All That Good Stuff

klipschutz

take the prose of a poem the teeth of a grin
lost weekend of a savior heyday of a has-been

golf shoes of a president a jew’s christmas cheer
a punchline in german the court eunuch’s leer

warren beatty’s crow’s feet johnny depp’s address book
the mouth of a mime the vow of a crook

take a scrivener’s eyes a blackmailer’s file
straightedge of a schoolmarm a judge’s denial

the twitch of a surgeon a divorcée’s glow
repose of a greyhound a yes man’s hell no

the staple from a centerfold bouquet of a bride
stand in line for a seat bite down hard, open wide

take an open house tour through a boychild’s wet dream
hey diddle diddle don’t make a scene

take the prose of a poem and a guilt-wracked scapegoat
hey nonny nonny death row clears its throat

Guitar by Chuck Prophet

klipschutz (pen name of Kurt Lipschutz) is the author of several books of poetry, including This Drawn & Quartered Moon (Anvil Press, 2013) and The Erection of Scaffolding for the Re-Painting of Heaven by the Lowest Bidder (o.p.). A Visit to the Ranch & other poems, his collection of San Francisco and Pacific Northwest poems, was issued by Last Word Press in October 2015. He also co-edits the collectible quarterly Four by Two, and writes songs with Chuck Prophet.

November 20, 2017 Season: Winter 2017 Section(s): audio, poetry

All That Good Stuff

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