Monday, July 31, 2023

2.4107 : 7/31/16 : Monster

I'm a monster
but I won't back down
I've every statement
and go to ground
Yell a yawp
I'm crazy happening
and every every cry
I'm grappling

what

Sunday, July 30, 2023

2.4106 : 7/30/16 : Decks

Clear decks check boxes
as another time approaches
try to hold steady
as doubt, fear encroaches
the matter of use of meaning
what lesson am I missing or gleaning
pick a night to transcribe and turn in
am I just picking which
time to burn in
Say it ain't so
maybe whistling in the dark
maybe in a year or five
I'll find out if I hit a mark

what

Saturday, July 29, 2023

2.4105 : 7/29/16 : What Ghost?

What ghost is it
well I know not yours
Because you left this world clean
and you're not haunting it
So it must be me
some I-once-was kid
had something tossed away
and now I'm wanting it
or maybe that crumb of cheese
or a bowl of ice cream
oh I say I know better
but just look at me
And that mean patrol boy
ain't a haunting sure
but he's looking real prone
to throw the book at me

what

2.4104 : 7/28/16 : INDECISION

Far too late for indecision
but it sure looks like that's
who's hanging on
Still squalling peeking out
the blinds
getting weaker when
I need to get strong
What's the next play
does it matter
maybe the obstacle's
a hundred times the
size of me
and there was never a fight
this or any night
and the
outcome always fait accompli

what

Thursday, July 27, 2023

2.4103 : 7/27/16 : Spike

Spike ripped through
to the next day
no muse coming
out to play
so I'm hung up
dangling stuck
you'd almost think
I didn't give a toss for luck

what

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

2.4102 : 7/26/16 : Break: Amen

Every living day
up at the same break:
amen brother
but maybe it's just
a mistake
seems a stretch
but I'm snatching as straws
trying to weave a little
Gold
attract all you Jackdaws

what

2.4101 : 7/25/16 : Don't Turn

Turn cards
on the table
don't turn a one
no prophecy
nothing new
under the sun
these old
blood yarns
always turn out alike
and new's no
different
new day same spike

what

Monday, July 24, 2023

2.4100 : 7/24/16 : Cracking

All on me
ain't cracking
every day
just get stacking
and when I'm high, high
I'll look around
and hear oh!
what a sound

what

Sunday, July 23, 2023

2.4099 : 7/23/16 : JOKE

This joke
my scrawly love notes
backgrounded
by a daydream
of a real master
these days
I guess
they're seldom a disaster
and I
try
try
try
isn't this what really
matters?
and if the joke's on me
I'll put it to a melody

what

Saturday, July 22, 2023

2.4098 : 7/22/16 : ID4

I die 4 times
Once drowned in rhymes
Once seething brave
and who could save?
Once by drink and dance
felled like a lance
One real, big black
no wake no coming back

what

2.4097 : 7/21/16 : The Slog

talk about the slog?
talk about the log
left light years back
haunt the aging rack
stuck fork it's done
why another one?
Yet I'll resurrect
whatever it may reflect

what

Thursday, July 20, 2023

2.4096 : 7/20/16 : Clouds of Witness

Clouds or witness
or is it witness
of the cloudy
See or obscure
if obvious
choices aren't too loud
deter defer
feel I've earned it if it matters
in the face of most
reasoned thinking
such dissembling shatters

what

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

2.4094 : 7/18/16 : Loophole

I barely recall
the magic loophole gizmo
It's a half forgot fantasy
no shred of reality
I'm not remembering
search back there just is no
real impression left
and I am not a bit bereft

what

Monday, July 17, 2023

2.4093 : 7/17/16 : Sit Think and Listen

Try to listen
sit and think
though I feel a
little rinky-dink
trying hard to sit
think and listen
see what sparkles
what will glisten
any day think
listen and sit
the better part
my tiny chip of it

what

Sunday, July 16, 2023

2.4092 : 7/16/16 : Dumb

Make dumb magic
like any other false start
dumb mule persistence
I dare call art
So sweep the floor
and blow the fog out
best step back
before I let this dog out
let the list grow
thousand one and scarce a start
ain't good enough to matter
but oh boy I do got heart
but this pain
is southwards deep gut
it's a dumb thing
my friend
this mute surly mutt

what

Saturday, July 15, 2023

2.4091 : 7/15/16 : Period or Question Mark

Period? Or question mark?
just like me to court a spark
and blow it on a little trim
I'm a philosopher not a doctor Jim
and finding a bit too deep
below the surface
is it better or worse
to think we're here on purpose
and I'll put a period on that
take it to the bank
a little too ready
for all the file and rank

what

Friday, July 14, 2023

2.4090 : 7/14/16 : Rambling

Leave my river crossing rambling
in the little book
rain or shine you know me
I can always cook
So take a peek in as
I stir up this pot
Because you know I got a lot
and I serve it hot
Surprise some thought
my rambling days had dried up
some days thought myself
these circuits were fried up
With this and that
up my sleeve
a little half smile
take my leave
and ramble on and up
turn tramp baton and cup

what

Thursday, July 13, 2023

2.4089 : 7/13/16 : Fighting

Fighting ain't working
So now what?
Maybe make like a chicken
cluck and strut
Say later later
Only got now
hope this affliction
takes a breather
because holy cow

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

2.4088 : 7/12/16 : Sullen Hook

like a last
sullen hook
cast
rather read my book
but I caught
a wave
another hour
two
I could not save

what