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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Some days Buk speaks more clearly than others.

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Joshua Bond's avatar

The pendulum gauge of global madness seems to need to swing very far in one direction, before swinging back to some kind of sanity.

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Cate Salenger's avatar

One thing we know is the pendulum never stops.

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D.J. Jordan's avatar

AS WE KNOW, GLOBAL SANITY WILL NOT HAPPEN IN OUR LIFETIME. THE 'PENDULUM' SWINGS VERY SLOWLY.

PEOPLE LIKE US, AT LEAST HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH HELPs A LOT.

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Colby Crossley's avatar

When poetry is easily felt like this one.

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jo blo's avatar

It's Sunday morning replete with a mild Seagrams hangover. Upon checking the mail I spy a P.O. piece featuring one of my faves: Henry Chinaski. What luck! To do him honor, I fix myself a coffee, the last of the V.O., and fire up the roach from last night. It could only be made better if that slow, gravelly voice read the poem himself.

Moar Bukowski!

Thanks.

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Allison Schnackenberg's avatar

The tenderness of Bukowski slays me.

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ann schneider's avatar

So good. Thank you.

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Angelina C's avatar

Loving reading your selections here. Thank you!

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rKf's avatar

It seems like we are what is being taken; I can’t hold on to what I think I’m holding. These things slip away like the memories of my dreams.

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Sandra Murzin's avatar

I love Bukowski...this is a favorite:beautiful,tender,so real.I've always liked his grittiness...thank you so much for sharing...

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DVV / Spreek ook jij's avatar

The Apostel Paul, Rembrandt, Denise Levertov: love. Bukowski: love. When it comes to words that really matter, we are touched, moved. By love.

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Collin Lee Scott's avatar

Favorite.

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