Sunday, October 03, 2010

after three days


after three days the stone was moved
time behind us new day today 
here the mirror the universe you make as you wish 

¡Holacome out of your shell day
Sol has the amps plugged and ready 
Venus laughs sweet and will mix the drinks Tikki Tavi 

whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers
that you do unto me 
remember this this is important
Ganesh lost his head to Shiva
enraged Parvathi said save him
and Shiva did 
with a sleeping elephant of all things 
large ears to listen more
small mouth to talk less
axe in one hand to cut ties
rope in another to pull nearer
a third hand to bless
a fourth to toss out 
really 

the tomb was empty just the words "I'm not there"
scrawled in red paint 
10 earths can stack inside a fiery solar plume
riding a whale on the Sea of Cortez
squirtin horseclams on Osprey Island
playing pounce with Mao Zedong
back in time my father 18 
a skinny sailor home on shore leave 
Los Angeles 1958

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