this evening
that I was invited to
by a friend
couldn’t get out of it
met an interesting woman
German she was
t a l l
sad looking
world weary
we were both
looking to escape
we had a sense of being
on the same frequency
her ability to drink
a copious amount
of schnapps
was quite impressive
quite staggering…literally
we left
grabbed some pizza
to go
to room 421
we made
our own party
or at a friend’s house
mid-january
some christmas lights are still on
holding on to joy
it’s been twenty years
since she died so needlessly
a drink in her honor
Noren curtains are often seen in Japan in places of business and in homes. For businesses, they’re hung outside to indicate that they are open and they help to dress things up outside by providing a little color. Both businesses and homes use them to provide some privacy and it’s said that Noren curtains give protection from bad spirits that may be circulating about. We can all use some more protection from those guys. The only spirits I want in my house besides friendly ones, are the ones that come in bottles and have names like Jack Daniels or Jim Beam.
on the beach
sometimes it caresses it
gently like a lover
but not tonight
It’s not a night
where I’d want
to be at sea
wind whipped waves
crashing
ship groaning
up and down
across the sea
a crazed rollercoaster
meanwhile…
back on shore
beach umbrellas
carelessly left up
take off
into the darkness
of the sky
like on 24 Left
at LAX
powered by jet winds
at night, same moon
january snow
just shoveled- resting
look outside- snowing again
snow crunching
underfoot, under tires
birds looking for food