Re: Anne Waldman poetry

> Mr Zodiac wrote:
> 
>> Pharaoh
>> 
>> The pharaohs are dead.
>> Their sarcophagi lie in modern museums,
>> their bodies ground for philters long ago.
>> No candle charms this pharaoh's eye
>> and no elixir draws him to my flame.
>> Oh, I may wrap my limbs in myrrh and linen,
>> chant my mantras on and on for years
>> and never bring him nearer.
>> 
>> My magic fails me,
>> I have no skill with spells or pentagrams.
>> The dead are dead,
>> and he will molder more
>> before I ever pull him back.
>> 
>> -Anne Waldman
>> 
> 
> 
> Outstanding poetry from one of my favorite Beat poets....!



Anne Waldman poetry

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VLShTtJqd-g&is=fyS0lbX_Qg72U9KF 


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