at the window I watch a man with a power mower the sounds of his doing race like flies and bees

I took my girlfriend to your last poetry reading, she said “yes”, “yes?” I asked. "she`s young and pretty",

Lydia liked parties. And Harry was a party-giver. So we were on our way to Harry Ascot’s. Harry was the editor of Retort, a little magazine. His wife wore long see-through dresses, show...

I stop my car at the signal I see her walking past the graveya… as she walks past the iron fence I can see through the iron fence and I see the headstones

It was hot that night at the reading, which was to be held at St. Mark’s Church. Tammie and I sat in what was used as the dressing room. Tammie found a full-length mirror leaning agains...

The next day Katherine phoned me. She said she had the tickets and would be landing at L.A. International Friday at 2:30 pm. “Katherine,” I said, “there’s something I’ve got to tell you...

I awaken about noon and go out to… in my old torn bathrobe. I’m hung over hair down in my eyes barefoot

no we can’t we can’t win it I’ve decided we can’t win it just for a while we thought we cou… but that was just for a while

luxury ocean liners crossing the water full of the indolent and rich passing from this place to that

they don’t make it the beautiful die in flame— suicide pills, rat poison, rope, w… ever... they rip their arms off,