giving up ghosts. trust in lieu of money. more plateaux. we are the locust. separate/together.
miss moonlight
each evening,
you fall on my chest,
aloft my heart,
humming birdsong,
you heard on the way
down through the night,
when time comes to rest.
as our life moves toward us
chapter one
Your heart hurts when it is broken.
chapter two
You were in the arms of God
and then 'he' let go of you.
chapter three
When my arms got tired
I changed their position around your body.
I have not let go of you.
I am holding you still.
chapter four
Our life moves toward us
and hits like water from an ocean storm against a rocky coast,
and we weather it, strapped to the mast,
and your character leaves an impression
on the wave
as it moves away
back to where it came from -
which is something to think about.
And so, our arms get tired now-and-then
as we hold on to all the people we have been able to love,
so far,
as our life moves toward us,
as it is better this way.
Bob Dylan's Time Out Of Mind; The Harmony Rockets' Paralyzed Mind Of The Archangel Void; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me; George Perkins And The Silver Stars' 'Cryin' In The Streets'
1, 2, 3
Twin Peaks; Le Tour De France(thanks to my brother's fascinating introduction/explanation). The House Of Parliament's televised coverage of the major Credit Card Companies' 'transparency' enquiry/tribunal. Stephen Poliakoff's Shooting The Past. Nathan Barley. Battle Of The Planets/G-Force. Chalky. The Larry Sanders Show. Harold Lloyd. The Prisoner. Saphire and Steel.
Richard Brautigan; J. D. Salinger; Nathaniel West; Robert M. Persig; Walter Trevis; Ring Lardner; Annie Dillard's, 'A Pilgrim At Tinker Creek'; F. Scott Fitzgerald's, 'The Great Gatsby'; Kurt Vonnegut: to begin with.
playing pool is the superhero. it is my lightening/lightning rod. the 2B pencil once shook my world and it shall again. these are the artists whose work has been a joy to look upon: odilon redon; marc chagall; vuillard; egon schiele; van gogh; brancusi: to begin with.