don van vliet SINGING INK
poetry and fine
arts
THE SMITH THAT
CLEANS OUR STARS
poem and accompanying
untitled drawing
from usa 1 november 1982 book VARIOUS WRITERS * CONJUNCTIONS
#3 four poems and three drawings
notes:
'accompanying' means there is no
relation, it just was printed on the opposite page....
without combining them and with misprinted
title reprinted in italy 1996 luca ferrari * pearls
before swine...
the smith that cleans our stars
the wolf head came off in night
his paw plucked a mushroom and pawed a nest of bees
a blade of grass trembled
a water drop threatened - burst
a felt ear curled back into pink
his slick stocking face chrome lips puckered pursed
red balls fell out of a tiny screen
opened dot that shined and was licked away
a yellow paraffin eyelid melted back into night velvet without sound
rested and reshaped... closed and hid the stair
a tiny wooden door opened shut
a polished knob grown dull in the dim hallway
meaty blond people danced at the end of the hall yellow and white
don van vliet 1982
UNTITLED DRAWING on opposite page
don van vliet 1980
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