Alphabet Consommé,
a perpetual broth, simmering
with stories we eat, that build
our blood and bone.
Saturated, steeped, marinated in meaning,
letters and words are no longer merely
dry noodles in the soup.
The stories become us
like hot fashion
year after year.
Things seem to clarify.
…
© DLWhite
4.30.24 Poem
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Minnows for Dinner
Hook, line, and sinker, I’d like to
lure you into the river of similarities
with fishing and the writing of poetry.
You get up, gear up, go out and wade
into the day. Sit. Stand. Fish.
The time, day, month, season, the weather,
the gear you did or did not bring, all swim
in your memory and nibble at your plans.
Whether you go out and don’t get
the catch you might have thought,
you go anyway.
Sometimes, it’s just
minnows for dinner
…
© DLWhite
April 2024
Keyword Poem
Dimensional Frost
Robert Frost, calls to us
from another dimension.
He is writing a poem about
a road he took that didn’t
make any difference at all.
Robert Frost, calls to us
from another dimension.
Do what you want, he says.
…
© DLWhite
Poem 4.30.24
While picking litter
a folded up profundity
slipped into my fingers
ballpoint on lined paper ...
And what did it say?
You had to have been there.
Or, you could just up and go there now
…
Poem
DLWhite
April 30, 2024
On & Off
Moving through the veils
Slowly; encountering fewer
possible knots
Calling into existence
How often and loud
As if simply
On & Off
…
Poem
DLWhite
4.30.24
How am I?
Let me pick a few ripe fruits
from invisible trees in this garden,
I swear we're standing in right now.
Would you like a tour?
Or, we can sit a bit.
I'll fix you a plate.
…
Poem
Copyright David L White
April 21, 2024, 8:15 AM
.......
Whittling Kindling
You thought the time spent on the porch
might get you a bird or a whistle,
a whale, turtle, pipe.
You paid attention to proper knives,
care and cleaning, and the
just right wood.
In the end you merely added shavings
to the fire that warmed your life.
A ghost of smoke now.
…
© David L White
April 18, 2024
Thursday morning poem
Here is one of only a few Speedball Dandelions in my first book.
I do NOT mean it to indicate that I ever had any artistic tendencies.
Except for a few speedball black ink dandelions
I made no attempts at artistic embellishments
in my first handwritten book of poetry.
.....
.....
There is no door - 1974
They Say
There may be some gems in here.
You might have to blow the dust a bit.
Critical minerals might require some smelting.
You get what you pay for.
They say.
…
Copyright David White
March 10, 2024, 5:40 AM
Keyword Poetry
The idea has recently been
that the legend is supplied
for you and the map requires
you to fill in the blank page.
It's an idea, a work in progress.
Sweet Dreams
the day was enough of a day
nothing to pack or put away
explain, define, approve, acquire
nothing left to wonder till
far tomorrow seeming distant
slipping between the sheets
the temperature perfect
the humidity A-okay
this old body feels - agreeable
stretching a bit to find a place
every place better than fine
even more than comfortable
no aches, pains, worries, concerns
the breathing ... breathing easily
Sweet dreams soon and
good, good night
…
© David L White
4/6/2020 poem
Nothing to it
When there’s nowhere to go
and nothing to do
I go there
and do
that.
No promise but proximity.
No direction but desire.
Nothing to it.
…
April 12th Hobo Anthem since ever when 1973, or 2, who knows?
There were hobos stirring soup in the Kettle of Creation.
Fish stories.
Mostly.
(c) David L White
4.12.24
Announcing
The Gardun of Edun
Dinner Theater
Three Shows Daily
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Complete Gift Shop
Shirts, hats, mugs, and
palm fronds autographed
by Adam and Eve.
Apple Juggling Seminar
with God and the Serpent
during intermission on
Fridays and Saturdays only.
Family photos at a facade
of The Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil located
in the Gift Shop.
Parking available
for passenger cars
and tour busses.
Group rates available.
* * * * * * * * * *
IMPORTANT
Entrance to the Garden itself ONLY
if you are able to strip yourself of
the need to know. Clothing optional.
No photos inside.
You will be escorted out, incrementally, by the frequency
and intensity of your own judgments. Do Not Judge.
* asterisk
We use “un” in garden and eden, instead of “en” to
indicate that the perfection of the garden has never
wavered inasmuch as it is:
UNspoken
UNmeasured
UNlabeled
UNmentioned
UNjudged
Judge less. Do your best.
…
The Gardun of Edun is located
in the East Wing of the
Alphabet Zoupe Memorial Library
And will be fully operational by
Hobo Daze - April 12th, 2024
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(c) David L White 4/4/24
