The Art of Listening
The Art of Listening
by shawn misener
this world orbits dimensions unsure of themselves
and these tiny creatures inside me rule everything
eyebrows raise while eyeballs fly
to the tune of the fourth stooge, an indomitable spirit
whose spit makes rain on our heads
his purple smoke fills dreams like paper balloons
LISTEN-
the drive-through window is accepting hieroglyphs
and applications for unemployment in outer space
or sweet, sweet death for the happy scratch-off winners
with imploding mansions and cars melting into pudding
life has burrowed itself away in a discarded kiwi
LISTEN-
there is nothing there
and therefore no need for a proper search (engine)
peanuts have become fuel for our time machines
LISTEN-
the maestro is asking you to roll one up for him as well
and either you do or you don’t, it’s that simple
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Hmm. This would make a good Hiyao Miyazaki film. George Washington Carver would be happy to hear about the peanuts becoming fuel for time machines. Douglas Adams is the one who mans the outer space unemployment office.
Your imaginative genius calibrates exponentially like a young man becoming a god on a single trip up the escalator! I look forward to the book!
you’re from faerytale land! i’m a native!
Close. A peninsula. Shaped like a mitten.
calliope would be another great muse to have. cool poem. i would like sensible fruit with it over fries.
even the blog is kiwi coloured. are you from a tiny island?
Cerebella— Here’s a link to another discarded kiwi:
http://calliopenerve.blogspot.com/2009/02/little-god-in-yellow-hat.html
wow. really cool i pointed to bring it up, then. i have my fair share of standbys, myself. kiwis are deliciously sloppy.
Thanks. “Discarded kiwi” has made itself visible in about four of my poems. I’m not sure why. I usually eat them rather than throw them out.
Seems like a great experiment in self exploration. Who knows though, I like this regardless. One of my favorites by Misener. This would fit easily into one of my favorite poetry books of all time:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-New-French-Poetry/David-Kelley/e/9781852242602
a discarded kiwi. great poem. write on, shawn misener.