Steinbeck's Ghost

The Hooded Man

"Who killed Cock Robin?" "I," said the Sparrow,
"With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin."

"Who saw him die?" "I," said the Fly,
"With my little eye, I saw him die."

"Who caught his blood?" "I," said the Fish,
"With my little dish, I caught his blood."

"Who'll make the shroud?" "I," said the Beetle,
"With my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud."

"Who'll dig his grave?" "I," said the Owl,
"With my pick and shovel, I'll dig his grave."

"Who'll be the parson?" "I," said the Rook,
"With my little book, I'll be the parson."

"Who'll be the clerk?" "I," said the Lark,
"If it's not in the dark, I'll be the clerk."

"Who'll carry the link?" "I," said the Linnet,
"I'll fetch it in a minute, I'll carry the link."

"Who'll be chief mourner?" "I," said the Dove,
"I mourn for my love, I'll be chief mourner."

"Who'll carry the coffin?" "I," said the Kite,
"If it's not through the night, I'll carry the coffin."

"Who'll bear the pall? "We," said the Wren,
"Both the cock and the hen, we'll bear the pall."

"Who'll sing a psalm?" "I," said the Thrush,
"As she sat on a bush, I'll sing a psalm."

"Who'll toll the bell?" "I," said the bull,
"Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."

All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.

Intentionally yours

Dancing Moon Dust

Blessed Be

From Oakland to Oakley

 Joe Miller:

You wouldn't go for a kiss, would you?

Julie Kirk:

No. Not very far.

I Cover the Waterfront

Rock me, Goddess

Then the day shone bright and rounder



'Til the one turned into two

And the two into ten thousand things

And old things into new...

This is my home



This is my only home

This is the only sacred ground

that I have ever known

And should I stray

In the dark night alone

Rock me Goddess

in the gentle arms of Eden 

Dave Carter

Clever disguise

I am just a troubadour
a tried and true believer
if there's nothing that I can live for
I don't want to be here
I wear my heart on my shirtsleeve
and my dark glasses over my eyes
clever disguise
clever disguise

Eliza Gilkyson

Return of the Grievous Angel

And I remember something that you once told me
And I'll be damned if it did not come true
Twenty thousand roads I went down down down
And they all led me straight back home to you

Gram Parsons

Still

Well the sun is surely sinking down
But the moon is slowly rising
So this old world must still be spinning round
And I still love you

So close your eyes
You can close your eyes, it's all right
I don't know no love songs
And I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
And you can sing this song
When I'm gone

James Taylor

Within you and without you

xoxo

The Bibliomaniac

Come on home

Infamous Angel, come on home,
To someone who loves you,
And knows you needed to roam.
Grab your things, a ticket's waiting,
At the bus depot:
For: 'Infamous Angel,

Destination: Home'.

Iris Dement

The Island of Bethel

I have seen God face to face and lived.

Genesis 32:30

Portrait of the arthandler as another mid-life crisis

"His soul was fattening and congealing into a gross grease, plunging ever deeper in its dull fear into a sombre threatening dusk, while the body that was his stood, listless and dishonoured, gazing out of darkened eyes, helpless, perturbed, and human for a bovine god to stare upon."

Stephen Dedalus

Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot, talkin' that the heat put plants in the bed but...

Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don't need a weather man
To know which way the wind blows

Bob Dylan

My world and welcome to it

All men should strive to learn

before they die,

what they are running from,

and to,

and why.

James Thurber

Besides...you knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred

R... W....

(fellow de Young inmate)

and his stunt double

xoxo

King of Hearts

Dark Night of the Inconsolable Dog

Parade...REST!!

1! 2!

At ease.

Fall out.

xoxo

Spherical Muses

Musical Spheres

The high falutin'est, fastest shootin'est cowboy you ever saw...

xoxo

Quickdraw Mcgraw

nearly new