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After a tortuous hour of math (algebra to be exact) I start dinner; Middle Eastern stew: Cardamom, Coriander, and turmeric. Cooking is a little like math, but much more like art. My mind begins to ease as Bach pumps out one of his symphonies from the CD player. The stew boils, and I want to go outside and play, chase windmills. Where's Sancho? Dulcinea's here, frustrated by my inept ability in the equation game. I ******* despise algebra. Where's the Bluebird, the Sunflower, Bukowski or Eugene O'Neil? I want to smell a six-week-old puppy, taste Van Gogh yellow, **** until I can't walk, and ease my way into old age. Vivaldi plays his victorious song. And I know I'll conquer the numbers game, but probably not before it drives me crazy; actually, it's a short putt.
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Jan 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021 at 7:46 AM UTC
A Short Putt
After a tortuous hour of math (algebra to be exact) I start dinner; Middle Eastern stew: Cardamom, Coriander, and turmeric. Cooking is a little like math, but much more like art. My mind begins to ease as Bach pumps out one of his symphonies from the CD player. The stew boils, and I want to go outside and play, chase windmills. Where's Sancho? Dulcinea's here, frustrated by my inept ability in the equation game. I ******* despise algebra. Where's the Bluebird, the Sunflower, Bukowski or Eugene O'Neil? I want to smell a six-week-old puppy, taste Van Gogh yellow, **** until I can't walk, and ease my way into old age. Vivaldi plays his victorious song. And I know I'll conquer the numbers game, but probably not before it drives me crazy; actually, it's a short putt.
Hey everyone, check out my you tube channel where I read this poem and others from my recent book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems, available on Amazon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgXtR-Z6G9s
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59/M/Clear Lake
Jan 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021 at 7:46 AM UTC
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