grow winsome
they'd like a wash of warm rain
and a double shot of harrison

oh, belt buckles
carmelized scaffolds
humdrum imported lozenges

there are damp hearts here
clouds filled with table wine
ruinous, rumpled, leaky

but the trimmings on the flip
are fatty
you could say
the oils have arrived

step back
then even more
now what do you see?

a little showbox
showing reflections of breezes
and momentary fizzes:
your inheritance
i know it doesn't translate well

at any rate
see you again
in the summer of '78
(just pretend you're made of hot cement)

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