The Light in August

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Current Scary Commercials-

Big headed Owl in Blue Glasses

Big Elephants trunk  Red Glasses

And that Big Zebra head in wraparound sunglasses in a black suit

Selling insurance

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WW 3 Door Dash

Even if they think had blasted Iran’s nuclear pressure cooker

What’s to stop them from just ordering out ?

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Just what did the Cat drag in-

This poem ?

And why are you in it ?

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70 year old Bike ride

It was much like 69

Once you learn how it’s done ?

You never forget.

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Not only do the Octopus have two hearts-

They can and do communicate with color.

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Gardening with Rod

There wasn’t any death today in the backyard

While I was putting in the garden with Rod

We planted the flowers while discussing our favorite

Twilight Zone plots

There wasn’t any death today in the backyard

Just the promise of seeds and birth-

We debated these-

A kind of Stopwatch

Little girl Lost

Time enough at last

It’s a good Life 

Then he lit another cigarette

Had a sip of coffee

And dropped dead

While I was visiting Benny

Just down the road in Interlaken NY

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If you can give me 5 minutes

Spare me 5 minutes

I’ll pay you off in 10 bricks

Tiny Ants

And half melted egg timer set for 10 minutes

While Tiny Ants try to eat the bricks

Eat the Egg timer till the bell goes off

And they scatter w/ a ringing in their ears

Still hungry

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Joyless Shoe Sotto

All the money in the world

Terrible Now by the ass

But still in the Box

And when he was at bat

Looking for another walk

Works a full count

Hearing the Umpire

Punch him out back to the dugout

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You once remarked that I would

End up like this

Alone in the Prayer Tower

In a June twilight listening to

Sonny Rollins Tenor Madness-

There are worse things

As I turn the record up.

Summer 25 Uncollected