Monday, February 6, 2012

Children

[Norma photos]
Little people put
The planets up
On a line of wooden
Beads long ago along
The yard to arrive at
A shield of shells and
Shards --to face the sun,
Glow while time revolves
And solves itself
In long shadows.

Who knows what
Elementals leave
Their hollow hills to
Repaint routings done
So long ago?
Children-them,
Children-us belong
To the garden
And grow.

5 comments:

  1. "My Back Pages" by Bob Dylan (1964)

    Crimson flames tied through my ears
    Rollin’ high and mighty traps
    Pounced with fire on flaming roads
    Using ideas as my maps
    “We’ll meet on edges, soon,” said I
    Proud ’neath heated brow
    Ah, but I was so much older then
    I’m younger than that now

    Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
    “Rip down all hate,” I screamed
    Lies that life is black and white
    Spoke from my skull. I dreamed
    Romantic facts of musketeers
    Foundationed deep, somehow
    Ah, but I was so much older then
    I’m younger than that now

    Girls’ faces formed the forward path
    From phony jealousy
    To memorizing politics
    Of ancient history
    Flung down by corpse evangelists
    Unthought of, though, somehow
    Ah, but I was so much older then
    I’m younger than that now

    A self-ordained professor’s tongue
    Too serious to fool
    Spouted out that liberty
    Is just equality in school
    “Equality,” I spoke the word
    As if a wedding vow
    Ah, but I was so much older then
    I’m younger than that now

    In a soldier’s stance, I aimed my hand
    At the mongrel dogs who teach
    Fearing not that I’d become my enemy
    In the instant that I preach
    My pathway led by confusion boats
    Mutiny from stern to bow
    Ah, but I was so much older then
    I’m younger than that now

    Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
    Too noble to neglect
    Deceived me into thinking
    I had something to protect
    Good and bad, I define these terms
    Quite clear, no doubt, somehow
    Ah, but I was so much older then
    I’m younger than that now

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  2. Thanks Willie, certainly an anthem for all ages.

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  3. PEACE GARDEN?
    With ACE HARDWARE?
    And BAZZELECO and MOEBACO ?
    ACCING with PATBIL- BOWHILL- LACHILL- HOTHIL?
    PEACE GARDEN with GEOLOGIE?
    That's with GESSIS- OLAH- GUY- EXPLOSIVES?
    And all for OSIRIS- PETWOOD- HYDRA?
    GERRIZZO to ORGICO RICK are nailing your traitors
    KARL ROVE- EDWARD MEESE- And that does have to do with them flipping for deals with your QUEEN.
    GAMMU MPR is with them.

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  4. Now Willie, see what you started?

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