Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

fast brown blurs fly by
we live here where (miracle)
things live in the air

been singing again
got a voice like tom waits but
hmmm less grace and charm

you look at the logs
of gun violence elsewhere
it's so clear we're nuts

dino was a big believer in venues that allowed everyone to read...not just the anointed poets that were always featured at these things.....and we had many conversations about opening our own place....we even looked at potential venues...but our time ran out it was one of the first things i learned...

it ain't easy says you and ziggy stardust it ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down coyote was the original joker him and spider, rabbit sometimes back in dreamtime hold on to your pants and your bottle and your woman and your house and maybe your skin around those guys they're sure good...

roofs and night alarms
that weird balance between safe
and life as it is

i'm a day late echoing the bday wishes
i hope it was a really good one, doreen
i dropped my theory that you
were secretly drew barrymore, after i met you
she never had your way with cadence

finally the rain
i smelled exactly when the
grass burst into frogs

drop your shoulders down
take a deep breath again
listen it's raining

crap i just did that laugh-to-coughing-fit thing
thanks everybody
('stable genius' my ass)

as a poem -
not discounting what the words are doing -
this is a movie made by a musician

slip n slide
sleep abide
sleepers wake
this morning sun and shadow on the window blinds
birch shaking and sun passing over the slats
if it was a movie I'd watch that bit over and over

who's a pretty boy
who's a pretty boy huh
are you a good boy?

might not be a good idea
parrots are smart and they live so long
so there you are, 92
and the bird's asking
you a good boy?

i'm not entirely joking
i'd trust a parrot's opinion
over most people i've known

made me think of the old talking heads song "Air...Air It can break your heart So remember when the weather gets rough (You'll say to yourself) What is happening to my skin? Where is that protection that I needed? Air can hurt you too Air can hurt you too Some people say not to worry about the air S...

Today's Merriam Webster:

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I don't want to spoil the view of those words in a line
but "SEE ALL" would be great