Monday, December 24, 2012

Thursday, December 20, 2012

I LOVE THE INTERNET

(This one goes out with love to those poetry lovers at Johnsons solicitors)


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by Bruce Ryder





I love the internet.

Opium to DeQuincey
Sin to Milton
Congo to Conrad
Aran to Synge

I love the internet

Castles to Shakespeare
Deceit to LeCarre
Dublin to Joyce
Marketplace to Chaucer

Did we say
'Daffodils to Wordsworth?'
We couldn't forget that.
Or mounted jihad to Tennyson
Or the weird wild wonder
of the whole god damn show
to Dylan

I love the internet

Wild, lewd, bawdy, bullying, smelling of cats.
Cranks, crank, meth, conspiracy, snipers, knoll.
Fascists made cartoon on ripe digital soil.
Erudite waltzing with trite.
In eternal ballroom
Dedicated skiers on seas of trivial loon.
Self help soma screaming thinnin tv hair repair.
And always the smiles of the filippino brides
And promises of untold nigerian riches.
Flashing wheel spinning ace poker squared
You Have Been Chosen
But
Shhhhhhh
Somewhere down there in the fly fishing section
the first faint whispers
(If ears are right)
of hushed talk
of
bold revolution.

I love the internet
The sheer
dull
scintillating
infantile
anarchy
of
it
all.

Boisterous Brughel medieval market.
Futuristic Middle Ages
Directed
by
Friar Tuck.
And offset, whispers
of
Robin
lurking
in
wood.

I love the internet.
Cos it's ours.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

VAN GOGH IS SUCH A SNEAKY PAINTER

Terrified
I
Stood
As the loud young American
poked.
Jabbed
Finger
at
Arles tree
"See"
Jab
Sweat
"See"
Relentless.
Museum surreal
No guards
No alarms
NOT YET
Don't mess with art.
In France.
Panic.
"Yes"
I say
"Yes"
I acknowledge
"I do"
"YES"
Phew.
Satisfied.
He turns.
With
Order Has Been Restored
Certainty

But
There will be no confusion.
No ambiguity.
So still gesticulating
at trembling canvas.
He smugly mouths
to Kevin shivering in cultural conflict
High Noon Sun
'Van Gogh is such a sneaky painter.'

'Van Gogh is such a sneaky painter.'
Sneaky.
Indeed.
Yank
in Jeu De Paume
No-one's fool.

Order under attack
So many decadent tropes.
God
damn
that
Dutch
Jihadi
The
duplicity
of this
Old Europe.
Give me
Iwo Jimo
for
Art

The
New American Century
Will not be
Subverted
By
Tricks
by
Spot the hidden faces in the Arles trees

Sneaky sneaky sneaky.
Very VC Charlie
Poor Van Gogh
Sneaky sneaky sneaky.
Very surrender monkey
Poor Van Gogh

Poor poor Vincent
Poor Van Gogh




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LAUGHTER

For Jason Roberts with thanks


Laughter.
Give it a blast.
Snort it.
Jack it.
Freebase it.
Up the nose.
Up the bum.
In the groin.
Sell the wedding ring.
Hit the pawn shop.
Lie to those you love.
Laughter.
100% pure hilarity.
You know you want to.
Crack a gateway grin.
Go on
Laughter.
Give it a try.
It's
Soul
Addictive.

So tell us a joke
That isn't me.

Seriously.
Frivolity.