Sunday, December 13, 2015

misunderstood


illustrations by palomine studios




i don’t get out very much
a little light burning blue and coming toward us
thinks like a man, feels like a woman, and acts like a child

in the clear, sweet atmosphere of the openings
their faces had grown pale and their eyes bright
the northern passes of the bohemian frontier were secured

with large eyes and long, dark, curly hair

“do not misunderstand us”

some of the dances are extremely graceful

but their faces had grown pale and their eyes bright
in the clear, sweet atmosphere of the garden
they ravaged the seas at their pleasure

thinking like men, feeling like women, and acting like children
they taught green parrots to whistle
with bright eyes and pale, pale faces

with large eyes and long, dark, curly hair
they ravaged the seas sat their pleasure
as lights played on the restless surface of the waters

the queen’s chamber was panelled with irish oak
light played on the restless surface of the curtains
i don’t get hurt very much

although i drink as much brandy as i choose
and as much whiskey and port also
in the dank atmosphere of the public gardens

thinking like a conqueror, feeling like an an animal, acting like a robot
the play of lights caught the restless surface of the rain on the sidewalk
with bright eyes and long, dark, curly hair

sources: buddy jim, by elizabeth gordon; the campaign of koniggratz, by arthur l wagner; three wisconsin cushings, by theron wilber haight; captain william kidd and others of the buccaneers, by john s c abbott; a beginner’s history, by william h mace; the life of general garibaldi, by giuseppe garibaldi; royal winchester, by a g l’estrange; the man of genius, by cesare lombardo; the first christmas tree, by henry van dyke; the truth about the congo, by frederick starr; the dark other, by stanley g weinbaum; a tramp’s scraps, by h i m self; silver cross, by mary johnston

these books were "recent additions" to project gutenberg on november 27, 2015


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