The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Fri 5/9/2008)

[RetroLounge]

In High Demand

I led a blind man astray this morning,
Took him to the middle of an open field
Then drove away.
I took candy from a child
Then pushed him into a puddle.
I took change from a fat panhandler
Then told the police to arrest her for loitering.

Tomorrow I’ll give a stranger the wrong directions.
I won’t leave a tip after lunch.
I’ll misguide your children
And tell them to lie to the priest.
If there is anything else to do
You can count on me.
These are troubled times.

Curtis Bauer


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Curtis Bauer is the author of Fence Line, winner of the 2003 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry selected by Christopher Buckley. He is a graduate of Central College and earned the Master of Fine Arts in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. His poetry, non fiction, and translations have appeared in Rivendell, The Cortland Review, Barrow Street, The Iowa Review, Rhino, and numerous other journals. He co-directs the Writing Studio at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

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:hi:

RL

[lizziegrace]

1. ...

Happy Friday. x(

[xchrom]

2. ...

Tomorrow I’ll give a stranger the wrong directions.

[lizziegrace]

3. Why wait til tomorrow??

Shouldn't procrastinate... ;)

[xchrom]

4. anticipation prolongs pleasure.

;-)

[lizziegrace]

5. That it does....

;)


:hug:

[RetroLounge]

7. and for someone you know?

:9

RL

[xchrom]

8. i don't need to give directions to them -- at all.

;)

[RetroLounge]

9. Hee

bad boy

RL

[xchrom]

10. yeah well --remind me to show you some time.

my book got here today!!! -- thank you so much!

[RetroLounge]

11. Do I really need to remind you?

:shrug:

RL

[xchrom]

13. no -- and you wouldn't need directions either.

but i might.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Retro!

Yikes!

Nicely done, but scary!


Thank you...

:hi:

[City of Mills]

12. I bet

He'll rip the do not remove tags from his mattress too!