bluebeard

I followed the path on the old weathered map with the
abnormally elaborate compass rose
the ‘N’ a tangle in briars and thorns,
soon,
I came to a room
the sign on the door said “Bluebeard’s Closet”
I turned the dingy knob with a chill
knowing just what to expect
but found only a few wire hangers looking lonesome.

the faerie tales from my side of the world
viewed with curiosity and suspicion,
are dead here,

diffused, empty,
they are all rendered impotent by Asia
land of shiny crows and Buddhas
fox weddings and kappa dragging kids to the bottoms of rivers,
dragons and sun goddesses eclipse
Pandora and Cinderella,
Rapunzel and Persephone

a black cat crossed my path today,
and somehow I knew that the bad luck
spread by it, did not exist here
I rolled over its invisible path with careless
tires, but I don’t whistle after dark because in
Japan it brings snakes.

fox wedding+++ oops forgot to post this one...

okay, did you see akira kurosawa's dreams?
you know th fox wedding part?
we are going today to the fox wedding ceremony
in the town where the myth originated,
i am so excited,
i'll post my bad poetry tomorrow,,
and it is bad!
sorry for not being in touch,
it is a golden week, a string of holidays here,
we have been driving in the mountains everyday,
poetry soon!

i have a word for you..
connections'
from page 419 of the lonely planet guide to japan,
6th edition.

I'd have to think to write worse.

Elephants think laws barbarities
and mice do just as they please
and in the zoo the monkey rages
and the lions and zebras in their cages
don't give a damn about Kepler or Newton
about Bush or Chirac or Moon Chung-in or Putin
So gravity pulls, markets are bulls
how does that impact the lifestyles of gulls?
and on the whole they're luckier than we
unless it happens their destiny be
to shed their feathers and their furs
and end their days as a coat or a purse.

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The Word of the Day - "barbarities"

From page 169 of Robinson Crusoe.

OK. I don't know if you're still in this with me, but I hope to hear from you. Good luck.