William Marr

William Marr Sep 2016

no room for doubt
God makes ears
just for listening
to this hot argument
about life

seventeen years of desolate incubation in the dark earth
a few days of endless joy under the sun and the stars

lonely lonely lonely
joy joy joy

lonely joy lonely joy
lonely

joy.....................

William Marr Sep 2016

THE REINCARNATION OF A HUMORIST

Hi. I am Art Buchwald
and I just died

no sooner had he finished his last words
than I heard a baby’s first cry

Hi. I am Art Buchwald
and I was just born

American Humor columnist Art Buchwald died of kidney failure on January 17, 2007. The next day the website of The New York Times posted a video obituary in which Buchwald himself declared: "Hi. I'm Art Buchwald, and I just died."

William Marr Sep 2016

UNDER THE NIGHT SKY

A wolf
howling at the sky

smells
the bait
inside his fence

drops his tail
and becomes
a dog

William Marr Sep 2016

A STREAKER

how to dash
in the shortest time
across the great expanse
of the onlookers’ wide open mouths

taking off the clothes
is of course
one of the best ways

no time to worry
about catching cold
or getting caught
in a storm
of morality

William Marr Sep 2016

CAGED BIRD

they
put him
in the cage
to hear
his song
of freedom

LOUD
and
CLEAR

William Marr Sep 2016

MID-AUTUMN MOON

knowing
those who can’t go home tonight
will all stare at her
with sleepless eyes

she fancies herself up
plump
and brilliant

The Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival is a Chinese holiday for family reunion

William Marr Sep 2016

Muhammad Ali

a heavy blow
the whole earth shook violently once again

isn't he suffering from Parkinson's disease?
how could he be back in the ring?

it was the dying man
throwing all his weight
at human conflict and social injustice

his last punch