Sunny days washing the rain away
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!! come out & play!
100% humidity ain't nuthin'
step outside & eat a muffin
sho nuff it's crumbly & soggy
but, hey, at least your lawn ain't boggy.
Look at the bright side
when you're outside
cuz this is the summer
& it can be a bummer
but only if you allow it
so hit the garden & plow it.
Distracting mind from wet
cuz this is as good as it'll get
gotta make the most of it
have a party & be the host of it
white t-shirt bash in the cool rain;
mammalian protuberances big & plain.
What a groovy way
to spend a day
checking out A & T
of folks so very pretty
& gathered 'round the yard;
oh, yeah, bodies cut & hard...
mmmm, hard bodies...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
FYGS Summer Series
Da Butcha shoppe will make an appearance on stage at FYGS ...
Thursday, July 30 - 7pm FREE
FYGS Cafe at Bell Tower Square
60 Island Street - Lawrence, MA
Music, Dance, & Poetry.
Thursday, July 30 - 7pm FREE
FYGS Cafe at Bell Tower Square
60 Island Street - Lawrence, MA
Music, Dance, & Poetry.
Friday, July 24, 2009
YWCA Taste of Summer Celebration!
Come Have Fun!
Taste of Summer Celebration!
Taste of Summer Celebration!
Taste of Summer Celebration!
Fun Evening to Benefit the YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Join us for a fun evening at Glory Restaurant in Andover
As The Savings Bank sponsors the YWCA Taste of Summer Celebration!
The night will include hearty, delicious hors d'oeuvres, as well as artisanal beer samplings from local brewer Wachusett Brewery. The night promises dancing under the disco ball and give-aways!
Your reservation payment of $50, automatically enters you for a chance to win a fabulous iPod Touch!!
This iPod is 8GBs of Multi-Touch power to let you play hours of music, watch a movie or surf the web! Comes with a $50 pre-paid music card so you can download your favorite songs through iTunes.com!! This iPod Touch and music card have been generously donated by Basilicato & Levesque.
Proceeds from this event will help fund the YWCA's Breast Cancer Program,
as well as all progrms and services offered to community women and children served by the YWCA of Greater Lawrence.
Pre-registration is recommended as reservations are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Make your reservation today for just $50 by clicking: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6916391
Where & When
Glory Restaurant
19 Essex Street, Andover, MA
Friday, August 21, 2009
7:30pm to 10:00pm
Fun Evening to Benefit the YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Join us for a fun evening at Glory Restaurant in Andover
As The Savings Bank sponsors the YWCA Taste of Summer Celebration!
The night will include hearty, delicious hors d'oeuvres, as well as artisanal beer samplings from local brewer Wachusett Brewery. The night promises dancing under the disco ball and give-aways!
Your reservation payment of $50, automatically enters you for a chance to win a fabulous iPod Touch!!
This iPod is 8GBs of Multi-Touch power to let you play hours of music, watch a movie or surf the web! Comes with a $50 pre-paid music card so you can download your favorite songs through iTunes.com!! This iPod Touch and music card have been generously donated by Basilicato & Levesque.
Proceeds from this event will help fund the YWCA's Breast Cancer Program,
as well as all progrms and services offered to community women and children served by the YWCA of Greater Lawrence.
Pre-registration is recommended as reservations are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Make your reservation today for just $50 by clicking: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6916391
Where & When
Glory Restaurant
19 Essex Street, Andover, MA
Friday, August 21, 2009
7:30pm to 10:00pm
About the YWCA of Greater Lawrence
The YWCA of Greater Lawrence has been an important voice for underserved women and children since its establishment in 1892. We help improve lives by offering comprehensive and wrap-around services to combat homelessness, poverty, domestic & sexual violence and illiteracy through diverse no-cost or low-cost programs such as the women's Breast Cancer Program and other health programs; housing serives; safe, after-school enrichment programs; domestic & sexual violence intervention programs; child care and a special Girl's Center, as well as swimming & fitness classes and summer day camp.
For more information about how the YWCA makes a difference in your community, visit our website at www.ywcalawrence.org
The YWCA of Greater Lawrence has been an important voice for underserved women and children since its establishment in 1892. We help improve lives by offering comprehensive and wrap-around services to combat homelessness, poverty, domestic & sexual violence and illiteracy through diverse no-cost or low-cost programs such as the women's Breast Cancer Program and other health programs; housing serives; safe, after-school enrichment programs; domestic & sexual violence intervention programs; child care and a special Girl's Center, as well as swimming & fitness classes and summer day camp.
For more information about how the YWCA makes a difference in your community, visit our website at www.ywcalawrence.org
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For any questions about the event, please email Susan McNeff at smcneff@ywcalawrence.org.
See you for a great time at Glory Restaurant on August 21st!!
See you for a great time at Glory Restaurant on August 21st!!
Rainy Night Flight Fright
Rainy Night Flight Fright
The freeway, wet, dark & shimmering,
stretches out before me in the rain
twisting & curving thru the countryside
headlight beams of oncoming vehicles
glance off the shiny surface
& blind unsuspecting drivers.
I am cautiously cruising to a gig,
a big break in my poetry career,
a high visibility show in Lowell
that will catapault my work & I
to beloved national poet status;
dollar signs shone green in my eyes.
I was on time, but lagging a bit,
darn thunder storms for weeks
had slowed life down to a crawl,
bridges & roads had been washed out;
if I kept at a steady pace all the way
I'd just make it to the event, early even.
Bright red break lights scream on
as fellow travelers romp down the pedal
due to an oncoming emergency
white/red/white/red blur into one
as a car ahead spins out of control
on my side of the thouroughfare.
I gracefully press down on the pedal
& slow to a crawl in the high speed lane
inches from the trailer in front of me
LED light glares from 12 recessed bulbs
I don my sunglasses & light a cigarette,
I've half a pack & a full tank, I'll make it.
The spinning car slows & comes to a stop
nose on the median & tail across the lane,
the high speed lane & now I'm stopped.
Camel Light embers glows brighter
as I take a poke to relax my nerves;
anxiety's rising, I'll be late for sure now.
Creep, creep, creep along at 5 mph
as cars on the right make way for merging
from the far left lane snaking around the spin-out.
At long last I'm in position to pass
I move past carefully looking at the car,
the bumper stickers seem familiar somehow.
I ease my car around the Blue Taurus
just like mine I think as I pass.
The driver turns to look at me
& thru the blood & sweat on his face
I recognise the driver & I scream,
"Oh MY God That's Me!!!"
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Be Here Now Festival, August 14-16
BANDS BRING MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO STARKS, ME
Tibetan, Indian, and Middle Eastern Musicians Join Line Up for Be Here Now Festival, August 14-16
With the addition of Tibetan, Indian, and Middle Eastern music to a lineup that already includes traditional West African, bluegrass, country, and jam bands, the Be Here Now festival scheduled for August 14-16 at Harry Brown's Farm in Starks, Maine.
Okbari, Natraj, and Penpa Tsering have all signed up to play at the August festival.
-- Okbari performs Ottoman classical and Turkish contemporary art music along with works from the Armenian and Anatolian folk traditions. Okbari also presents Arabic folk and classical music as well traditional songs from Greece and the Balkans. Okbari has released five albums since they formed in 1995, and play widely throughout the Northeast.
--Penpa Tsering, a world-class musician, singer and dancer, born in Tibet in 1963. He undertook an arduous 27-day trek over the Himalayas to Nepal. In 1989, he went to India where he was invited to join the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharmsala as a teacher and performer. During this time he toured to Japan, Thailand, Nepal and Finland. Now Penpa makes his home in the United States, exposing Americans to his intriguing culture. His presentation includes performances on sixteen different traditional instruments, including strings, pipes and horns; dance demonstrations and explanations of Tibetan philosophy and religion – a totally captivating performance.
-- Natraj seamlessly melds the classical music of India, traditional music from West Africa, and contemporary jazz to create its own unique and infectious style. Hard-driving African grooves and graceful Indian ragas meet in the band`s expansive jazz conception. Natraj captivates and excites audiences with its exotic textures, accessible melodies, and rhythmic energy. They will be joined by a special guest, Senegalese percussion master Lamine Toure.
Cowpasture Productions hopes to build on the success of “Harry Hoe-Down,” the first festival held on the site this season, where thousands of people braved the late June rains to bring to life Harry Brown's vision of “free people assembling freely.”
An icon of Maine's counter-culture, Brown has been hosting festivals on his land for nineteen years to support efforts to legalize marijuana in Maine. This season's festivals, though, are a realization of a larger vision of events that also celebrate free expression, cultural diversity, individual freedom, and respect for the Earth. For events at Harry Brown's Farm, we will commit 50% of our net profit to organize in support of ending marijuana prohibition through the Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative. www.mainecommonsense.org
The Be Here Now Festival will also include performances by:
-- Black Bear Moon, an ensemble that brings the infectious rhythms of traditional West African music to New England.
-- Trailer Trash, featuring Paul Dube on acoustic guitar and vocals and Ellen Lindsey on upright bass, blending country, blues, folk, and rock and roll to create music that will get you laughing, singing, and smiling. Winners of the 2008 Best Duo of the Year Award from the Pine Tree State Country Music Association.
-- The Brew, an innovative quartet that has developed a large and devoted following with their infectious grooves rooted in classic rock and seasoned with prog, jazz, reggae, world beat, indie, funk and orchestral pop influences.
-- Hot Day at the Zoo, rising stars in the roots music revival, a 4-piece string band that delivers foot-stomping down home jams guaranteed to get everyone dancing.
-- Trash Into Art, a community collective founded by multi-media performance artist Rijah Newell that uses giant puppets in energetic street theater pieces that promote environmental awareness.
-- One World Puppetry, bringing mystical creatures to life to enchant people of all ages.
-- RESISTDANCE, a dance troupe whose original performances help us connect with our history, our hopes, our collective responsibility, our pain, our joy, and challenges us to create something different in a world that stands on the brink.
-- STARMA Circus, a troupe of clowns, jugglers, and acrobats bringing circus arts to the stage and beyond.
Plus Lazzlo, Jordan Kaulbach, the Stoned Mountain Boyz, and many more performers to be announced as the festival draws closer.
Artists and healers will also be sharing their knowledge and skills in workshops throughout the weekend. There will be activities for children as well including yoga, puppet making, arts and crafts, and Jedi Knight Training.
For more information, please visit us at www.harryshill.com and www.mainecommonsense.org.
Tibetan, Indian, and Middle Eastern Musicians Join Line Up for Be Here Now Festival, August 14-16
With the addition of Tibetan, Indian, and Middle Eastern music to a lineup that already includes traditional West African, bluegrass, country, and jam bands, the Be Here Now festival scheduled for August 14-16 at Harry Brown's Farm in Starks, Maine.
Okbari, Natraj, and Penpa Tsering have all signed up to play at the August festival.
-- Okbari performs Ottoman classical and Turkish contemporary art music along with works from the Armenian and Anatolian folk traditions. Okbari also presents Arabic folk and classical music as well traditional songs from Greece and the Balkans. Okbari has released five albums since they formed in 1995, and play widely throughout the Northeast.
--Penpa Tsering, a world-class musician, singer and dancer, born in Tibet in 1963. He undertook an arduous 27-day trek over the Himalayas to Nepal. In 1989, he went to India where he was invited to join the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharmsala as a teacher and performer. During this time he toured to Japan, Thailand, Nepal and Finland. Now Penpa makes his home in the United States, exposing Americans to his intriguing culture. His presentation includes performances on sixteen different traditional instruments, including strings, pipes and horns; dance demonstrations and explanations of Tibetan philosophy and religion – a totally captivating performance.
-- Natraj seamlessly melds the classical music of India, traditional music from West Africa, and contemporary jazz to create its own unique and infectious style. Hard-driving African grooves and graceful Indian ragas meet in the band`s expansive jazz conception. Natraj captivates and excites audiences with its exotic textures, accessible melodies, and rhythmic energy. They will be joined by a special guest, Senegalese percussion master Lamine Toure.
Cowpasture Productions hopes to build on the success of “Harry Hoe-Down,” the first festival held on the site this season, where thousands of people braved the late June rains to bring to life Harry Brown's vision of “free people assembling freely.”
An icon of Maine's counter-culture, Brown has been hosting festivals on his land for nineteen years to support efforts to legalize marijuana in Maine. This season's festivals, though, are a realization of a larger vision of events that also celebrate free expression, cultural diversity, individual freedom, and respect for the Earth. For events at Harry Brown's Farm, we will commit 50% of our net profit to organize in support of ending marijuana prohibition through the Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative. www.mainecommonsense.org
The Be Here Now Festival will also include performances by:
-- Black Bear Moon, an ensemble that brings the infectious rhythms of traditional West African music to New England.
-- Trailer Trash, featuring Paul Dube on acoustic guitar and vocals and Ellen Lindsey on upright bass, blending country, blues, folk, and rock and roll to create music that will get you laughing, singing, and smiling. Winners of the 2008 Best Duo of the Year Award from the Pine Tree State Country Music Association.
-- The Brew, an innovative quartet that has developed a large and devoted following with their infectious grooves rooted in classic rock and seasoned with prog, jazz, reggae, world beat, indie, funk and orchestral pop influences.
-- Hot Day at the Zoo, rising stars in the roots music revival, a 4-piece string band that delivers foot-stomping down home jams guaranteed to get everyone dancing.
-- Trash Into Art, a community collective founded by multi-media performance artist Rijah Newell that uses giant puppets in energetic street theater pieces that promote environmental awareness.
-- One World Puppetry, bringing mystical creatures to life to enchant people of all ages.
-- RESISTDANCE, a dance troupe whose original performances help us connect with our history, our hopes, our collective responsibility, our pain, our joy, and challenges us to create something different in a world that stands on the brink.
-- STARMA Circus, a troupe of clowns, jugglers, and acrobats bringing circus arts to the stage and beyond.
Plus Lazzlo, Jordan Kaulbach, the Stoned Mountain Boyz, and many more performers to be announced as the festival draws closer.
Artists and healers will also be sharing their knowledge and skills in workshops throughout the weekend. There will be activities for children as well including yoga, puppet making, arts and crafts, and Jedi Knight Training.
For more information, please visit us at www.harryshill.com and www.mainecommonsense.org.
Poetry News Update from Donald Wellman
Poetry News Update from Donald Wellman
Walter Butts, the poet laureate of New Hampshire, has chosen to feature my poetry in the Poets' Showcase that he has created. You may view the page for two weeks at:
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/artsandartists/poetshowcase2/poetlaureate8.html
Donald Wellman
Professor, Arts and Sciences, Daniel Webster College
http://faculty.dwc.edu/wellman/
Walter Butts, the poet laureate of New Hampshire, has chosen to feature my poetry in the Poets' Showcase that he has created. You may view the page for two weeks at:
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/artsandartists/poetshowcase2/poetlaureate8.html
Donald Wellman
Professor, Arts and Sciences, Daniel Webster College
http://faculty.dwc.edu/wellman/
New England Poetry Events - Slam Free or Die
Friday, July 24, 2009 - Slam Free or Die
Open Mic Poetry @ the Bridge
Bridge Cafe
1117 Elm Street
Manchester, NH
6pm, $3.00
Hosted by the Colonel & Rollergirl
Featuring: 2009 NH POETRY SLAM TEAM FEATURES AT THE BRIDGE CAFE
MANCHESTER, NH – On Friday, July 24th, the Bridge Café continues its popular open mic poetry series, Slam Free or Die, produced by Russian Roulette Productions. The night includes a poetry open mic session with 15 spots with sign-ups starting between 6 and 6:30pm, open mic beginning around some time after 7pm. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early – the nights have been drawing standing-room-only crowds. This night we will have an open mic and a feature by the 2009 NH POETRY SLAM TEAM
The 2009 NH Poetry Slam Team - known as SLAM FREE OR DIE - is Mark Palos (aka The Colonel), team member and coach, from Nashua, Matt Biondi, from Manchester, Ari Cameron, from Dover, Cara Losier (aka Rollergirl), from Manchester, Ryan McLellan, from Exeter, and Summer Whitmore, from Manchester . They will be travelling to West Palm Beach, FL to compete in the 2009 National Poetry Slam the first week of August against 64 other teams from all over the United States.
The night will act as a fundraiser for the team's trip to Florida. For sale will be a chapbook of the team's poetry, titled 'The Great American Rodeo Massacre', and NH Poetry Slam t-shirts. All proceeds go to the team, who have been working hard to raise the necessary funds to help them represent the Granite State for only the third time at this National competiton.
About Slam Poetry
Slam poetry is the competitive art of performance poetry, putting a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. Nearly every state in the U.S. has venues that host regular poetry slams – the Bridge Café is the only venue in NH that offers a slam. This year will only be the third time that NH has ever been represented in the 22 year history of the National Poetry Slam.
About Open Mic
Slam Free or Die @ The Bridge Café is a series of open mic nights for poets and spoken-word artists with slam competitions being held once a month during slam season (which is September through April); sign-ups begin between 6 and 6:30pm. Come and enjoy the delicious food and coffee of the Bridge Cafe. There is a $5 cover charge.
Slam Free or Die @ The Bridge Café is produced by Russian Roulette Productions. For more information, contact e-mail bridgepoetry@gmail.com, call 603-858-3286 or visit www.myspace.com/bridgepoetryopenmic on the Web.
The Bridge Café is located at the corner of Bridge and Elm at 1117 Elm Street, Manchester. For more information about the Bridge Café, call 603.647.9991
Open Mic Poetry @ the Bridge
Bridge Cafe
1117 Elm Street
Manchester, NH
6pm, $3.00
Hosted by the Colonel & Rollergirl
Featuring: 2009 NH POETRY SLAM TEAM FEATURES AT THE BRIDGE CAFE
MANCHESTER, NH – On Friday, July 24th, the Bridge Café continues its popular open mic poetry series, Slam Free or Die, produced by Russian Roulette Productions. The night includes a poetry open mic session with 15 spots with sign-ups starting between 6 and 6:30pm, open mic beginning around some time after 7pm. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early – the nights have been drawing standing-room-only crowds. This night we will have an open mic and a feature by the 2009 NH POETRY SLAM TEAM
The 2009 NH Poetry Slam Team - known as SLAM FREE OR DIE - is Mark Palos (aka The Colonel), team member and coach, from Nashua, Matt Biondi, from Manchester, Ari Cameron, from Dover, Cara Losier (aka Rollergirl), from Manchester, Ryan McLellan, from Exeter, and Summer Whitmore, from Manchester . They will be travelling to West Palm Beach, FL to compete in the 2009 National Poetry Slam the first week of August against 64 other teams from all over the United States.
The night will act as a fundraiser for the team's trip to Florida. For sale will be a chapbook of the team's poetry, titled 'The Great American Rodeo Massacre', and NH Poetry Slam t-shirts. All proceeds go to the team, who have been working hard to raise the necessary funds to help them represent the Granite State for only the third time at this National competiton.
About Slam Poetry
Slam poetry is the competitive art of performance poetry, putting a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. Nearly every state in the U.S. has venues that host regular poetry slams – the Bridge Café is the only venue in NH that offers a slam. This year will only be the third time that NH has ever been represented in the 22 year history of the National Poetry Slam.
About Open Mic
Slam Free or Die @ The Bridge Café is a series of open mic nights for poets and spoken-word artists with slam competitions being held once a month during slam season (which is September through April); sign-ups begin between 6 and 6:30pm. Come and enjoy the delicious food and coffee of the Bridge Cafe. There is a $5 cover charge.
Slam Free or Die @ The Bridge Café is produced by Russian Roulette Productions. For more information, contact e-mail bridgepoetry@gmail.com, call 603-858-3286 or visit www.myspace.com/bridgepoetryopenmic on the Web.
The Bridge Café is located at the corner of Bridge and Elm at 1117 Elm Street, Manchester. For more information about the Bridge Café, call 603.647.9991
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
July 14, 2009
Don't forget to support your local Poets & Poetry Events;without you, we'd be writing for ourselves...heh-heh, that's funny, Poets writing for themselves, heh & be sure to share your favorite Poems & Poets with your family & friends, heck, read random Poetry on the corner,at a charity book sale, or after dinner at a posh restaurant, where-ever, there's always time for Poetry...& room!
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A plethora of urban wildlife roam
homeward or seeking nourishment
sharing the predawn sidewalks
& thoroughfares of Lawtown
dancing past motorised vehicles
avoiding rubber & steel.
Cars cruise out of shadows,
headlights reflecting on dark glass,
& delivery trucks diesel exhaust,
black & grey in dawn's orange glow,
hangs ominously over asphalt's
busy four-twenty surface.
A skunk rustles plastic
investigating a trash barrel,
a raccoon adjusts his mask
before dumpster diving,
& a crow munches on roadkill,
something that vaguely resembles a...
A group of late-teen-age humans
joyfully stroll along Union Street
laughing & singing spanish rock,
balancing on the curb stone,
& passing a bottle in brown paper,
an after-hours party on the move.
Oh, possum, squashed & painted,
double, yellow line down your back
act to survive became fact
by riverside boulevard renewal death;
a gateway improvement tragedy,
or, urban graffiti modern art?
A lone figure walks pacefully
counting steps against the cracks,
peering through dark glass,
tapping on frosted half-lit panes,
& veering towards aluminium poles
to clang with a silver ring.
Dark avian ssilhouettes dot the clouds
drifting on the valley currents
adorned with orange-purple-pink halos,
the mighty Merrimack silently flows below;
crashing falls of the Great Dam & bird-calls
echo over brick mills up & down river.
Steadfastly watching the city turn,
trees & shrubs line the boulevards
at their unmoving, unwavering posts;
green witnesses speak not,
neighborhood sentries report to no one...
but, Mother.
A plethora of urban wildlife roams
wandering, lost, & certain,
sharing the predawn sidewalks
& thouroughfares of Lawtown;
assimilated by their presence,
they're one with dawn's painting.
D. A. Boucher,
Lowell-Lawrence-NH-ME Poetry Alliance
Monday, July 13, 2009
Poetry Corner, Nashua NH - Call for Features
Poetry Corner, 2nd Friday of every month is looking for folks to feature in 2010.
If you're interested, contact D. A. Boucher (dabsap at gmail.com) for all the pertinant information.
Next Poetry Corner: August 14, 2009, 8pm, $3.00
hosted by Doc Cote featuring Peddlar & Ala Khaki
A complete calendar of features & open dates follows.
POETRY CORNER
UU Church Chapel
58 Lowell St, Nashua, NH
8pm, $3.00 - Hosted by Doc Cote
FEATURES 2009 - 2010
2009
Aug. 14, Peddlar & Ala Khaki
Sept. 11, 8th. Anniversary of Nine-Eleven featuring Antiwar/Political Poetry & Song throughout the Open Mic w/Special Guests
Oct. 9, Melanie Chicoine & Marshall Harvey
Nov. 13, Juliana Weile & Friends
Dec. 11, Doc Cote & Nancy Genevieve
2010
Jan. 8; Beau Williams & TBA
Feb. 12; Donald Wellman & TBA
Mar. 12;
Ap. 9; Rene Schwiesow & Louisa Clerici
May 14; Valerie Raudonis & TBA
Jun. 11;
Jul. 9;
Aug. 13;
Sept. 10;
Oct. 8; D. A. Boucher & TBA
Nov. 12;
Dec. 10; Doc Cote & TBA
If you're interested, contact D. A. Boucher (dabsap at gmail.com) for all the pertinant information.
Next Poetry Corner: August 14, 2009, 8pm, $3.00
hosted by Doc Cote featuring Peddlar & Ala Khaki
A complete calendar of features & open dates follows.
POETRY CORNER
UU Church Chapel
58 Lowell St, Nashua, NH
8pm, $3.00 - Hosted by Doc Cote
FEATURES 2009 - 2010
2009
Aug. 14, Peddlar & Ala Khaki
Sept. 11, 8th. Anniversary of Nine-Eleven featuring Antiwar/Political Poetry & Song throughout the Open Mic w/Special Guests
Oct. 9, Melanie Chicoine & Marshall Harvey
Nov. 13, Juliana Weile & Friends
Dec. 11, Doc Cote & Nancy Genevieve
2010
Jan. 8; Beau Williams & TBA
Feb. 12; Donald Wellman & TBA
Mar. 12;
Ap. 9; Rene Schwiesow & Louisa Clerici
May 14; Valerie Raudonis & TBA
Jun. 11;
Jul. 9;
Aug. 13;
Sept. 10;
Oct. 8; D. A. Boucher & TBA
Nov. 12;
Dec. 10; Doc Cote & TBA
July 13, 2009 - Poetry
Where has the summer gone?
I woke up in a cool pre-dawn
shivering under summer sheets
with cold head, hands, & feets.
As I warmed my fingers & toes
& thawed out my frozen nose
I thought of hot past lovers
who'd kept me warm under the covers.
I began the early autumn-like day
wondering where the summer had gone to stay,
everyone likes a vacation
for well earned relaxation,
but, we're talking about a season
that's fled without reason
& time off's not allowed;
maybe Mather Nature's cowed.
What has happened to the warm?
Why this continuous storm?
P'raps it's like Monty Python said
before the shows were dead,
spring & summer have been skipped
& autumn has been slipped
into their prime position
like a corporate aquisition.
Ah, me, & ah well,
it's just a spell
let's make the most of it
but not make a toast to it.
At least the sun has returned
& the storms were burned
& quickly chased away
so tanners could baste away.
But, where has the summer gone?
I wake up in a constantly cool pre-dawn
shivering under summer sheets
with cold head, hands, & feets.
As I warm my stiff fingers & toes
& thaw out my frozen nose
I think of hot past lovers
who'd kept me warm under the covers.
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