- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Raise My Hand
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A tribute to Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 - April 12, 2007)
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
If I could have but a moment
of time to sit and comprehend
blue-skinned sirens on a chilly
moon and why God doesn't care;
I'd spend it with you and play
Heller's Catch 22. We must
be crazy to want to fly
and of course, we're normal
to want to finish the job
and just go home.
Billy Pilgrim did - to my delight
and satisfied his hunger
with a box of Wheaties,
and sex. Don't forget the sex,
even the celibate think on it.
All those memories of a moment
when your captors held you up
as a human shield and you lived
on, despite the efforts
of a stranger wanting to kill you.
Damn him, God wins and you -
wise and irreverent you -
depart and leave us the thought -
"We could have saved the Earth
but we were too damned cheap."
- COMMENTS
Bill Dadaalmost 17 years agoWell deserved E. Can't really add anything to what has been said below. Except, is your hand raised yet?
bluerainsabout 17 years agowell thought out phrases and timing is delivered with style..Blue
jthserraabout 17 years agoAll those grandfalloons and foma, well done.
jim : )
Angelineabout 17 years agoI love it! Sly and full of subtle inside jokes. Vonnegut has always been one of my favorite writers and you've penned a tribute worthy of the old hellraiser. A well-deserved "E."
Maria2394about 17 years agoYou make just about everything look like it is easy, youre just so good at anything you put your mind to doing!.
I want to reiterate what was said already-- excellent work, as always, with you. Wish I had the patience that you have been blessed with and a modicum of the talent that oozes from your every pore.
Congrats on the E!!
xoxoxo
Maria
:)
BikeNutabout 17 years agoWriting this fine poem for such a wonderful and outspoken person. Billie
The_Foolabout 17 years agoVery good job of capturing his work, your reaction and our collective pathos at the loss of this special person.
GuiltyPleasureabout 17 years ago....of how you can toss these poems out like a short-order gourmet cook. Poor old Kurt's hardly cold and you pen a perfect ode. Well done!
LeBrozabout 17 years agoMost excellent Carrie and a little greenie to boot too! Rather than just writing about him, I like the way you've woven Vonnegut into your poem; he lives on as a part of your poem.
