dear poetry fans and friend of miss mary's i am now offering for a
limited time only (poet expires on expiration date) poetry by the
pound swell poems from the 70s 80s 90s 00s and beyond
all poems are new in the box and come with a beautiful display brick
also never used for display or other poetry
is 8.00$ per pound ( we have a sliding scale so if you' re poor or
cheap or something poems are free but you will have to supply your own
brick) poems purchased with accompanying brick will be removed
from circulation and become your personal property to do with as you wish
allow a couple a days for delivery except overseas which is probably
longer all poetry comes with a 90 day money back guarantee all
proceeds after commission go to poet's kind creditors (dave walsh poet)
we
begin
-Easy-
easy it was
the blood flowed
it scared everyone
gasping the last breath
---
easy it was
picture this
he cried out loud
rattling in a bed of horse hair
---
no last words
gasp and say
oh no not now
not now
---
if you hadn't seen it
you wouldn't believe it
-Bygones be Bygones_
it was on your lips
a taste of yesterday
in a stanking stairwell
you told me
you cannot come in
laying there crying
thoughts of murder
erupting in your brain
take your chance at dominoes
you bitch,you lover
of dreams of despair
and loss, and of a
place so sweet and clean
-Big Joe Tells All About the Unmapped World-
big joe once explored borneo
new guinea, madagasgar and the khyber pass
big joe will bore you to death
about the time surrounded by pygmies armed with blowguns
poison tipped darts
he starts "i knew a guy or
that reminds me of the time"
big joe's specialty is the unmapped world
ah my pilgrim friend
ah the wonder of the nineteen seas
in the capitol of the sargasso
i dined with haile selaisse's
brother in the law "rasta we"
said he rather than in judea be
-Al's Fruit Stand-
al arranged some oranges
and arrayed some apples
lettuce and tomatoes
under the el on eighth
---
al arranged the avocados
and pomegranates too
freshest fruit stand on the island
on the avenue
---
al got the best fruit stand
his peppers all agleam
al the wickedest fruit man
that i ever seen
-White Orpheus-
night shines back at him
through a mercury mirror
into the indian ocean
and beyond
---
a sea of dreams
where wakers never sleep
but dance a new fandango
and greet tomorrow blazing
--
tomorrow and the next
rolling over and over
into the blurring whirl
of gray
--
ebony and chrome
this year's most beautiful couple
-Visionaries in the Void-
with little ideas they toyed
visionaries in the void
poets selling shampoo
profundity in redundancy
mock my words sonny
wait til you have skids of your own
spoil the rods, spare the clods
tripe at the speed of light
poured on slow syrup style
the wolf chased me down madison avenue
you gotta believe me
-Holy Cripe-
out of the tv the car salesman sold me
a mass produced reality
maidens with upturned breasts and noses
wrapped up pretty in panty hoses
--
it's ok to be alone
call me on the telephone
let me sell ya' a bottle of beer
sit right down on this nice couch here
--
a real deal at nineteen ninety five
paid for by then if you survive
what do you mean a guarantee
you can trust a guy like me
---
my teeth are straight and my feet don't stink
i won't leave you on the brink
order now before midnight
think about the great delight
--
buy yourself a baseball hat
to cover up the doggie shat
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