Thursday, December 31, 2009

Sunday. 12/27/09

an album
collecting all the
finer parts

Saturday. 12/26/09

Supernatural
Headgear: the splendor of the
Rainbow Afro Wig.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Friday. 12/25/09

Hark what??? Fuck
That! I mean...this is
Not good news.

For Vic

Thursday. 12/24/09

What did the
Wise men get into
Afterwards?

Wednesday. 12/23/09

The last rain.
It's deliberate.
Pendulums.

Tuesday. 12/22/09

The Society
For the Obfuscation of
What's Up Respondence

Monday. 12/21/09

cavalier,
with hard core fusion;
work out tapes.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Sunday. 12/20/09

Aquaman
Couldn't do a damn
Thing on land

Saturday. 12/19/09

A french guy
Speaks his way through it.
Rock musique.

Friday. 12/18/09

"...another thing is
you make yourself feel like you're
made out of honey...
"

Roosevelt Sykes (as told to John Fahey)

Monday, December 28, 2009

Thursday. 12/17/09

hillbillies
linger over a
deep dark well

Wednesday. 12/16/09

My native
Tongue is stretching out
Its vowels

Tuesday. 12/15/09

Restless nights.
Rest of the story.
Rest in peace.

Monday. 12/14/09

In the halls of a
Peruvian slumber. A
Dream, its strange cargo.

Sunday. 12/13/09

A gory ending.
Actuaries kick boxing
Each other's faces.

Saturday. 12/12/09

A sonic,
Monolithic - air,
To an ant.

Friday. 12/11/09

Far behind -
No...far between, the
Enterprise.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Thursday. 12/10/09

Oblique Strategy:
Honor thy error as a
Hidden intention

Wednesday. 12/9/09

Rock City.
An elf with green pants.
Families.

Tuesday. 12/8/09

A fever dream of
Southern California. There's
OJ. And roses.

Monday. 12/7/09

Evaluation
Of an imaginary
Research proposal

Sunday. 12/6/09

Discreet Music.
A lot of frames on
The table.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Saturday. 12/5/09

The snores of some god,
Wrapped and delivered, quick by
Cloven hooved postmen.

Friday. 12/4/09

Personal pizzas
And Christmas cookies conjure
Olympic-size naps

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Thursday. 12/3/09

Two truths and a lie:
Watermelons. I'm old school.
That there is a cat.

Wednesday. 12/2/09

What IF we
Said no to the fake
Mayonnaise?

Tuesday. 12/1/09

A puffer
Fish in a cage with
Googly eyes

Monday. 11/30/09

Frankenberry Crunch.
Carl Jung's Red Book. Checkered flags
For Cale Yarborough.

Sunday. 11/29/09

Ewoks in
BVDs chastise
The Empire

Saturday. 11/28/09

A headache
It must be the gin
And tonic

Friday, November 27, 2009

Friday. 11/27/09

Incidents of High
Expressed Emotion increase
Positive symptoms

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thursday. 11/26/09

Quarantined.
Stomach virus on
Thanksgiving.

Wednesday. 11/25/09

Arrgh - my bird
House is still filled with
Wasps. Dammit.

Tuesday. 11/24/09

Sitar drones.
The bath room is sky
Blue. I puke.

Monday. 11/23/09

A fever, in
Silence, just like it's
Outer space

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sunday. 11/22/09

Gateway Summer Sounds:
Abstracted Animal and
Other Sounds. Syrinx

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Saturday. 11/21/09

The ascent
Continues. I dare
Not look back...

Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday. 11/20/09

everyone
waits for debriefing;
it's awkward.

Thursday. 11/19/09

we'll just sit
here and talk about
birds of prey

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wednesday. 11/18/09

I notice myself
Being mindful of being
Mindful of my breath

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tuesday. 11/17/09

mandalas
manifest the new
black sabbath

Monday, November 16, 2009

Monday. 11/16/09

Meteor
Shower, a little
Before dawn

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sunday. 11/15/09

The moog moves.
Night clubs and ears, all
Asunder.

Saturday. 11/14/09

Raspberries
And yogurt, a glass
Of water

Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday. 11/13/09

Beautiful
Hymns announcing the
Ascension. 



Thursday, November 12, 2009

Thursday. 11/12/09

"Here, where a
Vast countryside is
Around me..."

--Rilke

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Wednesday. 11/11/09

Taken, in praise. This
Had to be some time ago;
A killer evening.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tuesday. 11/10/09

Manila
Folders on a chest
Of drawers

Monday, November 9, 2009

Monday. 11/9/09

Jerry Fuchs
Man what persuasive
Percussion

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Sunday. 11/8/09

counterpoint:
a couch potato,
jazzercise

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Saturday. 11/7/09

Sting took a
Knife and cut the egg.
The yolk ran.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Friday. 11/6/09

Temples, glimpsed
Through the tint of sports
Car windows

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Thursday. 11/5/09

Butterflies,
Yellow Swallowtails
After rain

Wednesday. 11/4/09

A nocturne: the drive
Home imbued with imagery,
An antique brass scale.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Tuesday. 11/3/09

an early
morning frost. a knock
at the door.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Monday. 11/2/09

The leaves turn,
And with them, the milk
In the fridge.

Sunday. 11/1/09

"Taboo" by
Arthur Lyman. The
Leaves have turned.

Saturday. 10/31/09

Gender specific
Toy phones. The rotary kind,
Painted blue or pink...

Friday, October 30, 2009

Friday. 10/30/09

very old
neighbors in daylight
savings time

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Thursday. 10/29/09

Put up to
the moon, exotic
business.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wednesday. 10/28/09

A window;
The room is painted
A light blue.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tuesday. 10/27/09

Sweet Tea, then
You hide the biscuits
In your bag.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Monday. 10/26/09

Music for
Eighteen Musicians
By Steve Reich

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sunday. 10/25/09

Listen child,
There are no such things
as grown ups...

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Saturday. 10/24/09

just as an acorn
develops into an oak,
an adult - realized.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Friday. 10/23/09

There's a balloon in
My living room, of all things,
A mummy, smiling.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Thursday. 10/23/09

You can't eat.
You must be due for
Some new teeth.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Wednesday. 10/21/09

Peace in the valley.
Or the acceptance that I
Still have much to learn.

Tuesday. 10/20/09

Here is the
Video of you
Saying no

Monday, October 19, 2009

Monday. 10/19/09

Here is the
Video of you
Saying yes

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sunday. 10/18/09

Not knowing the words
I remember I held my
Breath - took it all in.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Saturday. 10/17/09

toys get out
of the bin and we
put them back

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday. 10/16/09

Condensation on
The window in the morning.
We got Juicy Juice?

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Thursday. 10/15/09

tylenol pm
and an episode of the
show magnum pi

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday. 10/14/09

sick as a
dog whatever the
hell that means

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Tuesday. 10/13/09

expressed emotion
plus cognitive distortion
with some collard greens

Monday, October 12, 2009

Monday. 10/12/09

potlikker
contains essential
vitamins

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sunday. 10/11/09

Construction paper
Holds it together, a good
Cover for the book.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Saturday. 10/10/09

Edmonton
To Los Angeles,
The Great One.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Friday. 10/9/09

news on the
radio about
waterfalls

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Thursday. 10/8/09

crab apple
b/w dog feces
on my shoe

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Wednesday. 10/7/09

steve bartman's
interference at
a cubs game

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Tuesday. 10/6/09

atari
b/w bach's ave
maria

Monday, October 5, 2009

Monday. 10/5/09

TAKE 1 TABLET BY
MOUTH EVERY 4 HOURS AS
NEEDED FOR NEW GROWTH

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Sunday. 10/4/09

Dream of IKEA.
Woman with giant eyebrows
Radios vampires.

Saturday. 10/3/09

ceremony at
the magic hour; all the dudes
are wearing orange ties.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Friday. 10/2/09

The sky gets darker,
And from the next room I hear
The jeopardy theme.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Thursday. 10/1/09

Into the city;
Party affiliations
Ruin sightseeing.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wednesday. 9/30/09

the sun room.
this fog is supposed
to kill fleas.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Tuesday. 9/29/09

all the names
you're learning, all the
names are good

Monday, September 28, 2009

Monday. 9/28/09

all of the
new developments
are empty

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sunday. 9/27/09

Kenny G;
Celestial sax
Man slings cheese.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Saturday. 9/26/09

the sanctuary.
a bribe is a gift of knives.
my confirmation.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Friday. 9/25/09

The paper work is
Distressing; you look at me
Like "what the fuck...man?"

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Thursday. 9/24/09

Leaves start to
Fall...there will be more...
A lot more.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Wednesday. 9/23/09

The sun sets.
You party; you watch
The sun rise.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Tuesday. 9/22/09

Head shop of my youth;
We know the skull bong. We see
Infinity's End...

Monday, September 21, 2009

Monday. 9/21/09

babies the
world over babble
just the same

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Sunday. 9/20/09

Night and rain
And framed in light, deer
In the yard.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Saturday. 9/19/09

Calendars from the
Golden Age contain meetings,
Ancient appointments.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Friday. 9/18/09

I hear you out there.
You keep talking about all
The crazy patterns.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Thursday. 9/17/09

Before the
Fire alarm, we trade
Anecdotes.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wednesday. 9/16/09

The morning is dark.
The rain on the roof creates
A different sound.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Tuesday. 9/15/09

The sound of
Acceleration
On our street

Monday, September 14, 2009

Monday. 9/14/09

The back roads
Of California;
A new moon.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Sunday. 9/13/09

It was your
Damned idea, but I
Think it's grand

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Saturday. 9/12/09

Different forms like
Water, together; red tape
On the horizon.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Friday. 9/11/09

a slow difficult
birth, the labor went on for
about forever

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Thursday. 9/10/09

Why don't we
just keep this about
Santa Claus?

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wednesday. 9/9/09

What did we learn here?
I learned not to pick a fight
With Lou Ferrigno...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tuesday. 9/8/09

Somewhere between the
Emotional mind and the
Reasonable mind...

Monday, September 7, 2009

Monday. 9/7/09

curious
participation
in the rite

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Sunday. 9/6/09

you can't sleep...
perhaps it's the shit
in your pants.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Saturday. 9/5/09

china cabinets
house family photos and
books about the war

Friday, September 4, 2009

Friday. 9/4/09

Your food. Some wayward
Shrimp dish. It smells just like a
Wharf on a hot day.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Thursday. 9/3/09

we talk about the
civil war, waiting for word
from the hospital.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wednesday. 9/2/09

Imagine yourself
As a bottle of water;
Wait--I mean body...



Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tuesday. 9/1/09

it isn't
hard to dig a grave
after rain.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Monday. 8/31/09

To be here 
and for the moment,
perfectly

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Sunday. 8/30/09

A collar, covered
In the hair of you and your
Assassins. Grey fur.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Saturday. 8/29/09

cats and dogs and cats
and dogs and cats and dogs and
cats and dogs and cats

Friday, August 28, 2009

Friday. 8/28/09

HE SHOULD NOT
TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
HE SHOULDN'T...

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Thursday. 8/27/09

You wake up four or
Five times a night; you stand
up in bed and scream.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Wednesday. 8/26/09

I put my hand on
the table; the table is
cool. Then not so much.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Tuesday. 8/25/09

a chorus
of a ballad from
the old world

Monday, August 24, 2009

Monday. 8/24/09

Flies gather, inside
By the window - near an old
Souvenir, to die.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sunday. 8/23/09

Werner Herzog cursed
The banality of his
Five Dollar Footlong.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Saturday. 8/22/09

the courtyard
is a safe space for
feral cats

Friday, August 21, 2009

Friday. 8/21/09

my linda she's a
solid sender you know you
better surrender...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Thursday. 8/20/09

the tortoise
and the hare; the ass
and the grab.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Wednesday. 8/19/09

picking out
stars from a line up
in the sky

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Tuesday. 8/18/09

We shed our
Skin, twice a year, just
Like serpents.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Monday. 8/17/09

"Trepanation"

This weekend
I had a hole drilled
Through my skull

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Sunday. 8/16/09

in the dream there's snow
and the sound of a curse spoke,
soft, one floor below.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Saturday. 8/15/09

the buccaneers loot
booty under a high-def,
cerulean sky.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Friday. 8/14/09

extraordinary
meteorological
curiosities

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Thursday. 8/13/09

The book is
Full of mirrors, which
You drool on.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Wednesday. 8/12/09

The mysterious
Traveller arrives. The hosts
Offer sangria.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Tuesday. 8/11/09

I go down for the
Continental breakfast; roll
Opening credits.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Monday. 8/10/09

The ass clown
Is still out there, up
In them hills.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Sunday. 8/9/09

The food court becomes
A chapel, as I speak, low,
Like Danny Glover.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Saturday. 8/8/09

They make a
lot of toothpaste in
Moon Township.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Friday. 8/7/09

General Stonewall Jackson's Last Words

"Let us cross over
The river, and rest under
The shade of the trees..."

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Thursday. 8/6/09

TVs from other
Homes, rooms beckon. Don't miss the
Greatest show on earth.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Wednesday. 8/5/09

I am hoping you
tell me to come back next week.
I am not ready.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Tuesday. 8/4/09

You rock out
On the other side
Of the world.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Monday. 8/3/09

The neighbors stay up
Awful late with cars that crank
But won't turn over.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Sunday. 8/2/09

The end of summer;
Cardinals in sycamores
Sing with Scott Walker.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Saturday. 8/1/09

New avenues look
all over the place. They know
what you've been renting.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Friday. 7/31/09

From the Point Break Cantos:

the little
hand says it's time to
rock-n-roll

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Thursday. 7/30/09

Banquet waitresses
Help clear each others' tables.
"Enough already..."

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Wednesday. 7/29/09

My first memories
Are of the colony. Dads
Were wrestlers; the pool.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tuesday. 7/28/09

a girl from maine on
a couch in a gown with a
glass of lemonade

Monday, July 27, 2009

Monday. 7/27/09

Cicadas, beside
Themselves; such heat. This here must
Be the dry season.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Sunday. 7/26/09

What brought you here? To
be in a band that hates you.
In a muscle tee.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Saturday. 7/25/09

Sound machines
In trees, under stones;
A laugh track.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Friday. 7/24/09

What is this
Strange wizardry? This
Crystal Light?

Thursday. 7/23/09

You break your arm at
school; you go home and say you
broke your arm at church.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Wednesday. 7/22/09

Snidely Whiplash came
To realize that Nell was not
The problem. He was.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Tuesday. 7/21/09

I'm coming
in loaded, my boat
full of fish

Monday, July 20, 2009

Monday. 7/20/09

ocean of storms. lake
of the dead. lake of dreams. sea
of tranquility.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sunday. 7/19/09

The cinder block
Walls would incubate germs; fear.
That yellow classroom.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Saturday. 7/18/09

The wind moves the crops
This way and that; sometimes for
Hours, even for days.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Friday. 7/17/09

My speech, the shape of
my beard, blows lifelong learners'
minds in Atlanta.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Thursday. 7/16/09

I insist.
I'll drive. You scream at
The old folks.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Wednesday. 7/15/09

Lemons and
Avocados and
Potatoes

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Tuesday. 7/14/09

Everyone
smokes; then they pull out
the anthem.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Monday. 7/13/09

I tell you what. We
could enter rooms. We always
found something to eat.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Sunday. 7/12/09

The clowns congregate,
crazed and guffawing. Tonight,
they will kill a mime.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Saturday. 7/11/09

My red parachute
pants are the story. Ring the
bell, schools in...sucka.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Friday. 7/10/09

We build timeshares in
the desert. No one comes. They
think it’s a mirage.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Thursday. 7/9/09

empty mussel shell:
outward, something like the night.
The inside is dawn.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Wednesday. 7/8/09

The child laughs, then stops
stunned to unearth her sense of
humor the first time.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Tuesday. 7/7/09

on on and
on and on on and
on the beat...

Monday, July 6, 2009

Monday. 7/6/09

on your way
out of town you charge
everything

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Sunday. 7/5/09

The cores of heads of
iceberg lettuce fill my gold
refrigerator.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Saturday. 7/4/09

O say can
you see by the dawn's
early light

Friday, July 3, 2009

friday. 7/3/09

"arnold strong"

predator
terminator the
running man

kindergarten cop
raw deal commando twins the
end of days junior

last action hero
red heat true lies conan
the barbarian

hercules in new
york pumping iron total
recall eraser

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Thursday. 7/2/09

door to door
and sea to shining
sea, crotchless

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Wednesday. 7/1/09

"Honest, honest the
sight of you...makes me all kinds
of red. Honest...red."

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Tuesday. 6/30/09

Avocados, pears,
bananas, a shot o' boob--
Flora Jane's breakfast.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Monday. 6/29/09

gardenias folded
into evenings; pockets; shoes,
their soles dirt clod caked.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Sunday. 6/28/09

a kodak moment
crashed by obese cats hell-bent
on second breakfast

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Saturday. 6/27/09

the verdict
heard--sent down, spaced out,
and ready.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Friday. 6/26/09

"Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson

As he came into
the window, it was the sound
of a crescendo


r.i.p. king of pop

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thursday. 6/25/09

Up early today.
There's plowing to be done, and
the breasts are leaking.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wednesday. 6/24/09

"assisted living" by Toniet

uninspired mind
of age and dying brain cells
oh wait...not too bad

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Tuesday. 6/23/09

my bloody 
valentine bankrupts
creation

Monday, June 22, 2009

Monday. 6/22/09

Scattered, much the same,
as Target stores, the red orange
peaks of fire ant hills

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Sunday. 6/21/09

air conditioned christ
gated community pool
chimney in a field

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Saturday. 6/20/09

I show my baby
the babies in the fern--look!
the house finches hatched...

Friday, June 19, 2009

Friday. 6/19/09

The delirious
firemen point, skyward. This is
some serious heat.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Thursday. 6/18/09

"B of A
ATM by the
Burger King"

dead spider
trapped behind the glass
forever
  -Ben

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Wednesday. 6/17/09

the taste that
launched a thousand dips:
ranch ranch RANCH!!!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tuesday. 6/16/09

Praying mantis eats
the butterfly. The cat eats
the praying mantis.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Monday. 6/15/09

The soil is rich and
red like marrow. Weird shit, this
Georgia on my mind.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sunday. 6/14/09

Walk with me? We'll have
time to rest when there. Right through
that place, the water.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Saturday. 6/13/09

occupational
hats, stashed for the evening's
variety shows.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Friday. 6/12/09

Restaurant dumpster,
a cauldron of twice-cooked trash...
Summer, Red Lobster.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Thursday. 6/11/09

The soft tiki light...
mango margaritas and
fried shrimp, butterflied.

Wednesday. 6/10/09

CSI
Twin Falls Idaho
I lost out

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Tuesday. 6/9/09

Down by the tracks, there
are blackberries. A squad of
hobos protects them.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Monday. 6/8/09

Jim Goldstein lives in
Jackie Treehorn's house; he knows
about obsession.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Sunday. 6/7/09

rye rye rye rye rye
ham ham ham ham ham ham ham 
rye rye rye rye rye

Friday, June 5, 2009

Saturday. 6/6/09

Lloyd changed his name to
World. World B Free. He was some
Basketball player.

Friday. 6/5/09

"Marshmallow Coast"

Such "sweet, coupled airs"
these sirens sing! Will play to
food...will play to food...

Thursday. 6/4/09

"Grimace" by Jesse

Fry guys- obvious...
So, what the hell is Grimace?
You offer wumpus.

Wednesday. 6/3/09

"Voodoo Child"

Lyric by Jimi; Haiku
appropriation by The Jim

I stand up next to
a mountain. Chop it down with
the edge of my hand.

Tuesday. 6/2/09

Flippety Flip Flop
Raggedy Ann Tae Kwon Do
Shimmery Top Knot

--The Jim

Monday. 6/1/09

“Living Next to The Train Tracks”
by The Jim and The Rebecca

the poor man’s ocean
old railroad ties like driftwood
left in the train’s wake

Sunday. 5/31/09

Life in the sewer
Sometimes water gushes down
Makes a grate shower

--The Jim and The Rebecca

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Saturday. 5/30/09

"Cautionary Haiku for Youngsters and Dentists"
by The Jim and The Rebecca

I don't brush my teeth
Now my smile is fuzzy-green
My breath really stinks

Friday. 5/29/09

Sure is the word, sure
As a mountain. Sure is the
Word...as a mountain.

Thursday. 5/28/09

...his transformation
was almost always into
a squirrel or panther...

Wednesday. 5/27/09

Hangin' a dip, the
Bride waits by the roses. Brown
Spit on a white gown.

Tuesday. 5/26/09

"CFS" by Jesse

Taters and gravy
with some chicken fried steak
No veal in Texas

Monday. 5/25/09

"Complex livin'" by Melanie

Synchronized peeing
with the dude from one floor up.
Hello there, neighbor!

Sunday. 5/24/09

Be careful
Choking out that deer
Wicked horns

--Wheatley

Saturday. 5/23/09

"Mongoose" by Jesse

Pulling on the bars,
to do a pop a wheelie
Pro Villain unleashed!

Friday. 5/22/09.

Through the death rattle,
rushed for that final word--faint,
soft, "Karaoke..."

Thursday. 5/21/09

No Doc Hollywood--
You took a wrong turn! Now it's
Bright Lights, Big City.

Wednesday. 5/20/09

Dawn. Sad egg salad
Factories foul the air--a
Merle Haggard chorus.

Tuesday. 5/19/09

"Stinkpot Bobos" by The Rebecca and the Jim

Harry and Booker
stinkpot bobos graze the grass
but dogs are not cows

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Monday. 5/18/09

"A Haiku For Rob" by Katie

Tonight we will watch
The Secret of My Success
And wish t'was Teen Wolf

Sunday. 5/17/09

"Rizzie is a mom" by Rizzie

I am mom.
Me love the fooster.
I is mom.

Saturday. 5/16/09

crazy, the way some
assume you want their chicken
all over your grill

Friday. 5/15/09.

"Been There, Done That" by Mandy
A response to "Higher Education?" by Dr. Achter

o students abroad
drink lite beers instead of shots
trust me on this one

Thursday. 5/14/09

"Higher Education?" by Dr. Achter

summer abroad tale
my student drinks twenty shots
hello, hospital

Wednesday. 5/13/09

"Overnight Sensation" by Jesse

My surprise, surprise
Trader Joe's Chipwich delights
I have been Boyled

Tuesday. 5/12/09

"Untitled" by Jesse

As the ebbing tide,
So the shoe is worn away...
River dance no more.

Monday. 5/11/09

"bobbie's cove" by Ben

i wish i
was in bobbie's cove
all alone

Sunday. 5/10/09

"Ball Out ($500) by Blak Jak (feat. T-Pain)"
Courtesy of Ben

get love for
five hundred dollars
in the club

yes indeed
anything you need
go stupid

make it rain
five hundred dollars
all in ones

come on now
it's time to ball out
get your ones

make it rain
they say you the man
you the man

Saturday. 5/9/09

"Tuesday Night Stimulus" by Ben

one dollar popcorn
at Carmike on Tuesday night
one dollar soda

six twenty-five with
a student i.d. card. it's
a pretty good deal.

Friday. 5/8/09.

"Air-conditioned blues" by Melanie

Summer cold. My nose
dripping on my daughter's face
as she soundly sleeps

Thursday. 5/7/09.

Constellation-like,
These two zits on my nose. I
Think I'll call it Craig.

Wednesday. 5/6/09

"Tick Hate" by Liz

why you got to suck
so bad? whud i do to you?
little fucker...off!

Tuesday. 5/5/09

"Snake Standoff" by Liz

slithered up my porch
and looked me straight in the face
scared to weed-eat now

Monday. 5/4/09

"Rock Conflict" by Liz

dudes make my van smell
like Junior High Locker Room
but they play so well

Sunday 5/3/09

"Belinda Jo" by Jesse

A once tacit plan,
Make Heaven a place on Earth-
It's nearing go time!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Saturday. 5/2/09

One hundred dollars
to drive you to the Dollar
Store? No problem man.

Friday. 5/1/09

"my lover" by Sara

my lover, at times,
leaves tiny drops on the seat
before i sit down.

Thursday. 4/30/09

"Dennis Quaid #1" by Andy

Dennis Quaid
make a wish at night
gettin' paid

Wednesday. 4/29/09

"LeBron: a lament" by Jesse

It is hard for me
after you lose to them since,
I'm a winner

Tuesday. 4/28/09

"Beechwood Dining Options" by Ben

She wants a Big One
and I want to eat Your Pie.
Maybe Mexican... Willy's?

Monday. 4/27/09

"Melanie's pity party" by Melanie

didn't make the cut
left off the list, woe is me
fuck this haiku shit!

Sunday. 4/26/09

Ugh...I have fallen
behind in my mission. My
plea goes out, e-mailed.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Saturday. 4/25/09

Early evening
stroll. Kudzu lays the smack down
on pines--sleeper hold.

Friday. 4/24/09

From Basho:

Nothing in the cry
of cicadas suggests they
are about to die

Thursday. 4/23/09

From The Platters:

"I watched the harbor
lights. How could I help if tears
were starting. Goodbye..."

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Wednesday. 4/22/09

apocalyptic
vision! dorsal fins, the size
of catamarans.

Tuesday. 4/21/09

The humans gathered
'round, wailing, "where? WHERE? Are there
no fish for tacos?!?!?!"

Monday. 4/20/09

We spent that summer
in a bubblegum goth band.
We opened for Blood.

Sunday. 4/19/09

I’ve been formatting
this thing all morning. You take
that voodoo elsewhere.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Saturday. 4/18/09

Last night, planting some
Hostas, Ringo uncovered
The gateway to Hell.

Friday. 4/17/09

A Landlord's Lament

The bird house has new
tenants--Big Ass wasps! I rue
the day, rent is due.

Thursday. 4/16/09

Finding a balance,
that space between, I become
a synthesizer

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wednesday. 4/15/09

Hey Flora...
FLORA! Look...over
Here! Flora...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Tuesday. 4/14/09

Resiliency is
An elusive thing. Some have
It. Some don't. Discuss.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Monday. 4/13/09

From the Point Break Cantos:

Six seconds.
We're going to be
Meat waffles.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Sunday. 4/12/09

From the Point Break Cantos:

The Bodhisattva
Says, "it's not tragic to die
Doing what you love."

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Saturday. 4/11/09

White azaleas
Grafted on lawns. Landscaping,
The residents age.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Friday. 4/10/09

The sky is a bruise.
Weather Men press their plaidest,
Precipitating...

Thursday. 4/9/09

anything but denim…
roxy music do the strand
on the whistle test.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Wednesday. 4/8/09

Creditors are not
Amused by baby talk. Night
Falls. Night crawlers scrounge.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Tuesday. 4/7/09

In a past life, in
song--ancient Greek pottery,
Rob Tyner, Nascar.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Monday. 4/6/09

Laugh, babble...
Poop your pants. Why not
Enjoy it?

Sunday. 4/5/09

When you run
Out, run in. Thank you.
--Management

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Saturday. 4/4/09

The senior
From Silver Springs has
Just fouled out.

Friday. 4/3/09

Step into
My office so I
Can punch you.

Thursday. 4/2/09

dagmar does
the weather, jumping
out of planes.

Wednesday. 4/1/09

Hump day is
Personal. Construct
Your own jam.

Monday, March 30, 2009

everyone tells me

Everyone tells
Me, and the same, it
Goes for all of yous.

Monday. 3/23/09

i had dreamed of it
for so long that when it came
to pass, i couldn't

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Sunday. 3/22/09

The tang of a beard
grown well, west in the Texas
sun. I remember.

Saturday. 3/21/09

i am not
about to say I
told you so

Friday. 3/20/09

Thrown to the wolves, we
Made it up on the fly…god
my dogs were barking.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Thursday. 3/19/09

March Madness Day One (Round of 64)

I play it safe. No
"trendy" picks--no big upsets.
My bracket is sweet...

Wednesday. 3/18/09

Prelude to March Madness

I shoot from downtown
Every time. My 2-3
Zone is the shit, ya’ll.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Tuesday. 3/17/09

(Style of Weird Al)

“Your love is like bad
Mexican, bad mexican
Rice and beans, whoa whoa…”

Monday, March 16, 2009

Monday. 3/16/09

The cherry blossom
Does not share the rank odor
Of its brother, pear.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Sunday. 3/15/09

The ink of
Black beans, cooked down, splash
The range top.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Saturday. 3/14/09

Bradford Pears
Bloom—smell…ugh, awful
Bad. It's cum?

Friday, March 13, 2009

Friday. 3/13/09

Return to Point Break

"I AM AN
F...B...I AGENT!!!"
--J. Utah

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Thursday. 3/12/09

Dont get all
Madison county
On me--aiiight?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Wednesday. 3/11/09

She's going
off (big time) about
love, love, love

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Tuesday. 3/10/09

Flora Jane
Likes mornings the best.
You can tell.

Monday. 3/9/09

Eight years?!?!? Our
anniversary
is today.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Sunday. 3/8/09

...the homeless
debutantes, splitting
hairs all spring…

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Saturday. 3/7/09

Point Break (Again)

“Damn you are
One radical son
Of a bitch!!!"

Friday. 3/6/09

The office
Is treacherous. Look
Out—cat fight!!!

Thursday. 3/5/09

“Two—Utah…
Get me two!!!” Busey says,
To Keanu.

Wednesday. 3/4/09

Shot clinic.
Close the door—drop your
Drawers. Thanks.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Tuesday. 3/3/09

Better, when
The words stink, to keep
Quiet, still…

Monday. 3/2/09

I struck out
In tee-ball, I am
Serious.

Sunday. 3/1/09

Power’s out,
But the moonlight—you
Gotta see!

saturday. 2/28/09

Snow. What else
To do? Running is
Out, and school.