ODE TO BILLY BATSON

Posted by on Aug 12, 2018

I was part of a CD put together by Harvey Kubernik, titled
“The Black and Tan Club; I wrote this when it came out, maybe
around ’85.

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-Shazam!

-Words become…

POETRY!

-Magic words,
scraped from the soul words,
off-the-unpaved-road words…

-Are they trains?
are they planes?
no, they’re words!

-Words on CD,
written for the mind
with black & tan ink.

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EXPLORIMENT

Posted by on Aug 12, 2018

(’82)

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– Sometimes muted,
other times sharply defined
sounds…
car horns, engines,
an electric fan,
machinery…

– Segue into a sense of
D – E – T – A – C – H – M – E – N – T
from surroundings…
overview of solid forms
changes gradually
to overview of thought
& thought processes,
as we slowly enter
into the mind,
its capacity magnified
a thousandfold…

– The thinking process
in full motion,
levers opening & closing,
up, down & around movement
of letters, symbols,
colors, numbers,
formulas, equations…
an endless evolvement
of geometrical designs…

– A data storage complex,
a knowledge bank
with wisdom ATM dispenser,
an unpleasantness avoidance system,
with a pleasure-seeking activator attachment…
a Decision Headquarters
next to the Feeling & Emotions rest area…

– Entering the Mental Bloc region
we follow Confusion Boulevard to its end,
turn right at Temporary Lack of Imagination Drive,
follow 100 signs pointing east, west,
north, south, up & down & around…

– In the All Logic area,
meters, all kinds of measuring devices,
thought voltage regulators,
hundreds of thousands of charts & control panels,
blinking lights, beeping sounds…
a braincell retreading sector…

– In the Meditation Dept.,
millions upon millions of floating,
mysterious lights, of various shapes & colors,
sometimes moving, other times hovering,
at times creating the simplest or
most intricate designs….

– SHORT CIRCUIT!!!
Abnormal cells attack,
led by Major Migraine…
ethereal walls shudder///
suddenly, the blue area turns red,
red sounds, red shadows —
then abruptly changes to bright orange…
yellow… then back to red…

– Millions of lights flash the alarm,
emergency controls take over,
Repair Central orders modular check >>>
The affected circuitry panel is neutralized
& the replacement attached…
the Meditation area is again blue.

– The thinking process in full motion,
levers opening & closing,
up, down & around movement
of letters, symbols, colors, numbers,
formulas, equations…

– An endless evolvement
of geometrical designs,
lights,
sounds,
shapes,
visions.

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A POEM FOR THE NORTHEAST JOURNAL

Posted by on Aug 11, 2018

(’91) I don’t remember anything about this, but apparently
that publication asked me for my definition of poetry,
& since it’s dedicated to Dennis Holt, he must’ve been
the instigator.)

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-Poetry…

-What is poetry?

-Now, let’s see,
poetry is…
well, suppose…
or better yet,
think of…
for example,
well, let’s say…
it’s really simple…
it’s like,
poetry is…
many things,
and nothing
in particular,
and it make sense
have to
doesn’t!

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NOTICE

Posted by on Aug 11, 2018

(’71 or ’72)

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– Lost…
found poem –
of sentimental value
to cynics only…

– Reward…
a Reader’s Digest
17-page condensation
of “War and Peace.”

– Contact:
Underground poet,
tank #2,
former Texaco station,
Fiasco, California.

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2013: BINDING RESOLUTION

Posted by on Jun 25, 2018

(1/1/13)

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– On second thought…

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