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A Strange & Inglorious Way...
A quite strange & inglorious way to
see the modern world with only
(internationally) im-mobile &
un-inter-netted Portuguese
guise... with a word to the wise wide
eyes of the world... only watching...
Tele-path-i-port-a-tion... nonetheless...
in full effect at the a capella Capela/Lounge/Music Box
to 6 AM... (baying) down by the (river) docks...
Palm tree "Se"-ing scenario June ("One" full-moon-day)
dawn (gone).. on to "Twos"... day... spawn...
A new, led, better rebellion... perhaps no tellin'
of the subtle subliminal hellion mind kind
control... through which we wail ( & rock)
(& jazz) and roll... high-techno droll...
out the barrel of a shot gunned...
toll... escalating & navigating the ever steep, cobbled, stoned,
winding ruas, and creaking, croned, wood-stair spirit-step
child, chilled moans and homage to edificial centuries
past... honed through the ages.... West Euro-pean/
North African (Atlant/Arcan- ian) sages, whose wages
(of sin) we are blessed (in!)
(Lisboa; 6/2/15)
©2015 Elliott Levin
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A Symphony of Wild Life
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A Symphony of Wild Life
Soon... Xmas Eve/Eve Frat
Cat croon perfect flatted
platitudes pour fourth
and plead the fifth...
To Royal Roosted Dizzy Heights...
and see the sights of occi-acci-dent-al flights
of fan-see/hear/speak-no-evil, or un-turned tones...
Priestley's Weekly LA in-toned texts of
"Shel-Shabbat-Shalom"-Shocked Blessing,
as holy, sardonic and twisted as Klarwein's
demonic angel tongued trip of the...
Ill & Noise Jacketed sports trans/pur-ports & purposes,
intent to re-re-re-in-vent the Wheel of Fortune...
spun to succumb to magic butter & jam session
con/in-fusion/fession...
one-toothed manic
Small's tall order with an elephantine
recall of appellation & attitude...
Philly Scrapple from the Apple
and more, again... until
a symphony of Wild Life
flutes & hoots, cute
and suited for eternal
placid gratitude...
God, jest ye gerrymanded merry gentle wo-man-handed
one-man band...City Hall arcaded conga mono/booty
call drone boom box a-pall-mall demanded...
an efficient deterrant for the rest of the
seasoned fleeting busker's lament...
A sorrier saga sent... ascension... to the
mission of the vission-ary fission... Gone...
to the bottom of the sea... (B foot)
floor... re-boot... just like... before.
(12/23/17; NYC)
©2017 Elliott Levin
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A Trip of the Tongue
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A Trip of the Tongue
Swooning Har-Mel-O-Dies
... a tilt, lilt applied (big) Apple
patois-ist... Irkin' up a
warm stormy wary
Feb-ru-aquar-ian Mega-bust-in-loose-
E-locution, used to
induce a solution
to the collusion to imbue
the quickest way between
two points (# me too)...
Coco-cana-bis-ness nut oil
to lube blunt senior joints...
in absentia... never mind
the on/off-set of dementia...
Swayed... smarmy harmed
mal-o-dious-ly delayed...
Mainstay of the un-in-form-
ing way of train-sit-in-hurry-up
and wait, an in-sin-cer-it-ous-ly
sparked spate of New-knee-Jerk-sey
fate... now called for (all..a-)
boarding, schooled, all
a-ccording to taste...
Won, un-sung... what a waste...
in-stead... on (Yon) young
(Teens) Town (tune) Time
Tongue.
(2/12/18)
©2018 Elliott Levin
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another... night after night after night
another...
night after night after night @ the foot ramped descent
of red brick grafitteed South Straight Street Dock of
the bank of the Dela-waried diving ducks... bottoms up...
bobs and weaves... a lonely wandered path...a toast... a host
of golden daffodils... in the wake of fast, massive
(light strung be-decked) ships (passing) in the night...
Honey sticky finger tipped homage to
our love rights... left for
all our guardian sounds and sights...
(with all our might)... for sore I's...
Pure highs... (as to) more dumb "whys?", than just any
wisdom supplies...the rhyme or reason...
To surmise or appease on any given Fri- day-night...
To find and forge a whole-(sty-)listic force to bind and surge
a kind-er merge, and trust... Just-Us!
And stay that way another day...
after day... after day!
(4/9/16)
©2016 Elliott Levin
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Marc Adler Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marc Adler has focused most of his attention in music to developing his musical skills in the area of jazz improvisation and composition. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of the Arts; a Masters in Music from Temple University and is a recipient of Jazz Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the PA Council on the Arts. www.adlerjazz.com ... more
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