Two Poems

 

THROUGH THE LENS OF INTERIORITY

I’m framed the same way, dude.

Excuse me while I stream what I love:

Bare knuckle fighting.

Fishing show.

Border patrol.

Butterflies and motorcycles.

Randy +.

Fuck AppleTV+, Disney+, A+, this +, that +,

Fuck all the pluses that ever was.

Even at the apex of the zenith of the height of my animal magnetism,

I never considered love to be the best use of my time.

 

REAL HONEY

Unpacking hypervisibility.

Colossi astride Netflix.

Demonizers and demonetizers.

Ready mixers and kitty haulers.

Fence builders and privileged mooches.

Bullet makers and ballet creators.

Mechanics, welders, ceramicists.

Show runners and yard narcs.

Soil testers and window cleaners.

Kantians and non-Kantians.

Licensed agents and living legends.

Rurales, federales, bandoleros.

Prophets, statisticians,

Vicinity focusing technicians.

Geomancers and cradle Catholics.

Coastal locals and exotic aliens.

The stars of tomorrow. 

 

 

© 2021 Randy Stark

Please visit my website at www.randystark.com.

My books are available on Amazon.

Celestial Balls of Fire

 Ornette Coleman Quintet Live October 1958 at the Hillcrest Club, Los Angeles California - YouTube

DUSIE: Tuesday poem #429 : David Buuck : Curfew and Far Between

Christina Fernandez | Gallery Luisotti

George Reginald Margetson

Let Poesy from sleep awake,

     And touch her strings and rouse her lyre,

     And roll celestial balls of fire,

Till all shall act for Duty's sake.

 

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For Music Lovers

Charles Mingus - So Long Eric (1964) - YouTube

Charles Mingus / Eric Dolphy — "Complete Live in Amsterdam" [Full Album] 1964 / 2CD - YouTube

También de Randy Stark

You amazing to me.

You are destroy my guys last time.

I have some many questions:

Today mission,

He is meet with Supergirl?

I warning you.

She definitely has to be come back here.

I’m sorry I don’t know what is actury.

I want to say about important thing:

We ready did this and we ready did that.

None stop!

Unberievable!

They always be people ahead of it's time.

1 days remain.

I love you sing.

I not sure

I can go to the show

In the car which are

Headed to the arena of competition.

I don’t think so it’s gonna happen.

Fifty-fifty.

Sirty sousand subscribes.

My popuroar make me flustelated.

Especiarry the fust time.

I enjoy bring it to you.

I barely getting any slip.

My English is very little.

But I no geev up.

 

 

© 2021 Randy Stark

Please visit my website at www.randystark.com.

My books are available on Amazon.

 

Summer 2021

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Samuel Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

On the Main

 

GET FAST RELIEF

Scratch and win!

BITE SIZE PIECES

No, I don’t want one.

I want the bag.

YOUR WIFE

We love her.

We really do.

She’s just awesome.

OOPS

The truck made it through

The intersection.

The trailer didn’t.

ANATOMY 101

One side of the heart takes care of the vital organs.

The other side of the heart takes care of the peripherals.

THAT’S THAT NANOTECHNOLOGY

This season’s crop

Is the best I have seen in many years.

They are sweet, juicy, and big.

IN TODAY’S MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

Jollyboats ariot!

GOPHERS

The kind you find their guts in the driveway.

PURCHASING

Everything

Has to

Go through

Purchasing.

THE ORCHESTRA DURING THE PANDEMIC

Disconcerted for over a year.

BOY I TELL YOU WHAT

Fourteen years ago

Seems like yesterday.

DO YOUR FRIENDS NEED MENUS?

Do you need a menu?

DOWNPOUR

I wouldn’t say it was a punishing rain,

But it definitely gave us a stern talking to.

OK SO

What are my choices?

What else do I get?

HUMAN BEING

It’s easy.

Here’s how it works.

 

 

 

© 2021 Randy Stark

Please visit my website at www.randystark.com.

My books are available on Amazon.

Names to be Reckoned With

 

NELLIE

Supersonic and preapproved

At the sapphire level.

LEBRON OR JORDAN

Who had the greater impact?

I want to say LeBron.

GIANNA

Two tall boys

Wouldn’t be enough

For her.

She’s tough.

Everybody in line can see

She’s buying them for me.

SAW HIM AND JUNIOR BROWN

At Bumbershoot,

Oh,

I forget what year.

COURTNEY

She’s not even real.

Right?

SHELLEY CAN TELL

With 98 percent accuracy

A book by its cover,

And whether I’ll like it.

A MESSAGE FROM ISAAC AND ISRAEL

May your feet be wrapped in velvet

And your coffin lined with birdsong.

SHIRTLESS JONATHAN

I got a call from Shirtless Jonathan the other day.

You remember Shirtless Jonathan?

PLATO

We found 41 records in 12 states for Plato.

The top state of residence is California, followed by New Jersey.

The average Plato is around 52 years of age,

With around 50% falling into the age group of 41-60.

AHAB

In L.A. on business.

ME AND TREEZA

We got back together.

Conversationally or whatever.

In fact she called me last night.

SCARLETT

Scarlett stole the chartreuse snake.

 

MY MAN OSSIAN

And his queen

Hot Dog Buns.

They’ve been together this long.

Something’s working.

Let sleeping kitties twitch.

 

 

 

 

 

© 2021 Randy Stark
Please visit my website at www.randystark.com.

My books are available on Amazon.

Hot Air

 

RANDY STARK'S MISSION STATEMENT

This my shit, and don’t nobody run shit in this bitch but me.

RANDY STARK’S RULES FOR LIVING

Always be able to afford to be a sucker.

Never be in a position where a bad call could beat you.

RANDY STARK’S RULES FOR WRITING

Make it as simple as possible, and then simpler.

The effect must be vivid, instantaneous and unmistakable.

RANDY STARK’S STYLE

Strange hyphenation, g-

Od and fu-

Rther e-

T Cetera.

RANDY STARK’S PLEDGE TO YOU

I will never use genre tropes to subvert your expectations.

HOW I WORK

I’m on it.

Then presto agitato

I’m finished.

No marketing. No social media. No public readings.

No graduate degree or doctorate in creative writing.

No schmoozing, no ass-kissing, brown nosing.

Followers? Likes? Views?

More algorithms have read my work than actual human beings.

And if editors don’t want to publish what I write, I can’t stop them.

© 2021 Randy Stark

Please visit my website at www.randystark.com.

My books are available on Amazon.

 

First Friday Special Edition Shop Talk: Welcome to the Neighborhood

Who knocks? Oh yes, Dear old July… always impetuous

The door is open, but take your time – I’m bronzed;

At leisure enjoying the last gold of mangoes and sun. 

---Feby Joseph

Santa Barbara Library

LIBRARY CARDS IN MY PAST

Public library in Albuquerque.

Public library in Torrance.

School library at Torrance High School.

Public library in Redondo Beach.

School libraries at the University of Southern California.

Public library in San Clemente.

Public library in Seattle.

Public library in Santa Barbara.

School libraries at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Public library in Hemet.

AND THEN

Yesterday, I checked out books for the first time from the public library in the city I just moved to.  Three books of poetry, each a winner and finalist for prestigious awards in years gone by. 

The first one was boring because it was all about the poet (confessional they used to call it) and inasmuch as I wasn’t as in love with the poet as they obviously are with themselves, and every little detail of her frankly not that exciting of a life, I lost interest quickly. 

The second book was a pissed off poet, apparently the sort of person who waits grumpily hoping somebody will do something they find offensive so they can then go off in the most tendentious and sour fashion about how the culture is shit, and people are stupid, and everything sucks. Same culture that’s been paying their salary for years for sitting in endowed chairs at the universities, same culture that underwrites the publication of their books, same culture that they accept invitations from to be on its television shows and podcasts, etc. etc. Go fuck yourselves. 

The third book (Whereas, by Layli Long Soldier) was my favorite. While every bit as personal and passionate as the two books above, it also was, pardon the expression, a work of art, using vibrant language and page design in creative ways.

CLOSURE

This special event has ended.

 

Please visit my website at www.randystark.com.

My books are available on Amazon.