"Dennis Perrin" <dperrin at comcast.net> suggested
> Ginsberg, Rita Dove, Bukowski (not for everyone!), even some
> James Dickey.
> Also, there's Kerouac's American haikus.
Oh, yes, absolutely Bukowski. How could I forget him? Here's one that seems apropos the occasion:
it's a shame
Charles Bukowski
a great mind and a good body seldom go together. or a great body and a good mind. or a great body and a great mind.
but worse, a not so good mind and a not so good body often go together.
in fact, that's almost the entire populace. and all these reproducing more of themselves.
is there any wonder why the world is where it's at now?
just notice the creature sitting near you in a movie house or standing ahead of you in a supermarket line. or giving a State of the Union Address.
that the gods have let us go on this long this badly.
as the snail comes crawling home to manna.
John