Re: Anne Waldman poetry

Mr Zodiac <[email protected]> posted:
> 
> > > > > 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....! 

Again, great selection from one of my all-time favorite poets.

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