who some call God
without a sense of humour;
humour; and paradox:
sadness brings humility,
humility catches God’s ear…
now you’re laughing for sheer joy.
And have you heard this one…:
you can’t take anything from this world
without the world taking something from you…
isn’t that the best joke that ever was…?
Cows, who ruminate as well as Rumi ever did
Call it the Unified Field Theory.
see as their life’s blessings:first, He gave them the opium poppy:so that if they chose, an easy wealthwould kill their fellow men all round the worldwith its addiction; which they themselves could claimwas not at all their fault..and easy wealth would give them timefor Allah’s second curse: the manly thrillof fighting and of killing; to…
I should stop wearing surfing shortsbelow my belly fold.
those which were, no longer are;those to come are not yet here.The former days are past;the future days are yet to come…but only to pass away in their turn..Today exists.. but only in this momentin which we speak, this moment now…already, its first hours have passed;the hours that remain do not yet exist;they will come,…
without incident
eating away at the gateposthave braved it up the path tothe doorstep wherethe four a.m. milkman depositsthe milk and bottled juice; it must have beenan exciting discovery, the bottles all dewy, cool,in the early mist of dawn anda promising ring of sweet liquidjust below the aluminium caps of someso as I pick up the bottles,…
Forwards. Sideways.Sideways. Back…Victor Sylvester, Victor Sylvester,I thought of you yester-day, white tie and tails,trousers as tightas a ball without a ballroom,Cuban Romeo moustache andpatent leather hair…drumming out strict tempothe tempo of our liveslearning to dance girlfriendsinto bed or into wives…do they still teach ballroomto your hissing records,down in Cheam or Purley,head up, shiny shoes,pressed tight,…
