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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Silver Eyes & All

Hung on the wall like an ornament
Impossible hydraulic palm trees
rattling in the night on Beach Street
            their several garlands hoist
                        ensigns of light & proportion
into the star-studded moonless sky
with blonde on blonde enameling
just a few dark syllables from where
moist lips press stained glass
begging if you want me to look

Impossible
“Impossible doesn’t mean very difficult. Very
difficult is winning the Nobel Prize: impossible
is eating the Sun.”    – Lou Reed

Never Apologize: Never Explain
I can’t tell you what I say to the
stars at night because it comes from a
place where there is no language
& no tune to carry it home