If my desire is a dog I keep it on a leash Or locked up in a rusty cage That barely holds the beast These are the lengths I go to To try and find some peace I’ve taught the beast a few tricks Like how to fetch and beg And balance cold beer onContinue reading “If my desire is a dog”
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To His Coy Mistress
Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which way To walk, and pass our long love’s day. Thou by the Indian Ganges side Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide Of Humber would complain, I would Love you ten years before the flood.Continue reading “To His Coy Mistress”
When the wind is strong
When the wind is strong, The earth seems like someone’s kite. But as it is still high noon, Men notice that night is already there. The wind uses no words, But only frets as it swirls about. I think of the winds on other starts, Whether they could be friends together. On the earth, thereContinue reading “When the wind is strong”
I’ve changed completely
I’ve changed completely Yes I’m wearing the same tie as yesterday I’m as poor as yesterday As useless as yesterday Even so I’ve changed completely. Yes I’m wearing the same clothes as yesterday I’m as blind drunk as yesterday As clumsy as yesterday Even so I’ve changed completely Ah Faced with all the half smilesContinue reading “I’ve changed completely”
Words words
I keep on vacant land A horse which none can see Now and again grasping the reins I go to meet a twelfth-century Zen priest He lived for eight hundred years There is no trace of his body His body has turned into words Soon even the words will be gone Until then aContinue reading “Words words”
