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the dissection of Anne Waldman

anne sat with me today,

we conversed

 

over nothing-

between fly-overs of

innuendo and mirth

 

she told me to take her letters
as if I donated to charities
of small thoughts

 

illegible stuff,

they called scribble

 

she said it was 

imagination

 

her mind wafted butterflies,

colors and strangers,

things she wanted them to know

 

they couldn't know,

had no idea who she was

a disagreement?

her head shaking; a blown dandelion

 

she said 

they know me

as much as i know myself,

it's history baby

 

i wanted to touch now

while she grew shadows in the window box

my blooms were relationships,

withered by too many reasons

 

anne's constantly changed

and when dusk snuffed daylight

we were both the same

 

humorless black

 

 

 

 

 

Author notes

http://www.levity.com/corduroy/waldman.htm

Anne Waldman/Waldeman..it's spelled both ways on some sites, but her poetry is worth googling

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  • sideways hourglass
    October 25

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    It's that same voice...always having something unique and profound to say.


  • Titus gold member
    October 24

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    there's a somewhat equality in this which is somehow stark but deliberate. How solemnly haunting - but nice.


  • adios muchachos gold member
    October 24

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    C

    I loved the way you got this down, though I'm not quite certain how a thing so softly written with such poise can be ringing and reverberating off the walls of my Eustachian Tubes at this moment.
    I'm glad when you got a hold of this you didn't let it go till it was finished.

    I guess all the above is Americhat for GREAT POEM!

    Regards,
    John


    • Cannonsfire
      October 24
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      Thank you John, she is from the beat generation of poets and co-founder of the Jack Kerouac School for Disembodied Poets, she has a wonderful voice of equality yet softness, she is worth reading

  • Rowan gold member
    October 23

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    oh yeah...
    good work, I loved;
    "she told me to take her letters
    as if donated to charity
    all small thoughts"
    I might change it a bit with;

    she told me to take her letters
    as if I donated to charities
    of small thoughts'

    but that's just me. Regardless

    I liked this muchly.  And thanks for adding Anne's link.



    • Cannonsfire
      October 23
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      Oh I like it, it was that section i sat and thought over for awhile, I knew what I wanted lol..thanks hon..oh and my contest Wreckless..Asia Wong is her 'pen' name too


  • JinSays gold member
    October 23

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    think we should write her a letter?...lol
    she would love this. at least I think she would.
    I can just see the reply she'd write for this.
    loves ya darlin.
    jin


    • Cannonsfire
      October 23
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      In respect of art, she'd probably write a poetic reply or at least I'd hope she would because that would mean I had an original worth every word

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