Jack Spicer

Fifteen False Propositions Against God – Section XIII

Hush now baby don’t say a word Mama’s going to buy you a mocking bird The third Joyful mystery. The joy that descends on you when all the trees are cut down And all

For Mac

A dead starfish on a beach He has five branches Representing the five senses Representing the jokes we did not tell each other Call the earth flat Call other people human But let this

Rest and look at this goddamned wheelbarrow. Whatever It is. Dogs and crocodiles, sunlamps. Not For their significance. For their significant. For being human The signs escape you. You, who aren’t very bright Are

Thing Language

This ocean, humiliating in its disguises Tougher than anything. No one listens to poetry. The ocean Does not mean to be listened to. A drop Or crash of water. It means Nothing. It Is

Fifteen False Propositions Against God – Section XIV

If the diamond ring turns brass Mama’s going to buy you a looking glass Marianne Moore and Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams Going on a picnic together when they were all students at