Friday, November 16, 2018

earth note 632

key west

the old trees in old town
can still subvert the sidewalk
raising and cracking the slabs
like an underground rising

d.a. levy has more to do with this
than the midterm election results

there's heat coming up the gulf
a wind that hasn't said a word yet
the cruise ships bully toward the sunset
a hundred hands try to block them

allen ginsberg will make you weep
when he comes to shore with his final poem

only a black sky can give you light
most of the time it's best to hide
among the mangroves
always give the jellyfish the right-of-way

stock island is filled with ghosts
some of them by way of whiskey island

the old frame houses on fleming
take in and save the lost raindrops
a cistern is a heart that opens
for every beat there's a singer's blue note

daniel thompson     jim lang     maj ragain
have more to do with this
than the midterm elections

--- e b bortz

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