Of Jeff (on a Rainy Day)

Rain rain go away
feel you less and less each day
june to june and may to may
that I loved, i love now nay.

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4.11.2009

twisted tree
outside my door
with purple buds
and nothing more

and so outside
to walk john goes
then comes back in
with pollen nose

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Saucy

I poetry'd him
And he poetry'd me
In the night
In the poetry'ing rain
Under the awning
Which poetry'd us
From saturation
(but I did still)

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Sundays with John

sunday morning dripping down
and thick with syrup sin
smeared with butter lustily
and slippery smile-ing

sideways forking pancakes as
you derby-read results
fries and toast like humor wry
with eyes which wetly waltz

over mouths that soft and warm
and not unlike this stack
lift sweet and map-ly, griddle-born
to pillow-lips and smack!

scrambled or like sunday morn
o'er easy eggy-wegs
strawberry and mixed fruit jam
you spread and I my legs

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