tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250581582011-04-21T22:19:22.345-07:00Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609168940219529303noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25058158.post-1145975090066735582006-04-25T07:19:00.000-07:002006-04-25T07:24:50.076-07:00How blessed was the day of the happily gay<br />When our friends were companions in truth<br />Before we were hated and adulterated<br />In manner perverse and uncouth.<br /><br />How larkingly fun and uncluttered by pun<br />Was our discourse in years of yore<br />But now we're oppressêd by what once caressêd,<br />Ashamed and afraid to adore.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25058158-114597509006673558?l=squarebards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609168940219529303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25058158.post-1145398838972077202006-04-18T14:07:00.000-07:002006-04-18T15:38:47.206-07:00this is a 3 part vocal poem to try with some friends. feel free to add to it as you see fit.<br /><br />doom [baaaaah nap] {the pilot lighter is out.}<br /><br />doom [wap woop] {the pilot lighter is out.}<br /><br />doom [baaaah nap] {it is cold in the house}<br /><br />da [wap woop] {it is cold in the house}<br /><br />doom [doo dickey] {in the house}<br /><br />doom [boom boom] {in the house}<br /><br />doom [wow wow] {in the house}<br /><br />da [waaaa wa wow] {in the house}<br /><br />"insert james brown break beat" ["insert experimentalist jams"] {with ein maus mit ein kittens mit ein mittens}<br /><br />doom [doo dickey] {in the house}<br /><br />doom [boom boom] {in the house}<br /><br />doom [wow wow] {in the house}<br /><br />da [waaaa wa wow] {in the house}<br /><br />how do you light the pilot light? answers on a postcard/broken 7" please.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25058158-114539883897207720?l=squarebards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039888165404756932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25058158.post-1143993700696748152006-04-02T09:00:00.000-07:002006-04-02T09:01:40.706-07:00<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">The room is rather kitsch</p> <p class="MsoNormal">like a purple velvet shoe.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I can feel good-taste go, ‘Whoosh,’</p> <p class="MsoNormal">by my ear like a flying fish;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">it’s what I want to do.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I lace up a shoe</p> <p class="MsoNormal">grimacing as I do;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I feel the Nike ‘Whoosh,’</p> <p class="MsoNormal">and redden at the kitsch –</p> <p class="MsoNormal">my sole pierced like a fish.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wondering what to do,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I catch the scent of fish:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">open the fridge and ‘Whoosh!’</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Like a well-aimed shoe</p> <p class="MsoNormal">it hits me. How very kitsch;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">this lilac room of fish</p> <p class="MsoNormal">is something worse than kitsch.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And yet your ghost flies ‘Whoosh!’</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The little things you do</p> <p class="MsoNormal">are summed up by that shoe</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">That lies amidst the kitsch.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I know that I miss you.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">in a gentle ‘Whoosh,’</p> <p class="MsoNormal">my life sinks like a fish;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know what to do.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25058158-114399370069674815?l=squarebards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609168940219529303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25058158.post-1143723635673030282006-03-30T04:57:00.001-08:002006-03-30T05:00:35.683-08:00I <br />don't <br />know <br />how <br />much <br />more <br />of this <br />plop <br />plop<br />on<br />the<br />shelter<br />i<br />can<br />take<br /><br />If<br />the<br />bus<br />does<br />not<br />come<br />soon<br />i<br />think<br />i'll<br />have<br />to<br />scream<br />and<br />walk<br />home<br />wet<br /><br />asaphite (30/03/06)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25058158-114372363567303028?l=squarebards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609168940219529303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25058158.post-1143723488672486202006-03-30T04:57:00.000-08:002006-03-30T04:58:08.680-08:00fibble fobble fop.<br /><br />when on one foot i hop.<br /><br />the day is long and the rain may hail.<br /><br />i check my messages using email.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25058158-114372348867248620?l=squarebards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039888165404756932noreply@blogger.com1