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“It isn't enough for your heart to break

because everybody's heart is broken now.” - Allen Ginsberg

 

we are all brittle and spotless and so infinite

standing under the same endless spark blue sky

staring through the generations of madness

to find a reason for this seeming insignificance

and god is not the reason but man is the reason

man and his eternal need to cause suffering to

those who deserve better and now i ask of you

to shed your life and shed your light and join me

in the beautiful, noble race for death through

peace and whispers and lord let the electrons

flow through my fingers as i kiss your cheek.

◄ a cinquain for a troubled mind

the gospel according to logic ►

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Mae Foreman

Wed 27th Nov 2019 11:15

Hi Stuart! I haven't been much on WOL lately but I logged in to tell you that I ran across your analysis of the Howl, it was you wasn't it? And I loved it! I'm a big fan of Ginsberg's and the beat generation; in fact I'm currently reading "On The Road" as well as a huge volume of Ginsberg's poems and I'm loving them! Great job on that analysis and on the poem!
Thank you?

Mae

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Stu Buck

Tue 31st May 2016 08:36

cheers both, i like this one too. makes me want to travel at night.

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Martin Elder

Mon 30th May 2016 23:14

Magnificent Stu absolutely magnificent. The endless spark of sky.
Brillant

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raypool

Mon 30th May 2016 22:08

This has all the maturity of a well formed mind Stu, which you obviously possess. I like the way you draw in the reader in a prayer of participation. This makes death seem transcendental. (Let's hope).

Ray

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Stu Buck

Mon 30th May 2016 19:10

thanks david, i've spent the day re-reading 'on the road' by jack kerouac (can you tell?) and it has had a much more potent effect on me this time round i think.

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