“Ewa run into a spider web, Man?” “Scariest ewa , Man!!” “Ewa have a spider on your face, Man?” “More scary ewa, Man!!!” “How about SpiderMan’s face?” “Yikes! Run Man run!!!!!”
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Hanging Out
Hanging Out One morning I decided that I wasn’t going to wait for cancer, an accident, dementia, or suicide to finish this trip called life. No longer interested in writing, dancing, teaching, sex, eating, drinking and such, I climbed the tallest tree in the park dressed in my finest nakedness. I sat in the neck…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy Sitting on the saddle of a crescent moon the Angel of Mercy looks down upon this wretched jewel of the universe called Earth. This angel of great powers weeps for the castaways who suffer indignities that are too much to bear and who seek release from their tormentors. The Angel of Mercy…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Boys and Girls
For a brief moment we escape to an afternoon of delight as boys and girls clutching one another peering over shoulders viewing the expanding shadow of daily responsibilities and a baby cries a child weeps a baby sitter looks at her watch all waiting.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
My gypsy woman
My gypsy woman where have you gone tonight? Have you flown to a crescent moon cradled in the arms a wandering minstrel strumming his guitar to the melody of your voice? Or have you passed through a village where the wailing sound of a tango waltz fills the air and soon surrounds your body in…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
An Armful of Warm Girl
An Armful of Warm Girl A chance meeting at an old friend’s over a glass of wine you appeared. Your eyes smiling with an easy laugh you knew you were desired from the first glance. You put your glass down to look at a Picasso Blue Horse and I moved closer to an armful of…