[lit-ideas] Re: The second horn, or Sunday Poem
- From: "John McCreery" <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:53:13 +0900
American or oriental persimmons? The little ones that are puckery as hell
when green or the big ones that are luscious when they ripen?
John
John
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 3:24 PM, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> it's time once again for the persimmons to appear
> the time of year when i can't help but think
> i cannot help but think i am
> i cannot help but think i am missing
> i cannot help but think i'm missing something
> i can't help but miss when i'm thinking and so i talk to the parking meter
> machines
> i can't help but try to be something
> i can't help but talk with jesus
> i can't help but try
> i can't help but accentuate the positive
> in the autumn my years i walk by dirty waters
> so i must lie down
> and pretty much not count
>
> i only wish i could have had a hit
> something big or small that would mark where i have lived
> scratches might do
> i think i might pick a tree or bench and initial it with my knife
> or starve myself and see if that still grabs india's attention
> or maybe bottle someone's face
> murder sinners
> invade grenada for no reason
> set fire to myself on campus
> any thing
> so that when a certain tune comes on the radio
> people will say
> that was exactly when he became well
> known
>
> David Ritchie,
> Portland, Oregon
>
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