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Frank O’Hara Rondel

“Is it too much to ask for a rondel about a holographic Frank O’Hara and I using the light from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to spark our spliffs?”


We take our silent turn;
Hologram Frank and I
Simple stretching of fire
We light a spliff and churn.

 

He talks and I yearn.
The smoke climbs high
Hologram Frank and I
We take our silent turn.

 

We call this a sojourn
The unknown soldier shrine
Pale comrade trapped in time
Hologram Frank and I learn,
We take our silent turn.

Middle Whims

“The whimsy of early middle age.”


What I learn, is what I gain,
because I see years ahead,
and years all gone.

 

In casual victories,
I tighten my reigns
on my life’s core

 

so it shall last-
on the rough roads ahead
and the unbalanced waves.

 

Sojourning upward,
the only direction for freedom
the welcoming stations around,
and sharpened careers found.

 

No more surplus seconds.
Time to set sail once
and set sail far and fair,
before storms can shake the sky.

Snail Traveler

“I have a pet snail named Stanley. I found him in a bag of broccoli rabe at my local supermarket. 
Seems he hitched a ride all the way to the east coast from California. Please write a poem about him.”


From his palace of broccoli,
his master set him free.
His poor sojourn slumped far,
but his master set him free.
Stanley never felt the miles,
but his master counted them,
and the snail had gone too far.