ronb@tekgds.UUCP (10/10/83)
Richard Brautigan, for those who do not know him, is a San Francisco
poet. He was most prolific in the 60's and early 70's. His appeal to
me is his ability with imagery. Here are three short samples. Monitor
your responses to the first one. It effects people differently.
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I Feel Horrible. She Doesn't
I feel horrible. She doesn't
love me and I wander around
the house like a sewing machine
that's just finished sewing
a turd to a garbage can lid.
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Most people react with a laughing bark reflecting empathy with feelings
of despair combined with a sensory overload and humor. What are your
reactions?
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The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
When you take your pill
it's like a mine disaster.
I think of all the people
lost inside of you.
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Kafka's Hat
With the rain falling
surgically against the roof,
I ate a dish of ice cream
that looked like Kafka's hat.
It was a dish of ice cream
tasting like an operating table
with the patient staring
up at the ceiling.
- - - - Richard Brautigan (From "The Pill Versus the
Springhill Mine Disaster," 1968, Dell Publishing Co.)
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