they did wake up nearly together he laid quietlywatched her sleep  she woke halfhourforty minutes after he

Good morning

she batted her big eyes

could swear he caught a breeze

                                   Good morning. You look wideawake.

Ive been up a bit

she blushed 

             You know how you embarrass me when you watch me

Tryanstop me 

               Besides  Im not watching Im admiring your beauty 

Stop.

      her blush deepened

Yare sweet he leaned over kissed her softly leaned away  Happy reggaefriday buckwheat                    

Happy reggaefriday, baby.                  

   Thank you 

                  So    Ya remember

I do she murmuredstill wakingrubbing her eyes with the heel of her hands  Verbatim.

Goin Latin on me

I’ll go Latin on you she chuckled 

                                      Verbum.  Word.

WORD   Lets hear it 

                      But before you do lemme say again I dig thaya know Latin without havingone to Catholic school

eyes closedfixed her head jauntily One of my many talents.

Awbaby I love when you talk dirty to me 

they laughed heartily 

                       So tell me an I get up an make us coffee  as a matter of fact Ill make you French press if yare verbatim  

You said bald skincancerscarred skullcap greasy dangling fringe squirrelly since Nam a knife fight with four Viet Cong.

BAM 

     Had no doubt  Asif you regurgitated it 

Wow, such a way with words, love your accuracy.

As much as you love me

More.  Somuchmore. 

                       she leaned to him kissed him deeply 

getting out of bed Stay put Ill bring you coffee  Toast bagel orange juice 

OH.

    There’s still orange juice, yes, bagel slathered with creamcheese.

Ill let you slather

You’re funny, you an your raw bagels.

                                        Please, before you go, would you give me my pencil pouch, drawing tablet, feel like sketching this morning an since I don’t have to get my ass out of bed I’ll play, work out some preliminaries I have for my canvas.

On it 

      he crossed the foot of the bed to her dresser pouch right above the pad an board leaning against it  Board too

propping herself up on their pillows  Yes please.

   Hereya go 

               before leaving he kissed her forehead lingered  smelled her hair  Cake Warm happy cake

You’re crazy.

Back shortly with your tray maam 

returning he placed the tray beside hershe was occupied 

                                                           absently without lookingup Thank you baby.

Yare welcome buckwheat 

                            an left to write

guy cameround the corner left swinging side to sideweaving

hed seen him roundtown born an raised there a troubled Nam vet knew his story as stories come to one inadvertently hearsay but the same hearsay out of other locals mouths 

he wasnt local 

               didnt mind being an outsider from the getgo he knew he couldnt fit if he tried he moved there to accommodate his wife

accommodated she died after their girls went off to college

she wanted desperately for them to come home after they graduated 

                                                                         I hope you can learn to accept it baby theyll visit but they aint comin back Theyll make their choices as we made ours 

man wasnt the same when he returned 

                                          as he understood from high school buddies a sensational athlete shunned collegiate scholarships wanted to test his mettle wanted zero-sum competition  May the best man win loser die 

   now homeless a bald skincancerscarred skullcap greasy dangling fringe squirrelly since Nam evidently a gruesome knife fight with four Viet Cong won  though so badly wounded was returned stateside honorable discharged 

couldnt no-how no-way be returned to compete 

he came swinging around the corner 

glancingup over the top of the book he read as he walked  reconnaissance catching the lay of the land obstacles  personnel 

           rarely peoplerarely pedestrians not in all the years he walkbout town despite it a small rural California town

he saw him approachweaving on the sidewalk ahead

canvas knapsack over his left shoulder right arm crooked held a cigarette

returning to his reading he estimated teneleven seconds before they converged

eight seconds he stepped left off the sidewalk high curb onto the bikepath then lifted his head to acknowledge his presence

          Howya doin 

didnt reply cigarette in his drawn mouth 

pointing with his left indexfinger

                                  Man, dares cars on the road run your sorry ass over.

Thank you

            striding past him Though not todaypreciate your concern he stepped again onto the sidewalk

he heard skincancerscalp didnt take kindly to strangersdidnt like lipliked to jump people

he heard his hardheeledhardsoled boots continue walkinway

wasnt to be jumped today

he had advantage knew his story 

                                    swore VC fingers ears he cut off slithered into the jungle like inchworms slugs before he managed to untethercould undo his trophy pouch and pick them up   

scalp had no cluebout him

or his time in Nam 

234preferred,  2sday,  30  5. 23

111preferred,  reggaefriday,  23  6. 23

entering the kitchen for another cup of coffee  Thafries it

halving oranges for fresh juice she overheard  Fries what? 

Oh  

     Excuse me I was talkin to myself

Perhaps then you ought to speak softer, by your piqued volume, bray, ire, whatever you wish, you caught my attention.

An I apologise Wasnt my intention to interrupt you involve you

And I am.  So what’s irritating you?

Fresh cup of coffee unfurling getting the morning started wanting to write mistakenly I wandered into the morning news cycle

Which I’ve told you to stop.

You have

Turned out counterproductive.

No  Productive 

                 Produced writing referencing reading studying  however unlike the writing I woke to provoked me caused me to scribble on the clipboard I keep beside the bed 

                                                                I wrote politics 

You write politics.

   

   Yes 

             However it was unintended

   Isn’t most of your writing unintended when you sit to write?

Yes 

   So without intention you ended up writing about politics?

he sighed  Yes 

                      Counselor

she laughedhe smirked 

                           Yes. 

Yes

You let me sleep in.

My sleep was interrupted I didnt want to interrupt yours

Should have shut the door. 

                             I smelled coffee. 

You like doors open  I told it not to smell

I love that you think inanimate things will listen to you.

I remain hopeful

What had you wanted to write?

Ill write it 

           Obviously not this morning  My afternoons booked   Hell keep until tomorrow  Or the next day

Aren’t you afraid he won’t?

Hell be 

         Here  Ive a game   Bald skincancerscarred skullcap greasy dangling fringe squirrelly since Nam a knife fight with four Viet Cong

Yes.

   I dare say when we wake tomorrowhopefully together  if I ask you do you remember what it is I wanted to write about  Youll remember too

Yes.

Thanks for playing

                     I love playing with you

Orange juice?

You  Ill gnaw on the exercised flesh

she giggledthen erupted in laughter   

                                           Would you stop?

Shaddup 

            Im gnawing

0747,  Thursday,  22  6. 23

1933,  Thursday

IMPEACH BIDEN  

                  Forwha   Other than trumpedup charges

the Delight & Rapture of Republican representative Tim Burchett (TN) member of the House Oversight Committee

this guys a real peach

“I think we’re building a case and I appreciate the work of the committee. People back in Tennessee want to see some action (see the Covenant School shooting below). They’re tired of it, you know, the millions of dollars that flowed into their family for no reason other than buying influence.”

Lets pause 

               “. . . millions of dollars that flowed into their family” 

Tim billions of Saudi money flowed into formers son-in-law an daughters family (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jared-kushner-saudi-arabia-investment-mohammad-bin-salman-1335649/)  Tim Timmy a reported $250 million flowed into formers coffers (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-fundraising-scam-jan-6-hearing-1367359/) & (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/capitol-attack-panel-trump-election-defense-fund) & (https://lawandcrime.com/jan-6-committee/jan-6-committee-finds-misleading-big-rip-off-pro-trump-ads-raised-250m-peddling-the-big-lie-lets-others-decide-whether-thats-criminal/)

O Rapture 

            February2018 the Knoxville News Sentinel reported Burchett failed to report a $10,000 payment from a solar company on his campaign finance and disclosure forms  after the story broke Burchett gave a statement to WBIR Channel 10 Knoxville that his failure to report all income was an “oversight”  an Ooops!

O Rapture 

            Texas v. Pennsylvania December2020  Burchett was among 126 Republican House members who signed an amicus brief supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtons lawsuit (27May he was impeached on 20 articles 123-21 https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-impeached-texas-attorney-general/#:~:text=Defying%20a%20last%2Dminute%20appeal,of%20impeachment%20was%20121%2D23.)  filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential electionDENIED  Lack of Standing (https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf)

O Rapture 

            Covenant School shooting in Nashville Tennessee where three 9-year-old students and three staff members were killed 28March

Burchett said “It’d a horrible, horrible situation, and WE’RE NOT GOING TO FIX IT (his capitals – Burchett wouldnt cry that from the rafters – just so theres no mistake). Criminal are going to be criminals (Audrey Hale had no police priors  https://www.newsweek.com/audrey-hales-manifesto-details-monthslong-plan-commit-shooting-1792317). And my daddy fought in the second world war, fought in the Pacific, fought the Japanese (tell him thas not loaded), and he told me, he said, ‘Buddy,’ he said, ‘if somebody wants to take you out, and doesn’t mind losing their life, there’s not a whole heck of a lot you can do about it.’” quaint comparison men at war an a school shooting  Burchett also said tha he sees no “real role” for Congress in reducing gun violence other than “mess things up”

   Guys a real peach 

                       One Republicans can follow to the ends of the earth

0928,  Thursday,  22  6. 23

    Whellshit 

                cant let House Republicans crap in chambercensure Democrat Representative Adam Schiff (CA) as they permitted January6 insurrectionists to shit on Congress’ floors smear it on its walls 

                                                                                        maybe  after theyd dun runanhid from formers mob they had been forced to cleanup the mess they may have felt different 

   Yes  talkinbout the Republican collective representatives an senators who enabled who plotted

hopefully DOJ getsround to indicting those shameful obscene politicians who sought the overthrow of the United States governmentwho vowed “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . So help me God.” 

                                                                               might spose  they crossed their lefthand fingers while holding their right raised

0846,  Thursday,  22  6. 23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uuTgUwWX04

https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/mccarthy-has-turned-over-the-house-to-the-crazies-schiff-derides-gop-censure-stunt-183955525651?cid=eml_mda_20230622&user_email=e4c91d00eead6d858374885584701152a02c6d873bb23bf387b4583a289e5951

https://nwsidebar.wsba.org/2013/10/21/raise-right-hand-court/  

Zeppelin  Your Time is Gonna Come  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cvEVivHVsU

a 4PM Thursday PS

                      Republican House member Marc Molinaro (N.Y.) condemned Schiff for fundraising off the vote  “This place seems to think if you act poorly, you should politicize and benefit from it politically. That to me is something you should be proud of.” 

he oughta know of wha he speaks for years hes witnessed uncounted Republican colleagues  the former  politicise an monetarily benefit themselves

   pot callin the kettle black methinks

was HIGH NOON 

                    I gotta pushback

   You’re really pushing back on Donne?

In light of wha Ive writtenwha Ive enjoyed in its throes  Yah 

                                                                     You havent

No. I haven’t.

So squealing pejoratively  to defend Donne . . . 

                                                     Do you know himhave read him

I’ve . I’ve heard his name. And I wasn’t being pejorative . . or didn’t mean to sound . so.

Christ I hope yare quick to the mat if someones at me in my absence When Im present no one bitchesbites their tongue can see it in the set of their jawthe coals in their eyes which they drop  but not before Ive seen 

                                                                                                     I coud be a real prick provoke beyond my original remarksargument but I let them off the hook   Actually Im a sweet guy if I agree with someone

   Sweet?

I said  Agree 

                 Otherwise notsomuch

So what’s your pushback? I realize I didn’t wait you out, your head came up out of the book and you railed.

In the beginning of the Worldnearly misread it In the beginning was the Word  John One – One . .

. . For someone with a bug up their ass about religion you’re certainly well versed.

Things stuffed down your throatyare punished for not soon forgotten  Woud love to have Donne before me take him by the throat an learn if his opening was a  an   I like an over a   an homage to John

Take him by the throat? 

Yah 

       I prefer my adversaries in striking distance  At remove theyre fearless 

I suppose Im in striking distance.

You are

   Beginning, the World, what of it?

Beginning of the World we presume all things to have been produced in their best state All was perfect Knowledge kindles calentures burning zealI agree in some an is to others icy opium

                                                                            Wha bullshit icy opium   Although icy opium as a phonaesthetic is terribly attractive 

Ill take it

   That’s . . . what got your goat? About Donne?

Icy opium  Icy 

                I don think Donne did  Anif not he hasnt a right to solicit tha opinion or at least his detestable icy   Thas not been my experience An wellknown his words have weight   Unlike mine

   An . so . . who besides you have read those wor . . 

. . I think a lot 

                 A lot 

Seventeenth century?

Yes

I can say state it factually, I know your penchant, your unforgiving, arduous predilection for truth, and evidence, that if you hadn’t shared it with me I would not know it; or do I know how long I’ll know it.

Calentures  Icy opium

Reggaefriday,  31  3. 23

1829,  day-between-2-Ts – Summer solstice,  21  6. 23

Sly & the Family Stone  Hot Fun in the Summertime  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0tFRea0wA

Peter Tosh  Mystic Man  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmxK3L-hCS4

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDgqIyprGLM

                                                        he may have takentook one too many tokes off the opium been years since the last timewasnt usually in his orbitnot like when he was younger  didnt search it out

gravity wasnt as attractive

leaving ground his feet didnt complain 

they woudnt 

               they were feet

part of the ensemblethe assembly

   meanwhile  back at the ranch 

                                   inside the corral coralbrain informed by his eyes wasnt pleased with his exercise 

didnt matter how sweet Alice washow much she appealed to him 

                                                                    DON GO

Aw but look attha sweet ass

WE KNOW BETTER   

   he went anyway  followed her fast down a rabbithole 

                                                                  You’ve done this before?

he didnt ask where they were going Whereya taking me

she assured him he came recommended  found his name scrawled on the Womens stall  

                                                                                             he chuckledrubbed his nostril with the back of his finger opposite hand

 

crossed his fingers

                        her place 

You’ve really done this before?  a queersmile curled her lips

there was china silver teacupsChrist 

he hoped it wasnt her place

                                This aint your place 

Heavens no. 

               This is where we meet. He should be along shortly.

   she hesitated 

                      How many times before?

Three  Older or newer

Does it matter?

Olders easier

Isn’t it? hint of humor rolled into her face

It is 

           # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wO5G9b3fGw  

                                                                                                     Coudnt be any other way

Can I watch?

Isnt dependent upon me

If he says?

If he says no sweat

Thank you.

Neednt thank me

I really want to see. 

he arrivedwas all business 

                            she asked

 

looked at him  There a problem?

I told her it was up to you I aint shy

No. You aren’t shy.

No

they went through the house    Nice place he commented going out back at a distance was a hanger private runway  

they may have been helpfulused to facilitate the opium

they walked brisklyAlice struggled to keepup honeys viscous  hers was to attract him    watching was probably an afterthought     intrigued 

                            she panted though didnt ask to slowdown 

entering the hanger  lights came up    good older

he walked over an slapped it on the rumpslapped it a second timerubbed the spot he hit 

Easy  Cake 

                  Tools        

Here. his voice was thick 

                           ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUWZqbumaZo 

he walked over teakwood box  lifted the brass latch the lid 

                                                                they glinted under the overheads

There’s gloves if you like.

No I like flesh on flesh  Bathroom where I can wash my hands

Past her other side.

he nodded backing away Be back in two shakes of a lambs tail 

                                                                    Ever really pay attention to lambtails shakingYou Alice

she was enthralled probably didnt hear him 

                                               Kinda getsya right herebriefly grabbed his crotch  Excuse me 

he handled them all weight  balance 

                                           found three he needed

Shall we begin 

               Alices breath caught in her throathis eyes narrowed breathed imperceptibly

he patted her flank climbedup on her back stroked her cheek 

                                                                   carefully skillfully  erotically  he began skinning the sleek silver aeroplane 

day-between-2-Ts PM/Thursday AM,  17 – 18  5. 23

1151,  day-between-2-Ts,  21  6. 23

* Small Faces  Itchycoo Park 

# Marmalade  Reflections of My Life 

^ The Hollies  He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother

I need a dollar. I need a dollar.

                               the shadow of her head fell on the equipment bag he was packing after softball practise 

I need a dollar.

I heard you A minute Im busy

I need a dollar . . in quartersyou got quarters?

cinching the canvas bag he rocked back on his heels

her

she wasnt an athlete

                      last year broke her nose fielding a routine pop fly to right  it looked good on her    

she was her mothers I want her out of my hair after school 

                                                               she was a freshman 

A dollar in quarters.

he stood 

I’ll show you my tit . my tits they’re worth a dollar.  she yanked her jersey up yanked her bra up

he thought entrapment 

                        casually looked left right around the diamond   just her him the payphone anchored on the wall outside the gymnasium doors 

Yeah?they’re worth a dollar?

   Woudya put your clothes on

I need a dollar.

Yasaid 

        she tugged on her bra to get it over herself

if he had to admit  hed say getting it back over her rack was entertainingverging on hilarious 

                                                                                                   he snickered 

Don’t laugh, hurts.

I imagine 

         dugging in his pocket he pulled out a fistful of coindidnt count set it on home platehefted the equipment bag

Stay put

          Lemme walkway before you pick it up

If you give me a ride home I won’t need the dollar.

Oh No 

       You make your call Ill sit in the parking lot till your ride comes 

What if they aren’t there?

Call someone else

If you gave me a ride . .

. . Sister  After that impromptu performance cold day in Hell 

twentyminutes later a beatup red Ford pickup rolled into the parking lot

running to it she waved to him enthusiastically like a little school girl

                                                                        he thought Kid thadoesnt bode well for you 

at home sitting down for dinner with his wife and daughters she asked him about practise

Scarlet his daughters sucked in their breaths 

                                            Yes girls

Careful Dad, she’s boy crazy. 

                               You’ve seen her body. 

I have

She’s really built Mom, yeah Dad?

Built Yah 

           Scarlet borrowed some change from me he made eyes with his wife intimating LATER  to call for a ride home

She’s really built Mom.

he said She isnt an athlete 

                             Stuff gets in the way 

his girls laughed

                  they were athleticcoordinated like their mother like him

 

234,  2sday,  20  6. 23

Octopus Diver  4th song – Valley of Tears  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za4uLlwNp1k

Ari Melber  MSNBC – The Beat turned him onto  Word

Lauryn Hills

Hypocrites always wanna play innocent

Always wanna take it to the full out extent

Never wanna face it when it time for punishment

Cant slick talk on the Day of Judgment

Because consequence is no coincidence 

                                          its been 13 days since he looked

then 1,166,241 Americans had diedtheir families suffering Trumpvirus

today 1,167,387 are dead

                            88 souls a day

Word

1742,  2sday,  20  6. 23

Lauryn Hill  Lost Ones  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhfKArW3BY  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ 

   I AM NOW 

                 that was too cryptic to walk past and not take notice  hell   even a cop could remember the license plate number

Montana license on the tail of an electric 4-door upscale sedan he didnt care which company  he wasnt a fan of automobiles

             they all lookalike not the stylish individualistic steel cars he grew up with that couldnt be more different than night an day

                     the world wasnt threatened then 

hence these Johnny-come-latelys 

I AM NOW

           what would that be

he paused long enough to take a piece of paper out of the book he was reading as he walked one could imagine his peripheral was terribly honed and jotted with the pen from behind his ear the particulars 

                                                                                           returning the paper to the book pen behind his ear he kept walkingreading

that was 1240 day-between-2-Ts 17  5. 23

the slip of paper surfaced 

the book returned to the library

what could they I AM NOW be 

the car was in a church parking lot

the lot was filled 

                    hurr  a lot of cars

the Community Church held worship in a hybrid format one is welcome in the Sanctuary or the Zoom Chapel 

Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome to worship with us. We are an open and Affirming, Peace with Justice LGBTQIA+-friendly Church. 

I AM NOW

the Church also provides substance abuse counseling 

                                                          coudavebeen one of those days smackdab in the middle of the week best day if one is interviewing confiding

 

   I AM NOW

1102,  2sday,  20  6. 23

Zappa  Cheepnis  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckEP8KN2710

House Republicans returning their attention again to Democrat Rep Adam Schiff  their avid desire to censure himpound on their Majority chests

AZs Juan Ciscomani tweeted a statement 

                                            in part  “Schiff’s behavior has been irresponsible, dangerous and damaging to our country (he assumed our refers to that country that shares Republicans worldview – that they inhabit – that theyre not prone to share with Democrats and a large majority of coloured people  albeit Mr Juan Guadalupe Ciscomani III is brown). It is critical that the legislation to hold him accountable be constitutionally sound (Republicans love love love touting the Constitution when it serves their purpose is beneficial to their arguments – like theyre wearing big boy big girl panties) in order to avoid any games some will inevitably try to play.” 

NOW

       if Mr Ciscomani and his House ilk have read US v Trump-Nauta THEN theyd understand exactly what is irresponsible dangerous ILLEGAL and damaging to all people who comprise the United States of America and its territories – Puerto Rico  US Virgin Islands  Guam  Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa

0930,  2sday,  20  6. 23

https://twitter.com/RepCiscomani/status/1670149019128012802?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6/20/23%20%20Punchbowl%20News%20AM&utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined

 

https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.pdf?cid=eml_mda_20230614&user_email=e4c91d00eead6d858374885584701152a02c6d873bb23bf387b4583a289e5951

0000  midnight,  Thursday,  22  6. 23  PS  the farce censure completed  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uuTgUwWX04