Archive for January, 2009
NO HOLDS BARD 2009 RESOLUTIONS
20/20 VISION
III.
I crave your perfumed essence
Undiluted heartfelt lumpy pillow talk
Seductive animal instinct musky lust
Tantalizing nosegay satin ribbon clutch
No commentsDIVINING ROD
DIVINING ROD
Source diminished to mere trickle
Hushed up gurgles imitating laughter
Silent energy of nature stirring
Restive soul to inmost depths
Winding idly downstream from elsewhere
Meandering aimless flow off course
Waylaid river of no return
Twisted fate around next bend
No commentsWinds of Change
I want to
arrive on
the wings of
a dove hear
the rustle
of my feath-
ers in the
winds of change.
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NO MORE LOVE POEM
Please Stop.
I don’t want falling in Love
& being pretty smart
O mamma mia
When the Train is Gone
I throwed in motion:
I don’t hit the nail on the head¡
I’m going wild against the Wall
Slap-up meal. Read more
No commentsNO HOLDS BARD 2009 RESOLUTIONS
20/20 VISION
II.
Marsh shedding velvety cattail fuzz
Minute brown florets hipboot waders
Pliant reeds bent on secreting
‘Til tomorrow brittle confidences snap
No commentsTRANSFORMATION
Same, the very same illusions
The very same apprehensions
Distract the ever budding visions
Dampening my future aspirations.
As a child, life seemed more secure
But vanished as illusory nightmares;
The heart-tempting youthful glitters
Captivated me with romantic gestures.
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Rod Stroked Survival with a Deadly Hammer
Rebecca fantasized that life was a lottery ticket or a pull of a lever,
that one of the bunch in her pocket was a winner or the slots were a redeemer;
but life itself was not real that was strictly for the mentally insane at the Elgin
Mental Institution.
She gambled her savings away on a riverboat
stuck in mud on a riverbank, the Grand Victoria, in Elgin, Illinois.
Her bare feet were always propped up on wooden chair; Read more
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Abuse of power of abuse
Tortured justice crying Uncle Sam
Water-boarding sore loser surfers capsized
Don’t Gitmo satisfaction Cubano misfires
No commentsHOW FAR IS IT ….
The menacing clouds of war
Often pounce to create havoc,
The pigeons of peace
Scared and scattered, fly away.
The storm of hatred
The storm of enmity
The storm of death
The storm of destruction,
These devastating forces
Design the ugly face of war.
No commentsBRIO TRIO
Renewal of liberty fair-minded justice
Universal What the Health insurance
A-OK – serving All Our Kids
No commentsthat’s the way life be
Oakland, CA – 02/27 – HUMANIST HALL – USA – REGINALD J. LOCKETT’S BACKYARD BOOGIE OF THE SPIRITS
REGINALD J. LOCKETT’S BACKYARD BOOGIE OF THE SPIRITS |
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| When |
02/27
7:00pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
390 27th Street
Oakland, CA, USA 94612 |
| Other Info | REGINALD J. LOCKETT’S BACKYARD BOOGIE OF THE SPIRITS A POETIC MUSICAL TRIBUTE FOR AN OAKTOWN TREASURE featuring THE WORDWIND CHORUS (Q.R. Hand Jr, Brian Auerbach & Lewis Jordan) AL YOUNG (former CA State Poet Laureate) ANTHONY J. SMITH & ELIZA SHEFLER MARTHA CINADER & TONY MIMS AVOTCJA (Poet) & VAL SERRANT (Steel Drum) devorah major (former S.F. Poet Laureate) OPAL PALMER-ADISA (Poet) JULIAN CARROLL (Jazz Poet) JACK & ADELLE FOLEY (performance Poets) H.D. MOE (Poet), MARK G (Poet) PHAVIA kUJICHAGULIA (Poet/Musician) KAMAU SEITU (Poet/Drums) MUZIKI ROBERSON (Piano) LADY BIANCA (Oaktown’s Blues Diva) WANDA SABIR (Poet), KIM SHUCK (Poet) KARLA BRUNDAGE (Poet) ADAM DAVID MILLER (Poet) TUREEDA MIKELL (Poet) KATHERINE HASTINGS (Poet) @ HUMANIST HALL 390 27th Street Oakland, CA 94612 Friday February 27th 7PM Sharp!!!-10M Free Admission (No Host Bar) this is a Tribute, a Celebration, a Memorial come & celebrate a Bay Area treasure!!! |
Petaluma, CA – 01/29 – Petaluma Arts Center – USA – Poetic Symmetry
Poetic Symmetry |
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| When |
01/29
8:00pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
230 Lakeville Street
Petaluma, CA, USA 94952 At the corner of Lakeville and East D Streets. |
| Other Info | CANCELLED!!! Martha and Tony Mims will be joined by Carltrent on percussion and Paul Neal on upright bass, for two sets from 8-10 pm, at this new venue in Petaluma. There is a $5 admission charge. |
A POSITIVE SPIRIT
Yes, day by day, year after year
While age peels layer after layer,
The seasons of life lose their glitter
Fearful, the spirit of life withers.
The most treasured life’s seasons
Slowly sail into the memories ocean,
Childhood and youth remain a passion
Enticing with ever-new hopes, often.
No commentsNikki Purrs
Soft nursing
5 solid minutes
of purr
paw peddling
like a kayak competitor
against ripples of my
60 year old river rib cage− Read more
No commentsNO HOLDS BARD 2009 RESOLUTIONS
20/20 VISION
XVI.
Phoenix ashes annulled in flames
Firebirds rekindling myths stoking embers
Scarlet plumage tickling storybook fancy
Stragglers playing catch-up left behind
No commentsCharley Plays a Tune
Crippled with arthritis
and Alzheimer’s,
in a dark rented room,
Charley plays
melancholic melodies
on a dust filled
harmonica he
found abandoned
on a playground of sand
years ago by a handful of children Read more
No comments20/20 Vision XVII
Who invented Euclidean geometry anyway
Pretzel logic twisted into shape
RR-Xing diminishing perspective tunnel vision
Parallel line horizons eventually merge
No commentsMother, Edith, at 98
Edith, in this nursing home
blinded with macular degeneration,
I come to you with your blurry
eyes, crystal sharp mind,
your countenance of grace−
as yesterday’s winds
I have chosen to consume you
and take you away.
No commentsHarvest Time
A Métis Indian lady, drunk,
hands blanketed over as in prayer,
over a large brown fruit basket
naked of fruit, no vine, no vineyard
inside−approaches the Edmonton,
Alberta adoption agency.
There are only spirit gods
inside her empty purse. Read more
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