Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
You Whispered
You whispered my name.
My name enjoyed it.
You turned breath
into syllables,
and they rented my ear.
I wouldn't say I'm a fool,
per se (others may). I
would say I'm a specialized
fool working exclusively
for you, and that whisper
of yours has a certain
command of the situation.
hans ostrom 2017
My name enjoyed it.
You turned breath
into syllables,
and they rented my ear.
I wouldn't say I'm a fool,
per se (others may). I
would say I'm a specialized
fool working exclusively
for you, and that whisper
of yours has a certain
command of the situation.
hans ostrom 2017
Spare
Spare furnishings. Bare
beams. Spare
has an extra meaning
meaning extra.
How can a spare rib
be a spare
rib when it isn't extra
on any single envoi
of a ribbed species?
Oh, spare me. Spare
me the lecture. Spare
me please, please I
beg you. 8+ billion
of us & no spare Earth.
hans ostrom 2017
beams. Spare
has an extra meaning
meaning extra.
How can a spare rib
be a spare
rib when it isn't extra
on any single envoi
of a ribbed species?
Oh, spare me. Spare
me the lecture. Spare
me please, please I
beg you. 8+ billion
of us & no spare Earth.
hans ostrom 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Rational Dreamer
"By one estimate, . . . people dream through half their waking hours."
--The Atlantic, October 2017
The mind is smarter than us. It knows
living's a strain, at best. So it wants
to dream, flushing the toxins of perception
from receptors of reality. It orders
body to sleep. Even when
body's awake, half the time mind
goes down an alley or into a clearing,
gossips with the past, or drifts
to the edge of the crowd.
Mind is a professional and will
concentrate if necessary. But
the world is dangerous, and many
people in power are insane
and depraved, so mind likes
to keep its distance. It is perhaps
most rational when it's dreaming.
hans ostrom 2017
--The Atlantic, October 2017
The mind is smarter than us. It knows
living's a strain, at best. So it wants
to dream, flushing the toxins of perception
from receptors of reality. It orders
body to sleep. Even when
body's awake, half the time mind
goes down an alley or into a clearing,
gossips with the past, or drifts
to the edge of the crowd.
Mind is a professional and will
concentrate if necessary. But
the world is dangerous, and many
people in power are insane
and depraved, so mind likes
to keep its distance. It is perhaps
most rational when it's dreaming.
hans ostrom 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Monday, October 16, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Awful Bog
That the U.S. president's speech
has declined into bits of blather,
a handful of flaccid bigoted prods,
and droplets of rancid smarm
sharply summarizes the state
of the nation's health. He is where
he should not be because our sense
and sensibilities continue sunk
in an awful bog.
hans ostrom 2017
has declined into bits of blather,
a handful of flaccid bigoted prods,
and droplets of rancid smarm
sharply summarizes the state
of the nation's health. He is where
he should not be because our sense
and sensibilities continue sunk
in an awful bog.
hans ostrom 2017
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Monday, October 9, 2017
Italian Coffee Pot
Caffeine priest in a silver
cassock. Octagonal alchemist.
Silver bird gargling dark steam.
It is in the pantheon of small,
essential pots that lead us
kindly into our daily labors.
It is the beloved mayor of the
stove. It is a three-part harmony
of form and function.
hans ostrom 2017
cassock. Octagonal alchemist.
Silver bird gargling dark steam.
It is in the pantheon of small,
essential pots that lead us
kindly into our daily labors.
It is the beloved mayor of the
stove. It is a three-part harmony
of form and function.
hans ostrom 2017
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