Sep 2012
Are bent
turn as deaf
too often -
Ears *****
are bent
turn as deaf
as often as not-
And therein is
the lesson.
Out beyond
where the tracks bend
Lessons live on
are borrowed upon-
take wettened spark.
And,
less often
than thought
are not scattered
by time, out of mind,
abandoned, but
instead passed 'round
and 'round softly
Down down
down down-
this dented
prickly
crown.
All Rights Reserved
James R. Morse NYC 2012.
turn as deaf
too often -
Ears *****
are bent
turn as deaf
as often as not-
And therein is
the lesson.
Out beyond
where the tracks bend
Lessons live on
are borrowed upon-
take wettened spark.
And,
less often
than thought
are not scattered
by time, out of mind,
abandoned, but
instead passed 'round
and 'round softly
Down down
down down-
this dented
prickly
crown.
All Rights Reserved
James R. Morse NYC 2012.
See : Joseph Mitchell, Damon Runyon.
"The race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong,
but that's how the smart money bets."
(from Ecclesiastes 9:11 ).
"The race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong,
but that's how the smart money bets."
(from Ecclesiastes 9:11 ).
