—Poem and Photos By Caschwa (Carl Bernard Schwartz),
Sacramento, CA
I AM A SIMPLE MAN
when I bite into a combination burrito
I don’t need to know the names of all
the ingredients and their origins and
derivations
leave me alone to enjoy the taste
when I check the weather forecast to
see if it’s likely to rain, I don’t need to be
reminded how our terrestrial equator
projects beyond Earth to some celestial
equator, giving us a Solstice twice a year
leave me alone to enjoy the raindrops
when I feel in the mood to tap my feet
in time to some music, I don’t need to
know whether the lead violin player is
stroking upbow or downbow, or whether
the bass drum player has lost his place
and is just guessing
leave me alone to enjoy the music
when I begin to read a poem, I don’t need
to know what the top academic minds in
the world have to say about the format,
semantics, techniques, or accents
leave me alone to enjoy the flow
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Thanks, Caschwa! Love the line about the bass drum—been there myself, I have….
Today (Sat. 12/18), from 6-7:30pm, Poetry Art Walk in Placerville presents “Bringing Back the Light” Winter’s Solstice Open Mic, 2021 at Toogood Cellars, 304 Main St., Placerville.
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—Medusa
when I bite into a combination burrito
I don’t need to know the names of all
the ingredients and their origins and
derivations
leave me alone to enjoy the taste
when I check the weather forecast to
see if it’s likely to rain, I don’t need to be
reminded how our terrestrial equator
projects beyond Earth to some celestial
equator, giving us a Solstice twice a year
leave me alone to enjoy the raindrops
when I feel in the mood to tap my feet
in time to some music, I don’t need to
know whether the lead violin player is
stroking upbow or downbow, or whether
the bass drum player has lost his place
and is just guessing
leave me alone to enjoy the music
when I begin to read a poem, I don’t need
to know what the top academic minds in
the world have to say about the format,
semantics, techniques, or accents
leave me alone to enjoy the flow
________________________
Thanks, Caschwa! Love the line about the bass drum—been there myself, I have….
Today (Sat. 12/18), from 6-7:30pm, Poetry Art Walk in Placerville presents “Bringing Back the Light” Winter’s Solstice Open Mic, 2021 at Toogood Cellars, 304 Main St., Placerville.
________________________
—Medusa
Bringing Back the Light
—Photo by Caschwa
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Would you like to be a SnakePal?
All you have to do is send poetry and/or
photos and artwork to
kathykieth@hotmail.com. We post
work from all over the world, including
that which was previously published.
Just remember:
the snakes of Medusa are always hungry—
for poetry, of course!
