American Wizards

Post by **Marksman45** » December 28th, 2004, 12:34 am

Shark an' spider, windmill tower
rain an' magnet, road and weather
crow an' stardust, guitar & rust
hands craned to display an arc of flame
and he crackles electric,
eyes shinin' bold
(eyes burnin' gold)
star-iron flute carries the tune,
struck with lightning picked by hand
And as the sunflowers rise,
there's a bird in the skies
"Hollowbone, black-and-white"
Shout out loud, vitriolite
Dreams cut crossways, vent divine vectors
significantly divine rays claw dust.
And the rosewood cleaves into song
with a jangle of steel, in the circle stood;
And off there blasts a cannon of wood
shot so straight (ain't no one else could)
put a hole in a cloud,
down comes the shroud.
And burst the campfire, sunset closes
blue sky pink, chain of roses
And decision and the question poses;
One throws back his scarf, one takes a drag
one laughs out loud, one tilts his hat
One reaches up to adjust his hood
"We got this? Good."

Post by **Lightning Rod** » December 28th, 2004, 12:42 am

this is a great piece, mars

I love it

got rhythm, got jive

images that come alive

keep goin'

Post by **Lightning Rod** » December 28th, 2004, 12:43 am

PS

love the chapeau too

perezoso · Post by **perezoso** » December 28th, 2004, 12:56 am

whoa...mars.man you need some crack texass catskis to back you up and you'll be on yr way to winning talent night real soon, real soon

Post by **Marksman45** » December 28th, 2004, 1:04 am

Thanks, both of you

(got the new hat for Christmas, L~Rod)

I think I'm going to write a book called "American Wizards"
or start a musical project called "American Wizards"
or write a stage production called "American Wizards"

I don't know which I want to do yet, but I know I want to do something big with the idea

Post by **Marksman45** » December 28th, 2004, 1:05 am

By the way, Perezoso, what's that quote in your signature translate to?

Post by **Lightning Rod** » December 28th, 2004, 1:10 am

you look eerily like I did when I was your age. But you write better poetry than I did.

I got two hats for Christmas. They both fit pretty good.

I'll send pics soon.

perezoso · Post by **perezoso** » December 28th, 2004, 1:23 am

something like this, man: "the jackal of the murderer's cross barks, I will absolve you...." Neruda writing about the conquistidores in america sur

Post by **Marksman45** » December 28th, 2004, 1:36 am

This new had doesn't fit as well as my Chicago fedora, which I found by chance and somehow managed to fit perfectly. The first hat I ever had, it was. I also stumbled across a 3-piece pinstripe suit that fits perfectly and is excellently complemented by the hat, and it only cost me $15. Things I want have a way of finding me

perezoso: I find myself in a strange position in which I often find myself online; it seems to me that I should acknowledge your response just now, but I haven't the slightest idea how to go about doing such a thing. Ordinarily I would just be silent, but it occurred to me to be direct & honest, so I am being so.
Of course, this response of mine is thoroughly useless. Which is one reason why I would ordinarily be silent

perezoso · Post by **perezoso** » December 28th, 2004, 1:43 am

What--the quote offends ye? Or Neruda does? If you iz Xtian I guess it should offend ye. As with say Rilke or Stevens, Neruda is one of those poets that will make you give up the idea of ever writing any poetry of lasting value....his wizardry makes any folksinger or rocker dude smash their pathetic little gitfiddles on nearby boulders......but you have to get over his somewhat Stalinist attitude towards los gueros...o los gavachos....

carry on comrade........

Post by **Marksman45** » December 28th, 2004, 1:48 am

No, no, not offended at all. Just didn't have any way to respond to it

Communication with humans is often not one of my strong points

Post by **Lightning Rod** » December 28th, 2004, 1:54 am

mars

you are handling the perebozo onslaught with grace an aplomb

just remember who he is

doreen just put my hat down on a candle and burned it

sort of makes it look lived in

perezoso · Post by **perezoso** » December 28th, 2004, 1:54 am

I just realized it: you're sort of the Edward Scissorhands of Stud. 8....way cool......and yeah i guess iIll fess up i have an old Waits CD somewhere but prefer Bukowski for that brand of street shouts........hearin' tom waits tunes one is tempted to pour gin n tonics and hang at the Reno Room in the downtown 'Beach, so its not real healthy.......only beer or vino for moi, as Buk said gimme some hard shit... gin or whiskey..... and Id be happy to cap yr asses

perezoso · Post by **perezoso** » December 28th, 2004, 1:58 am

the problem, flute boy L- tejas, is remembering who you are, u lying little diseased fag..yr knowledge of "poetry" is even less than yr supposed musical mastery

Post by **Marksman45** » December 28th, 2004, 2:02 am

I like the word "aplomb." And "panache."
One of my goals in life is for people to think of me when they think of those words

Edward Scissorhands? I'm afraid I haven't seen it, 'though I am a big fan of both Johnny Depp & Tim Burton, so I don't know exactly what you mean
I am rather pale though
and I have very long fingernails on one hand, for playing fingerstyle guitar. I also use the thumbnail for opening packages.

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