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the wind let loose in the dark
and the lights of the city moving
the city is a great dragon it is a procession
it is on the move
but the curtains are drawn
the music unheard
see men and women preparing themselves
for the long journey across a room
“La Noche” is reprinted by permission from Notes on the Possibilities and Attractions of Existence (Coffee House Press, 2001). Copyright © 2001 by Anselm Hollo.
Fought the hungry ghosts here on Earth "What is man?" asked the King Alcuin’s reply: "A guest of space." And time yes time: The past lies before us, the future comes up from behind Walking on Primrose Hill or Isle of Wight beaches Iowa City streets scrambling up snow-covered deer track To Doc Holliday’s grave in Glenwood Springs His helmet now shall make a hive for bees He fought the hungry ghosts here on Earth Strong & resourceful on his best days, Patient kind and presente Returning those with him to here & now But just as we settle in with our Pepsi and popcorn THE END ro
follow that airplane
of course I'm high this is
an emergency
§
giant Scots terrier
I thought I saw was known as
Taxicab Mountain
§
for Jane
is to be one to the one
closest to you
who shares the air
& other elements
right there next to you
two bodies wrapped in darkness
among millions of other bodies
wrapped in darkness & smoke
war bloodshed & chaos
voices rising out of the dirt
one to the one without whom one
wouldn't be one
who saves one when lost
in regions of the past
raging at bygone constellations
pursued by a swarm of angst gnats
who saves by her sight & sound & touch
to notice
that gravity's strong on this planet
notice
there's a half-ton of app