Once Upon A Napkin
for Marian Eikelhof
i.
as hungry as birds, these fuckin’ poets
in no seconds flat, they’ve pecked everything up
ii.
as hungry as birds,
these let-loose poets
two seconds flat, they’ve pecked everything up
picked everything up
not even scraps left for a slow swift from Holland
for a rooster from New Providence
left to cluck out a poem upon a napkin
meant for cookies and cakes
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2009
12:26 p.m. 27.05.09
for Marian Eikelhof
i.
as hungry as birds, these fuckin’ poets
in no seconds flat, they’ve pecked everything up
ii.
as hungry as birds,
these let-loose poets
two seconds flat, they’ve pecked everything up
picked everything up
not even scraps left for a slow swift from Holland
for a rooster from New Providence
left to cluck out a poem upon a napkin
meant for cookies and cakes
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2009
12:26 p.m. 27.05.09
posted by Obie Quiet at 4:37 AM
2 Comments:
My goodness Obediah, you are by far my best poetic discovery in blogland yet. How do I get your books? I'm off to see whether I can order them online from all the way down here in Australia. Your words sing in my ear, then ring for days round me head. Beautiful.
Maxine, fellow poet, I appreciate your response. My two most recent books you can find on Lulu.com. You can purchase hard copies or e-books. I am grateful for your interest and for your poetry which is quite excellent also.
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/seventy-poems/4048894
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/open-testament/4018993
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