The Plane TreeThere was nothing much to distinguish the single tree
which stood like a trim little sycamore dressed in olive drab. Now alone in the park, its sisters lay nearby, their limbs crabbed as if felled by firing squad, each bleeding sawdust at its feet. An woman in a housecoat wrapped her arms around the survivor, held it as she would a child to protect it from men in slick suits, red ties knotted at their necks. But these princes who always get their way had aroused a mighty She who would not relent, held tight until a judge, like Solomon, decreed: The Tree Will live. Somewhere else. The bourgeoisie will pay to get their way. If the tree could reply it would be with a heartwood wail, like a refugee whose roots torn loose scrabble in a distant place, alone, dispossessed.
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Failed HaikuThe white daffodil
with curly yellow lips in a crystal bud vase Salvador Dali sitting up in his deathbed cursing a priest who has come to visit him FANTASTIQUEAgainst red-tinted
Bedroom backdrop, two-toned Big boot dominatrix Only for pictures Invited viewers to come to her-- Seductively shot Magazine cover Date unknown Drew me to it one day-- Seductive shot reprinted On a medium black t-shirt Hung on a gift shop rack The moment we met in 1998, The sight of you was enough to Start a love affair-- No, a harmless crush-- Miss Bettie, Welcome visitor to my nightly dreams, Mainstream America’s Interest in you Began during my toughest Unemployment streak: 1992. I slept through most of it Like Rip Van Winkle. Woke up for your revival, Arrived late for the party. Miss Bettie, Camera-ready gorgeous lady, How did you manage with A good little choirgirl and A wicked femme fatale Living within you? Both roles worked To your advantage. The keys to men’s hearts Were held jangling in your hand-- Miss Bettie, Your copycats came and went, But I knew Who the real deal was-- FANTASTIQUE French word that best describes you-- Light-hearted you Inventive you Sensuous you Forward-thinking you FANTASTIQUE Fits you good and snug As a pair of black Leather opera gloves. Hotel EternityTO EXIST BETWEEN ETERNITIES WILD NOTHING LIKE THE EYES OF THE SKY AXIS INFINITY DICTIONARY OF OBSCURE BLISS /COME FORWARD WITH YOUR VISCERA AND VIOLENCE AND SHARE MY WINGS/UNLEASH YOUR SPIRIT BENEATH THE RAMJET ALLEGRO TEMPLE OF THE NIGHT SKY A NEED FOR MIRRORS AND COUNTLESS SKIES/SHAKE YOUR INFINESSENCE SLOT CANYON HIGHBREATH NARCOTIC ERUPTIONS CLOUD NOTHINGS EXOTIC PULSE A NAME BEYOND DESIRE SEMAPHORE SIN PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK TALKING TWILIGHT/ INTO A SPHERE OF YOUTHFUL SYMPATHY RIDES THE THIEF OF YOUTH THIN AIR ADDICTIONS MELANCHOLY BODY SACRILEGE TATTOO HIGHWAY INSOMNIA PUNK/ TEENAGE BLOOD REPETITION OF A THOUSAND HUNGRY EYES/SOMETIMES WE ARE ALL ETERNAL IN THE CONSTELLATION OF MIDNIGHT MOSAIC FACTION/ MY GREEN UNQUEEN GALLERY CRUSH HYPERRITUAL AUTUMN CRY OPULENCE LIKE A TRIANGLE AND A DUEL/SOME TALK TO MEN WHILE OTHERS TALK TO GODS DANCE IT VISCIOUS RIDDLE OF THE SANDS CHAMELEON CHARADE STAR CODE CHALICE/ASK THE DESERT ORACLE THESE POISON DECLARATIONS THE REAL UNREAL CONVERSATIONS WITH A NEW REALITY/NATURE’S SYMPHONY DRAFT INTOXICATION
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