Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Michael McLaughlin

PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED POSTCARD # 30
Rauschenberg Port Arthur TX

rockets falling off
their launching pads
oil refinery flying whales.

Janis Joplin
Jimmy Johnson of the Cowboys.
Filling in that gap
between the two.

It’s as if the materials
collaborate
when humans are not
around

Merce Cunningham
Barbara Billingsly.
Wally, The Beav, Hugh Downs.

Houston?
Can you read me?
Over.

You’re in a situation
that is serious
and you’ve left all the faucets
on.

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