Tuesday, April 12, 2011

National Poetry Month: Clown Among Night Flowers

Clown Among Night Flowers

crumpled newspaper
of crimson laughter
haunting city streets

yellow piano bar signs
flutter like fields
of neon flowers

form is
everywhere

          the man with
          loosened tie
          and tired eyes

          the dirty feet
          of souls wasting
          time

          the on-duty
          light of a taxi
          swishing by

saxophone song pretzels
exhale sensually
and a crumpled newspaper
fills
like a sail
           and
                      flies
                                      away.

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