PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD'S WEBOOK.COM BLOGS: BOOK: 9 "SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"? ...PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD'S POEMS.(C)-."Why*Not/-..Said*The*/-..(SALT*WATER?-..*CROCK(!)"? .......-Ther'*COULD*BE/-..(*AMERICAN*/-.......*BUTTER*FLY*-..-/*MEAT***HERE!)"?

BOOK: 9

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

...PHILIP

LAWRENCE SHERROD'S POEMS.

SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

philip lawrence sherrod, poet

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LEGAL*DISCLAIMER:

Original*Poems were*Created..&*Copyrighted..Jan.07, 2001.

All- Personal*Names..*Used..are*Fictional-!../-?-

&..-*Created./-...as*Original*Characters/-!..-To*Represent*Symbolic-?

*Human-*Relationships!..-&*All*Created*..*Persons/-!(?) ..&***Personal*Names-?

..are*(-Over* 18yrs.-old!). -The*Work..*Represents/-! ..an*Attempt..To*Explain/-?..The*Vicissitudes??/-..&*Dilemmas/-?of*Being*Modern*/-?..&*-Dealing*With*/-?…Modern*Living/-?..&*Human*Imagination/-?..(?)

-As*...-*Psychological*Factions(!)

Note:..Punctuation*Used*To*An*Excess/-?..As*A*Way/-?..To*Guide*The*Reader/-?-..Control*The*Reader/-..

To*The*Point..(!?)-Of*Understanding/-..The*(Poet’s*Intent!)?..-As*Well*As..-Create*An*Additional/-?..Art*Form!

JANUARY 07, 2001

ABOUT MY POEMS:."these works/-..come from-..(Every*Day*Attempts!/-)?

..to *Communicate/-..With Others!(?)..-(About..One's*/-..Intimate*Feelings!)?

..-Some*Tmes/-..Falling*Short/-..Of*/-..Complete*/-..Dia*logue/-?..&*-Failing*-..*All*Human*Understanding’S!(?)..

-or of*a.. Poet's*Concern*/-..Of*LIMITED*Traditional*Boundaries!-..-of*/-..&*For*/..- The Majority/-?..-For*These*LIVING*..-*IMAGES-..(!)?-...Are*Forced*/-..Upon*One!..-Bye*the-....-(Un*Educated*/-?..-Multi*/-..*Tudes!)?"(?)

(They*Are*Serious*Attempts/-..At*Love!)

.."Why*Not/-..Said*The*/-..(SALT*WATER?-..*CROCK(!)"? .......-Ther'*COULD*BE/-..(*AMERICAN*/-.......*BUTTER*FLY*-..-/*MEAT***HERE!)"?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 37

(thispoem.....is*To*Be-(1st*poem/-?).......-in*this*Book!)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Listen*ing..(?)

-to*all-..(-That’s*/-..*Possible?)

-&..*Writing-/..(*Very*Little-/..

-of..(*it!)?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-at(-3yrs…*Old?)..-i*knew(?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 211

-at(-3yrs…*Old?)..-i*knew(?)

..-i*would-(be..*Poet?)?-but*..

-instead(?)-..they*put..(?)

a*pencil-?..-(in*to..mye*hand)?

-in*..Protestant*Church..(?)

(-just*to..keep*?-*me?)..-*quite(?)

-&*i..(?)-*drew..(-*anything-(?)

..that*moved?)

-at(16..yrs*Old(?)…-I*Tryed..Writing?)..

-but*only..came*Up?(..-With*Flowery*Stuff?)

-Mye*(-*Fault..&*of..*Browning/..-*Yeats(??))-

-&(-Mye*..Small*(?)-..*Concept..of*..the*World?)

-&*Mrs.*English(?)..-&*(..-English*Lit.*1)?

at-(20..yrs.Old?)..I*Saw..(Mye*Ist-..

*Rembrandt?)..-(Rabbi*..One*Foot-

-*Tall(?)..-&*Not*A*..(Good*One?))-?

-Only*(..-Third*Rate/..-But(-I*Was*Born..*Knowing?)?

-in..Oklahoma*City(?)..with(-..Cousin**Dale?)

-&*I(-Said*..(-I*Could*Do*That?))?

-But..(-Not*That*Way?)

at-(21..yrs./-(I*Started..*Painting(?)-..in*Ernest!))?

-In(-20th*Century..with(-Red*(?)../-Black*&*White(?)

-*Enamel(?))..-Just(-Like..-*Pollock?)-But*I*Didn’t..&-

(-Realize*I’d*Be*Affected…-Bye*The..*Full*Moon?)-

Bye*/-…(*Rhythms..(of-..*Touch?)

-with(-..*Movement?)?

-to*Understand-(I*..-Hadn’t*Talked-(?)

-(*Yet!))?..-at-(37yrs.Old?)..-The*(-Muse*Gave*Me*)-

-(?)-*Words..(with*Sound?)..-&*Meaning(!!)?..-“*Poetry../(???)

-”Burst*Out(?)..-Consumed*Me(?)..-&*I*Lost-(Mye*Mind?)”

-at(-67..yrs.*Old(?)-The*Piano/-(?)..Began*to(-*Speak..to*Me?)

-&*I..Wrote*(?)..(-

Mye*1st..*Composition?)-..”*Solitude:-

-A*Clowns..*Life”(!)..

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-&*Lincoln(?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 126

-&*Lincoln(?)

..-(the*Slave?)

..goes to**sleep(?)

..from(-the*..*toil?)

-of the..(-*SWEATING*-..*Physical*/-..*Hard*working?)-..*soul?

-&(-the*../-*Eman*-cipated*..*One?)

-that..*Freed(..-*Himself?/-or*..*Herself?)

..joins*-(into..-Joy*Full*/-..-Mental**Music!!)?

-(from*The/-..*American*Standard*Convention)?-Of*DANCING(?)-..*Like-(?)..*on all*FOURS(!)?-..like*HEROD/-..*O*MUS!

-*Hell(?)..-Or*Nobodies(?)-..*Buisness!!(?)

-&..(back*-..(To*Sleep?))

-*Awakes(!!)..-&(-Is(?)-..*Arrested?)-

..-*FINGER*PRINTED(!)?..-&Put*into*Jail(..-or*..*Peni*-tentiary?)?

-&*Given*Tha'-..(DEATH'S*ROW/-..*Sentence!)?

-aS*a(..-Tax*Payer’s..*PROBLEM?)

-so*much../-for(..tha'-..Ro*mance*/-..wf'-Tha'-..(MALE*/-FEMALE*/-PSYCHE*/-&../-*IRON*DOLLY!)?

-&-..tha'*/-..put*To*Rest/-..*Civil*War*/-..MIS*PRINTED/-..*MEM*-ORIES?)

of*Wrong*Perpetrator/-..

like..-*IDEAL*ISM/-..On*A/-..*STICK!(?)(!)?

-or/-..Re*construction*..*Possi*-*bilities(!)?

-&*PROGRESSIVE/-..*NESS/-

..n'-

...*AMER*-ICA*(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT/-*COLOR!)"?

-&(I*Heard?-..*Her*Say..

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 119

-&(I*Heard?-..*Her*Say..

-Four*Flights*Down?)

-into*..(-the*Parking*Lot?)-.......at-(*Night!)?-

”You*..Promised*Me?”-(?)

-&*..*Looked*Down/.....?

-Four*Floors-..(?)

-to(*See?)-

....*Him*..(Pulling*Double-?

-(*Corru*gated*Box?)-.....Rip*(-It*Open..?)

-&-(Take*Off?..-His*Shirt?)..-&*Pants-(?)

-*Body*..*Glisten*ing?

-With**Highlights?

N'-(*August*Nite!)-..*Sweating*!(?)

-&-*Lie*Down(?)..-With*Arms*..-*Over**head(?)

-&(-She*/-..Yelled-..*Out*(?)-..*Laughing?)-.."*You

-?-(..*Promised*..*Me?”)?

-&*She(-..Slipped*Out-(?)

Of*-Her*White*/-..*Chemise?)-....*Not*Bothering/-To?

-(*Fold*It?)..-&..Said*(-Kiss*Me?)..-&*-Her*Brown*-?

-(Long**-Limbs?)-.....-*Wrapped*(-Around*..*Him?)-

As*If(..-A*Squid/-..on*A*Fish?)-.......*Treading*?-

....-*Water/?

..-&*He-..(-Let*Out/..*A*Scream?).......--&*I(?)

-(Gurgled*in*Voice?)-.....-&*She**Said-(“You*..

-..*Promised*Me?))?.....????

..-(Ten*Dolla’s?)"

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-American*..(*Flags!!)-Are*/-..*Waving!!(?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 192

American*..(*Flags!!)-Are*/-..*Waving!!(?)

-af/-ter..(?)

-(Tha’*God*Awful*/-..Un*Esthetic-(?)..

-*World*Trade..)..-*Twin)?-*Towers(?)..

-came*Down!!(?) ....... -reminded*me-?

(?)-that(The*..Lord’s*Prayer?)-(???)

-had*been..(-*Outlawed..in*Schools?)

-Like*Separation*..of(-*City..-&*State?)-they*?-

..called(IT?)?......... Maybe-(*God's..got*Angry?)

-We’re..N’(Know*..In*Diffferent*Terms(?)..(than*Rome?)-Er’

..*Sodom..-&*-*Gomorrah(??)? -except(a*-few*details?)

-All(-the..*Pseudo*Patriotisim-.......(Flag*Waving!!))..?

-what(-A*Work..of*Art?)-....Two*Planes/-*Crashing!!(?)

-(Knifing*..Through*..(-*Steel--&*Glass..-just*like(-*Butter?))

-an*Evironmental*Happening!(?) -without*warning..(?)

-doesn’t*Justify(-Such*Action?)-..*Morally*Speaking(?) -to*God-(?)

-*&*Country..(?)-I*Pledge..*Allegiance!!(?)..-to(-*GOD*&..

-*COUNTRY!!)?.....*DUH*/-? -some*people..just..(-don’t*get*it(?))

..then(-the*/-..*Patriotic*Cock-/*Suckers..came(-Outta*/-..the*Woodwork?)

-showing..their(-*Colors?)?...N’ -Mourning*(-&*Superficial*/-..*Closure?)

-& -all(-those..poor*Innocent*Bastards?)-that..had*to*Die!!(?)

-without*having(-*Coffee/-*Cigarettes/-&*Creme*Cheese?)-

-Bagels*/-(?)-&*Whitefish/..*Daquire* or-*Martinni(?) ....... -with*Brunch(?)

-”-&*MATERIALISTIC*AMERICA..*brought(-to*It’s*Knees?)

-in(-..God*We*Trust?)?

-while(-the..little*..("COME*UNTO*ME"?)-foreign*children.!)(?)

-are*starving..in*Rags-&(-3rd*world*countries?))

like/-..N'-..R*WANDA/-..U*GAN*-DA(!!)?..*GENO*CIDES(!)?

-&*JESUS/-..(?)-AMERICAN*(..-*FLAGS-..

*ARE*STILL......

(*WAVING*!!))?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-All(-One’s*Life?)..-Spent*Thinking/-..(*Outside*..Th’*Box!)?

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 276

-*All(-One’s*Life?)..-Spent*Thinking/-..(*Outside*..Th’*Box!)?

-From(-Square*One?)..-&*Back..(To*Square*One!)?

-Like..(Columbia’s*../-*Disent*e*gration!)?/-*Tidbits*..Uv’Radioed*-(?)..

-*Activity/-..*Falling/-..(-Earth*bound*/-..Among’st*)/..-Th’-Moo*/-..*Cows(?)

-Like..(Who*..*Wud’ave..*Thought!)?..-The*Italian*..(-*Anarchist*Tiles?)/..-W

-er’Heating*Up/-..-Over*..*Texas(?)-*Causing*A..(Minor*/-..Dis*tur*bance/-..N’..(-*Earth’s*..*Reality(?)

-16(-*Minutes/-..*Between)/-..(*Life*&..*Death?)?-Took*Off..(Jan.16th/..-’03)?

-From..(Cape*Carnaveral?)?-Spent..(16*Days..N’*Space?)?-&*Were..16*-?

-*Minutes/..-From..*Set*Down(!)?-16..N’(Tarot*Cards..Being/-..The(-..Shattered*Citadel?)?)

-”(Reversal*Of*Fate!)?-/-”They*Should’ave..(*ConSulted*Me?)?-As*Chief*Master*Astrol-

-oger (?)-&*I..Wuld’Ave..Said”(!)?- ..(No*Go*Joe?)-Don’t*Use/-..The*Hymie(!)?”If*..I*..(Had*Only/-

-*Been/-..*Consult-ed?)”-But..(The*Big*Shots/-..*Knew?)-Like*..(-Tamin’*Uv’/-..*Shrew?)-?

-That*Shakespeare..*Couldn’t(?)..?(*Make*It!)?-Like*N*/-..*Small*World(?)-..Wat*Goes*..*Around/-?

?-..Comes*Around(?)-&..I*-Wuld*-Get*Back..To*Earth(!) (*Somewat*Dizzy?)..-N’..(Dark*Ages?)-

Uv’..(Modern*Man???????????????)

..&*Dis*Progress/-..*Comes*Back../To*Haunt*Us- (? )-That*Statement/-..*Never*Made*Sense/..-To*Me!(?)-

*Neither*..*Duz..Dis*Shuttle/-*Losing*-?

-*Tiles/-..Over*-Owen*Valley/..-Cali*-forn*-*ia(?)-*Left*Me..On*March-16th..(Rather*/-..Un*easy?)-*To(?)

-Say*..Th’*Least(!)?..-Of*Course/-?..(The*Shuttle/..Was*Damaged/..On/-..’*TakeOff?)?-&*Th’

-(Big*Boys*Knew*It?)..-&*How*Could..(They*Sleep/-..At*Nite!?)?..-*Knowing*-(Th’*Trip?)—

Wuld*Be*/-..*Terminal(?)..-All*Those/-..Scientific*/-..*Experi*ments/..-Going*Awry/-?

..”Wf’Tha’*/-..*Cynical*Basta-*rds “(!)?-&*She*..(Left*Me/..-Wf’..2 &1/2yr.Old-(*Son?)-

-JUST*DISAPPEARED(!)?

-Wanted*Bathroom..*Tub*-..&*COLORED/-..*TILES?)-

-&*If..(You*Think/-..Tis*Bad*/-..*Now/-..Wait*Till*/-..*To*morrow(?)?)-

..”&*We*Got*/..

*Radio*Active/..

/-*Milk!)”?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Artist*..(-Bye*Day?..-Movie*Star..(-Bye*Night?)-

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 286

-Artist*..(-Bye*Day?..-Movie*Star..(-Bye*Night?)-

-Standing*..(-6&1/2 hrs.?)..-Wf’..(Blonde*Puss?)-Rippin’*Out(?)

-Green*Images(?)..-From*.. -New* Jersey* Nature*(?)..

-From*/-..(Con*voluted/*..-Intro*verted/*..-*Pictorial/*)-*Grass/-..*Psyche (?)

-(Gone*Haywire?)..?-N’..(103- Degrees?)/-*Temper*-ature/-?..Heat*Factor/-(..105 Degrees?)

At*..(-Spruce*Run?)-..*Reser*-vation(?) -Then*-..*Later(That*Night?)..-After*..(-Coldwater*/-..*Shower-?)

-Her*(Puttin’*On/-../-*Lip*stick?)-Like*..(*Movie*Star/..-On*/-..*Make?)?

-&(-*Eatin’/-..*Bananas?)..-W-f’..(Key*Lime/-..*Pie?)?-

..-Like*..(No*bodies/-..*Business?)

-Not*A*..(-*Frail*Picture?)..-Bye*Any*One’s/-..*Standards(?)..-But*..(Those*/-..*Screw*Eyes?)-That*..(I*Swear(!)..-Were*Lost?)..-Some*where-B-e*tween..The(Wild*Canarys?)..-&..The(Cat*Bird?)

-*Meowing*..(N’*Brush?)..-A*Reminder..Uv’-?

-(That*Fatal/-..*Blessing)?-..Tiger*Striped*/-..*Cat(?)-

-She*Loved(?)

-Wf’..(Such*/-..*Polite*Manners)?

-?(-Leaves*One..*Con*-fused?)-..That*Symbols..&(-*Mother*Nature?)..-Can*Be..So*Inte*rGr-

-ated(?)..-As*(I*Still/-*See/-..*Those/-..(*Screw*Eyes?)-*Lying*On..*Table?)..-&*Maybe/-(You*..-?

-Put?)..Somehow*/-..N’..The-/-..*Male*Order*Catalog(?)-N’*Truth/..(-I*Found/-..*Them*Later/..N’-

-*New*York../-(Much*To*Mye*..*Embar'asse*/-..ment?)-N’..(Mye*..*Fatigued*Pants/-..*Pocket?)-After*

-Making*..(Such*An*Issue?))..-Over*It..(Fo*rgot/-To*Tell/-?..*You*/-..(On*Purpose?)-..*Yu’d*Say(!?)

)-Butt*..(You*Always*..Have*Issues/-&..Wf’*A(-*Double*T?)..But*-Re*member(?)..(*People..Wf’*Hig

-h**-Intelli**gence/-)(?)..-Find*/-..*Humor*/..-A*Saving(?)-*Grace(!!)?..&*-Re*member..(The*Absent*Mind-

-ded*Professor?)..(?)-”Truth*/..-Close*To..*Home”(?)-*Eh(?)-..&..*That(-*Music*..(?)..-(We*Kept*-?

-*Hearin’*(?)..-&*It*Wuz../-..So*Hot/-?We*Cud’ve..(*Fried*Eggs?)..-On*(-*Hood..Uv’*Mye/-..*Jeep?)-

-Then*You*/-..*Thinking(!?)-..(We*Were/-..*De*hydrated?)-..I*Telling*You(?)..-We*Should/-Go*Jump*N’..-

-*Swimming*Hole(?)..*Under*Bridge*/..-Wf’(-Briars*/-..*Chocolate*Mint/-..*Orange*Sherbert?)..-&*

(-*Holding*/-..*Con*Ver/-..*Sation//!)?

..N’*Small*Town/-..*Chat-

*HAM?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-&..(I*Stood..*There/-?

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 55

-&..(-I*Stood../-*There/-?..

&*Watched/-..

-*Each*Flake/-..

*Fall/-)(?)-..

*Down/--

*ward/-..?

-Until../-*They(?)..

-*Covered/-?..

- the/-*Earth’s(?)

*White/-(*Page?)

-Like*..

-This*..

/-(*Frozen/-*Poem)?

-Made*Up/-(?)..

-on*The/--

-(*Spur/-..*Of/-..

..The/-

*/-Moment?)?

-Right*-*After/-..

-(I*Put?)-

-*On(?)-..

-(Mye*Santa/-...

-*Claus-..

..(Red*Suit/-?)?

-*Burning/-..

A*(*Hold/-..*Of-

*Cold-*/..-*Reality)/-(!?)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-..(-DIF*-FER*ENT/-*COLOR!)"?

-at*the-..(Deli*..-*Grocery?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 131

-at*the-..(Deli*..-*Grocery?)

-tied*(*up?)..-the*(?)..-*Blue*Bike(?)/-*wrestled-(?)

..bye(-A*..(?)-*Chain?)..-(?)-*Twice*d..(-our*Size?)

-stood*(?)..-(Next*to..-the*Marl*-boro*/-..(Red*..&*White)-/

(?)-/..*Sign(?)..-(*Painted*../Bye*/..-Cancer*(?)/-

..-Uv’..*Angels?)

-She*..(-*Asked*Me(?)..-If*..-You*Were*Still(?)..-*Here(?)

-I*Had*Bought!..(-A*..*Can..of*Bustelo/-..&*-*Green*Plaintains?)

-Rather*..than*Defend..(-*Myself?)..or-Esoter’..e?

-The*Situation(?)..-Of*..(-Gumspots *..&-*Blue**Phantoms?)

I*Heard*A*Chuckle/..-(?)-(Back*Near/-?..The*(-*Beer*Cans(?))

-Which*told*me(?..-all*I*Wanted/-..To*Know?)?-&*left*me..-Wf’

-*Some*Wanting(?)..-to*see*..(your*Face*on)..-with*Makeup?

-Back*Near/-..*the/-Mangos(?)..-&*/-Black*..La* Cu*cara*chas-(?)

-&*..Shake..*up?)..Their*-Reality*(?)

-Of*You/-..*Being*..*Alive(?)?

-&*like(..-n’a*Dream?)..

-I*..-”I*realized*/-..*Mye*..(-*Grocery*list?-/..

-had*been/-

..*Lost?)"

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-at(-4yrs.old..?)-

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 85

-at(-4yrs.old..?)-

..they..(Took*Me?)

-To(-..*Kinder*garten(?)

-*Methodist*..*Church?)

-Read*..(-Me*..*-Gen*-esis?)

-Told*Me..(-about*/-..*Adam*-&..(?)

..&*..*Eve(?))

-Told*Me(?)..(-about*/-..*Apple-&*

..(?)-*Snake*(?)

..(-about*../-*Ex**pulsion?)-

..(from*..*Eden!)?

-Told*Me(?)-..(-about*(?)-*Sam*son(?)

..&*-..(*Delila?))?

.-&*..Told*Me?..(-about*the..

-*Philli*-stines(?))

.&-..(-*Blinded*..(?)-*Me?)?

-Wf’..*Beliefs(!)?

-&*I-..(*Wanted..To*Pull-?)

-the(-*Rotten*..*Pillars*/..of*Insti*-tution(!?)?

-*..*Down?)

-&(-Nothing..Has-(?)

-*Changed*..?)-..*Since/-..*Child*Hood(?)-..*Then(!?)?

-Not*Even..(*Her?)..

-*Polishing*(..-The*Teachers?)-..(?)

-*Apple*(?)

-(But*the..**Sin!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

--at(-5:51am?)..the*-(..-Parking*Lot*Trucks?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 58

--at(-5:51am?)..the*-

(..-Parking*Lot*Trucks?)

-of-*the?..(-*Weekend?)..-pull*Outta..(?)

the*-..

-(*Park*..-ing*Lot?)..-(?)

..with(-*Tons..(?)-

&-..*Tons-?)-

-of(?)..-the*..(*Orville’s*..(?)

-*Reden(?)-..-bac’*-’her’s(?)..

-..(*Husk’s?)-

-that(*I?)..-/-have*.. (?)

....*-Dis*carded..-*out(..-*Bath*room/-..

*Window*?)......(?)

-for*..(?)-

(-Forty*..-*Five?)-..*years(?)

*Bouncin'/-..&**Crunch*-ing!(?)

as*..

-"PARK*ING*LOT*/-..ASS*-*PHALT!(?)

..*MENTAL/-..*POETICAL*/-..

-*KERN*-ALS"(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Bells*..Of*(*Rome?)-

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 105

-Bells*..Of*(*Rome?)-

Or*Composition..

-N'(..*Trastever’e?)

*Sunday*Morning-(?)

-Cling*Clang..Cling*Clang(?)

-Ring*Rang..Ring*Rang(?)-

Go-The(-Bells/-..Of*Trastever’e?)

After-A-(..Hot*Bodie/-..Hot*Tottie?)

-Cling*Clang..Cling*Clang(?)

-Ring*Rang..Ring*Rang(?)

Bing*/-..*Bang(!)?

-Warm*Wine/..-N’Ears*/-..**Sang(?)

&*I..Was*I*/-..*Sur*prised!..-(..You*Re*member..

-ed*Me?)..-&*Laughter*(?)?

The(-2*/-..*Metal*Trunks..?)

-I*Got*On/-..N'/-..-*Canal*Street?)-?

..*Were*Locked(?)

-With*Sup*plies/..-Art*Tools/..-&*Crafts(?)

You*/-..Did*not-../*Know*(..-*They-

*Were(?)..-*There?)-

-On*(...-The*/-..*Painters*Palette/-(?)

-The*Red/-..Was*Mixed/-..Wf’*/-*Yellow?)

-Maybe*from/-..*Some*..

(*Long*/-..*Twisted*/-..*Shore*man?)-

..*Drop*ping/-..*It(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Corot(-When*I..first*Saw-(*..Yo?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 119

-Corot(-When*I..first*Saw-(*..Yo?)

-the*other(*Day?)..-in*the*Museum(?)-I*....

*Thought..of(-*Oklahoma?)?

-&*How..

-(I*Had*Evaded*..-*The*Cows(?)

..in-(their**Fields?)..-&*How..-*Sorry*..I*Was-

-for-..(*Doing*So?)?

-Even*If..(*If/-../-*You-can’t-..

“Go*Home*Again!”(?)-/*..like/-..one*/-..Thomas**Wolfe(?)

..(You*Guys-(?)-..&(I?)-(?)..are*Buddies(???)

But-(*Corot?)-..You*Gotta*-(*Admit..

-you*(?)..(-Must*Have/..-*Gotten*..

-(Alot*a-..

..(*Pussy*?)?))..-*Even*If..(?)

-*Nothing*..(?)-is*Without*/-..*Re*morse(?)

-or-..(the*..*God*-/..-*Awful*/-..*Dollar*?)?

-or..(-a*Latent*/-../-*Human*Disease?)?

..like*Syphi*llis/-..Gon*or*rehea/-..or*-..

..-*Better*Still/-..*BLACK*DEATH/..-or*-

..*MUTANT**AIDS!(?)

is..very much like your-

*COLOR*/-(?)

of..Land*scape/-..n'

POETICAL*TEN*DER/-?..

-SILVERY*/-..*GREYS(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Darwin’s*Cheese-

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 109

-Darwin’s*Cheese-

-Lounge*ing-n’(?)..-beized* chair-?

-feet*..(-stuck*up?)

-As’n*..-Poetical*air(?)

-inter*-rupted*...bye*..(-Baltimore*-..

..*Oriole)(?)..-*singing*..(-*Audubon?)

-..*Street-*Songs(?)-

-eleven-o’clock*am:..-&..*Elbow*..at*Edge-(?)

-of Evo*-*lution..*or-..

(Com*puter*..-*Problem)?

-Blue*Scream/-..-&*Blue*Means/-..?

=..Blue**Butt(?)

-nothing*Works/-..like*..N'..-Black*Wedge(?)

or-Black*/-..-*Shaped*-

..(-*Apple*Mouse?)

-E-mail to/-..-Fax*Tax/-

..er’-*Body*Louse-?

-She shouldn’t*-*Do(?)..-..*Bite*/-..as..*Spouse-(?)

-*Me*chanic*-ally(?)../-as* always/-(?)

-*Oral*..(?)

-*what(-I)*..*Want?../-To*Tell/-..Her*/-To*Do(?)

-&..(?)-or*(?)-..*-as*is-(?)..

-there*-*.. a(-?)..(-Doc*tor*..-n’*..-the..*House?)

Wf'..(WARM*/-..*ANAL*-

*THERM-/-..*MOM*/-e'/-..*TER!)(?)

.."Jus*..*Askin'(!)?

..-(LIL**BIRDY!)"?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Drunk*..on..(*Beef*Eaters..*Gin?)-..*Again-?

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 125

-Drunk*..on..(*Beef*Eaters..*Gin?)-..*Again-?

-Trying*..to..(-Be*Civil?)-..with(*Five..On*-

-The*Rocks?)?..-Up*(-at..*NATIONAL*/-..A*CADEMY?)

-Seeing*..-Mye*(-Con*-tractual*Agree*ment?)-..*Shot-

..to(*Hell?)?..-*Etching*..entitled..(-Every*Man’s..*His/-

-Own*-(*Christ?))?..without..(-Starting**Bid?)..-Of*..

-Two*Thousand(?)..-Much*..to*Mye/-..(*Surprise??-)

-Noticing*..on..(-*Ballot*Lot*Sheet?)..-One*Thousand(!?)

-Whatta*Sham?..-I*Give(*them-..(-The*Work?))..-for..

-Their*..(-Silent*Auction?)..-&..they*-(Don’t*..Up*hold?)-

-Our*..(-Written*/-..*Literal?)..-*Agree*-ment(?)-not*..-with*standing?

..the(-Size?-of/-..*The)*Piece?..-*Five*Inches..bye(?)-

-Three*&.(.one*Half-/-..*Inches?)-Not*..To..*Mention(?)

-Self*Appointed..(Drawn**Deity?)-as/-..*Self*Imposed(..Self*Portrait?)

-on..(-Copper*Plate?..)-*Drawn*..(In*Re*verse?)?-

them*..(*Refusing..To*Pay?)..-for*

..(Genius**Again?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Ev*e*-..a-*lyn-..*oozing..with(*Tatoos?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 97

-Ev*e*-..a-*lyn-..*oozing..with(*Tatoos?)

-&*Flesh*Spilling-(Over..

*Hip*Huggers?)?-*Naughtily*(?)..

-*Naveled*/-n’*Pierced*..&-(*Inclined*..to*Verbal*/-..*Predator*-*ship?)

-”Street*Wise!.-(*Since*..*Thirteen??)..”-*Lesbos*..&-A..(?)

-*Beautiful*Daughter..of-Ov*er..(-Ov*u*-..*lating*(!?) ..-*Dom*in*ican/-..*Re*..-public?)

-Your*Hair*/-..Spread*-(Open*..-*Like*(-*Coke!?)..-Er’*Crack..)?

..-*Nostrils*Flared/-(?)..-&*Eyes*Transparent*/-.....Like*the/-..*Carri*..-be..*-an?)

-..*Waters!(?)-..The*(-Bartender..-Of-(ASL)?-*Never*Knew??-

..What*..-(Hit*Him?)..-You*(*Cursing*/-....*Like*Sailor?)..-*Drunk*on..

-*Your*Lips..&..(-Jim*Beam’S?)-..**Song(!)?

-&..(-WildTurkeys!?)..-&(-

It*..Wasn’t*EVEN-/-..

(?)../-(*THANKS*..*-GIVING?)?

..-"CHRISTO*

PHER-..-

..-CO*LUM*BUS(!)"?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-i*Know..(-It’s*Wrong?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 142

-i*Know..(-It’s*Wrong?)

-but*..(*I?)-..*Put?..-(*the*Bookmark?)

-in*(-the*Dictionary?/-(..-Up*side*Down?)

-trying*to..(-Get*at?)..-a*De*-fin*-itive..(?)-

-*De*fi*-nition..on*the-..(*Word?)

-&”I*..Feel*Lousy(?)”

-&I*Know(..-these*little*things?)..-Don’t*Matter?

-But(?)-..un*less(..-You*Think?)..-they*do(?)..-&*Are(?)..-*But*

-“I’ve..”(Always*..*Dreamed*-(?))”..-some*what-?

in..(-Anal*(?)-..*Re*tentive*..*Ways?)-..A*Process-?

uv'-..*Song?-..(-&*Of*'/-..-the*World..&*Of..(-It’s*..*Doings?)-)?”

-Butt*-at*a..(-Much*-Slower*..*Rate?)..-Me*Making*..(?)-*Life*&..

(-*Myself*(?)-..&*Being*Too/-..*Fa*miliar../(?)-With*..the*Angels*?)-

-(Ac*cording*to..Mye*/-*Ramb*lings/..&*Preach*ings/?)

of..(-the*Salesian*Misssions?)..-&*As..Me*/-as-Vicar*Of-

-..New Rochelle, New York(?)

-of..(-Saint*Francis..de *Sales!?))

printing*..a-Lot*tery(!)?-../*Raffle(!)?

like*gamble*/-..or-..*Slay*ing*/-..of*the/-..*SAINT*FRANCIS/-..

-METAL**-..*Dragon*(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-I(CouldNot?)*Tell?..If..(-The*Sound?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 163

-I*..(CouldNot?)..-*Tell?..If..(-The*Sound?)

-Was..(-Mye*Heart?..)or-The*..(-Audubon*Clock?)

-Until*..(I*Had?)..To*Scratch*-..(-Mye*Beard?)

-The*White/-..(-Garden*/-..Of*Eden?)..-*Sack/*..-Was*Hanging..

-on*Top/..-of..*The-..(-Brass*/-..*Segal..*Lock?)

-Dis*-turbed*/..-Some*Crumbs/-..*From/-..(Mye**Care?)

&-(The*Songs?)..-*Left-Bye*..-(Twelve*Birds?)

*Names*..(I*-Cannot*Remember?)..-Like*Some*One?

-(Left*Wind?)..-(For*No?)-..Par*ticular*/-..(*Reason(?))-

This*Year*-..(Re*mains?/-..*Quizzical(?))-&*Events*/-..Have*Endured?

(Any*Ones?..-Under*Standing?)..&-Without*/..-*Season?)

.. I’m*Glad/-..(*IT?)-..(Turn*Out?)-..(-This*Way?)-?

-Mocking*Bird/-Nothern*Cardinal/-(& Black*Capped-Chickadee?)

-Downy*WoodPecker/-(House*Wren)/-(&*Canadian*Goose?)

-American*Robin/-Belted*Kingfisher/-(&*Song*Sparrow?)

-Tufted*Titmouse/-..(*Balitmore*Oriole?)..-(&-Great*Horned*Owl?)

-(If*Memory?)..Serves*Well?..-Or*..-(Becomes*Faulty?)

-(With*Altzheimers?)..(Or*Parkinsons?)/..-(&*Mye*/-..*Imagi*-nation?)..-Goes*Blip(?)

-(I’ll*Be*Able?)..To*-(Find*/-?..Mye*-Way?)..-(*Back)?-(from*Any/-..*Trip?)

-Like*Yesterday(?)..-(Songs*Sung?)/-..(From*-...Another’s*-*Throat?)..

-(&*Some*Songs?)..(Are*Forever?)..-Like*..(Natural*Birds?)-..N'Poets/-..*Gloat(!?)

-..*sing*ing(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-I*..(-Don’t*Know?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 93

-I*..(-Don’t*Know?)

-when..(*It?)-..(?)

..*First*..*Occured?/..-(to*Me?)..

-that*I*..(-Had*..*to/..-*Have?)..

-Full*Time..(..&/-or/-?..*Overtime?)?

-in..Both*..(-*Day*time/-..&*Night*time?)

-(../-For*Mye/-..*Dream*State/-..-**Songs’s?)

-But*..to*Play..(?)

-with*/-..*Words(?)-..&*Listen(!)?..

.-&*or*/..-As*-The-(?)...(-Lady*Bird/-..*Beetles?)-..*Sing(?)

-*Sung’-(?)..-&*Sang(!?)?..-To*My*..(-Special*Ear!?)?

-That*I-..Had*-Got*-/-..*Serious*Problems/-..&*Sounds?)?

..of(-*Nature’s/-..(*little*-all**Together?)../-*Darlings?)

-Like*..the*Songs-?..(-Off*Beat/-(?)..For*tha'-..*Birds?)

-(..&*Us*-..(Special*Billed/-(?)../-For*Singing!?)))

..Like*(?)-..-Off*Broad*-way(!)?

-5th*Ave...*Origin*-ality(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-I’m*..*Somewhat-(?)..(-*Uncomfortable?)..-Wf’*Having..*Put-?

Author: Philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 108

-I’m*..*Somewhat-(?)..(-*Uncomfortable?)..-Wf’*Having..*Put-?

-All*..(-*Mye*Eggs..(?)

in*-...*Same*Basket?)?-

..-Past*Intellectual/-..**Teachings(!?)

..Don’t*-..*Rent!(?)..-Buy*In..(Mye*/-..Father*Said?)?

-Don’t*Lament(?)../-Sell*Paintings-?

-(Mye*/-..*Mistress..-Said(?)

-Then(-I*/-..*Heard-..A*Pipping?)

-Sound*..&*I*Knew..The*Fox-(?)

-was..(In*/-..The*-..*Chicken*House?)-../-*Now!!(?)

-&*the*Ladies(?)-..(-From*..the*Rock*e*-feller*/-..*Found*Dation/..Came*Over(?)..&*-Met.?)

-tro*-politan(?)-..*Muse*-um(?)..-Came*Over(?)

-Wf*/-..*Arrogant*Attitudes(!?)..-&*(-*Spouting*..-*Feminist*/-*Verbal*/-..*None*sense?)-

-Say*ing-..("Mr.*Sherrod(!?)-..*Your*Work..(?)

Looks*(-*Like(?)..-*Simile*/?..-&-..*James*Ensor?)?

-&*Lets(?)-..(Leave(*It!)..-at..That(?))”

..Me*Raising*/-..*Meta*-phor(?)..-&*Eye*Brows(?)..

(-Like*..*Groucho-

..*Marx!)(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Just*Remember..(-*Young*Girl?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 77

-Just*Remember..(-*Young*Girl?)

-I* Am..an*/-?..*Ob*scene(..-*Hands*On?)-..**Artist(?)

-&..When*You*/-..(*Cu'me?)..-(?)

-Over*to(?)/-..(-Mye*/-..*House?)

-to..(See*(?)-/..(?)-Mye*/-..*Etch*-ings?)

-or(..-What*Ever*Else?)-..(?)-That*Exists-

(?)-&*each*..(-Copper*Plate?)?

-has*..(-Been*..*/-*Scrat*ched..(?)

-in(-*Reverse?)?)..-Wf’-..*Deviled*..*Images(?)

-Like*N’*..(-Dis*/-..*Dis*-appearing*..(-In*Ink?)?)

-or(..-Maybe*/-../-Le*-*mon?)

-&..the..(-DNA?)-..is*Only/-..*A-*Sour(?)

(*Suppo*-sition?)..-of*A..(?)

-(*Bye*...-Gone*Age?)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Mayon*-naise*..is*Like(?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 85

-Mayon*-naise*..is*Like(?)

A*-..(Good*Window*Dressing?)-..*Obscene-(?)

&-*Nude(?)..-&-To*a..(-Greater*Degree*.. of*Reality?)

-Mayon*-naise*..*Spreads*/-..on*A*-..(Whole*Wheat/-..*Bread)-

-*Com*for*tably(?)-*Without..*much*Effort/..-She*..*Said(?)

-&-The*(..-Man*ne*quin*Girls..in*(The*-..Window*-..*Chilled!)?)

&*..(-We*Worked/-..*on-..that*Window?)-Till*/-..*Daylight(?)

-Without*(..-Taking*A*Break?)..-For*..(-Twenty*..To*Thirty*-

*Masterful*/-..*Minutes?)..&-*Never*Thinking/(?)..-Mayon*-naise*..

Could*(?)-..*Become..A*..(-*Spiritual*../-*Mental*Climax!)?-

-To-A*..(-Com*parable*/-

..Life*Time(?))

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Mi*ho-..*Arrived(?)..-*Alias..(?

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 115

-Mi*ho..*Arrived(?)..-*Alias..(?)

-..Snow*Lips(?)..

-in..*Winter..of*/-..-De*-cember *02(?)

-She*had..(-Rain*Falling?)..-from*-

-..(Her*Eyes?)?

-(-*Secrets*..(Of*..tha'-*Moon?)..-in*Scorpio?)

-A*..(-*Japanese*/-..Metal*Rooster?)?

-*Her*..(-*Mind*Racing..(?)

-in*../-*Triple*Time?)

-She*..did*Not/-..(-Know*Who?)

-or*..(What*(?))..-(She*Was??)

-She*..did*-Not*/-..*Remember*(??)

-Why*..(She*..Had*/-..*Arrived?)?

-Why*..*She(?)..(-Had*Escaped?)..

-From*what(?)-..(-She*Had..*To?)

-the*..(-*Terrror*..of*The/-..*Squid?)?

-In*Error/-..of../-*Honor*?(?)

-She*..(-Only*/-..**Felt?)

-with*..(-her*..small*fingers?)?

-at*.(-twenty*-*one?)

-that*..Her*(-Blood*/-..*Had*/-..Ran**Red(?)/..-&

..*Some*Secrets?)-(?)

-were..(*Pumping*(?)-..

-in..(-Her*../-*Soft*White?)..

-*Throat(?))

-Her..(-*Eyes..were**Tilted?)?

-Like*An..

(-AI*OKA?)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Much*(Too*..(?)-Often*(?)-/..I*Find*Myself?)-

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 171

-Much*(Too*..(?)-Often*(?)-/..I*Find*Myself?)-

-*Sitting*-(?)..in-(Mye*..-*Favorite/..(?)

-*Beized*Out*/-..*Chair?)-

*Alone*..(?)-..&..(-Very*/-..*Des*-*pondent?)

-&*How*(?)-..(-Did*I(?)-/..-Get*There?)

-Foul*Weather/-..*Friends..(?)

-(The*Reason?)?..-&*I*-*Always-?..-*Disappear(?)

-where*Is..(-Mye*Grandmother?)..-To*Make*Amends?

-that*..(-"little*ittie/-..*-Bittie*"?)-(..-*Brite*/-..Full*Blooded/-..*Scot?)-

-Lillian*..-*Coch*..*ran?

-an..(-Fra*ternal*Twin?)-

&*..from*Texas?..-&-..(4Foot*..*Eleven(?))

-A*/-..Size*Two/-..Triple*A-..*Shoe!..-&*Basketballs*..for*Breasts(?)

-&*Two*Sticks..(For*Legs?)..-when-(I*Was?)..-*Seven(?)

-Spouting*-..(*Jibberish/..-&*Pshaw?)..-("&-*Don’t*..-Make*Me*Puke"?)

Forever*-(Talking*..about*..-George*Washington?)..-As*Relative(?)

Or*Bibb*..*lical*..*Luke?)-?

-as*Protestants..(-Married*(?)-To*..bye*Faith ?)

-&*..*Biblical*Word-../-Did*Pout(?)-An*Up*..Da’*Snout(!)?

-&*A*..(“Hard*Shelled*/-..*-Baptist?”)

-if*You*Know.. (-What*I*Mean?)..-were*..-Running*All/-..*About!(?)

-Even*Kin/..(?)-to..(-Daniel*Boone/..from*State of*..*-Ken*tucky?)

-No*One..to(-Talk*To?)..-Unless/..-I*Could*Get*..*/-*******Lucky(?)

..*God*Rest/-..(*Her..(?)-..*Merry*Soul?)?

..Gop*hers*/-..N’..(?)-Er'-..*Back*yard(!?)-..

..&*Dat’*/-..Aw*full(?)..-*Mole(!)?

..-*Singing*..

*Poet*i*-...*cally(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-mye*Place(!?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 100

-mye*Place(!?)

The*Door..once-

(Was*Gray?)..-*Paint-

(..*Flaking*Off?)

Some*..(-Furious*/-..*Characters(?)..

-Have*/-..*Knocked..*Here(?)

Something*-..(*Like*/-..*Way*Side..-*Inn?)

-*Staying*../-..*Taking*Off?..

..Their*Clothes/..-Hat*/..-&*Umbrellas(?)

-To*Hang/-..*Drying*?..

-Their*Souls/-..&*Pose*..-(For*Art?)

-Who*Ever/-?..(-She*was?)

(-Left*Finger*/-..**Prints?)..

-(*Tender*?)..-&*Was*/-..*Knocked*-

*Up../ &*/-..*Pregnant*!?

-Full*Faces..(Inclined* to..(?)

.-*Instability*?)..

-At*A..(-Moments*/-..*Notice?)?..

I *Should*Have/-..*Asked-../-is*Our*Man-

(*Sal?)-The*..(-Hard*ware*/-..*Man?)

Why*..(-He*Charged/-?..so*much for-)?

-His*..(-Red*Devils/-....**Paint?)..

The*-..(-Lead*Grey?)..-*Reminded*Me..

/-of*..The*/-?..(-*Roman*/-

..*Via*ducts?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Mye*Sears’s-(KEN*MORE*/..-Refrigerator*/-..-*Pees..*on?

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 100

-Mye*Sears’s-..(KEN*MORE*/..-Refrigerator*/-..-*Pees..*on?

/-th’..-*FLOOR?)

Ever*since..(The*/-..*Delivery*Men?)..-Dropped*It-?

-Heads*Up/..-Er’..Tails*Down(!)?..-N’..1984(?)

(-I *didn’t*..*Think/..(?)-I’d*..-Haft’To*..*Under*score(?))-

The..(-H20/-..*Problem?)?..-Much*Less/-?..-Stop*It?

-With*a..(-D’ag/-*..Ostino*/-....*Blue*Sponge(?)?)

&*they..*said..(-I*Had/-..to*Know*Way/..-to*/-..*Compen*-..*sate?)

-Dic*tate*..or*Inter*Relate..-Fix*..or*Spec*ulate?

-From*..(The*Bill..of*Lading?)..&-that*/-..they*always-..(?)

*Cremate*?(..-the-little*problem/-..like*N'*particuliars?)-As*if(-i.. could-

..-Care*Less?)

(-two*icecubes/..-to*a-

..(Kosher*

*Bagel?))?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Mye*..(-Modus*/-..*Ope*-randi?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 47

-Mye*..(-Modus*/-..*Ope*-randi?)

-is*Like..(?)..*Feelings*-..(?)-

-(-*Shot*..To*Hell?)-

..*Bombs*!!(?)..

-Put*/-..in*a*-..

..(-Hand*/-..er'-Head*Basket?)

-Any*way of*..(-*Hearing-

..*Voices*?)

-A*Way..of*(..-*Being(?)

-(*Told*?)

-a*Way..of*-Putting*-..?

-It*/-..*Down*(!)?

-..to-(*Snuff*!?)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Never*/-..*Knew..

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 49

-Never*/-..*Knew..

-what..(-A*Poop-?

-*Deck/-*Was?)

until-*..(I*Sailed*..

..the*Seven*Seas?)?

-Never*Knew.. -Whatta-..(*Loop*-..?

the*..&Loop..?) -*Meant(“) -until*..

-(I)*Yoyoed-? ..the-(Bee’s*Knees)?

-Never*..(Say*-*Never?)-..unless*

-your*Lorraine(?).. -*Florence(?) -..?

”Siren”-(?)..

..-*Nev’ers(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Nothing’s*..(-*Crazier!!)?

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 103

-Nothing’s*..(-*Crazier!!)?

-than*Eating/-?..(A*Dozen?)

-of*..-(-Hot*Greasy?)..

-*Sugar*..(-*Laden/-..(-”Krispy*..

-*Kremes?”)

-Bye*..(-Hypo*/..-*Gly*ce-*mic?)-..

-(Manic*/-..*De*pressive..

-Bi*Polar/?..-*Poet)(?)-

-unless*..(It’s*..

-New*York*City-

-*Cops(?)-..Trying*..To*Sell-

-*You(?)..-The*Holes..

-In*..(Their*/-..*Phil*os*ophy?)-

-..of*Taking..

(-*Doughnuts*/-..&*/-..*Coffee*Breaks?)

-at..(-Tax*Payers*Expense?)

or*..

-(-*Crazy..*Eddie?)-

-trying*..(To*Sell*You*..(?)

-(Black*/-..Market*/-..**Trojan’s?)-

-when*..(You*Know?)-?

-”Helen*..Of*Troy?”

-(*Condoms*?)..

-*Did..*(Not*/-..*Exist?)..-&

-(Are*A*Thing!)?..

-with..(-De*finite*/-..&*Differ*-*ential..

-*Math*i*-matical(?))..-*E*-qua*tions*(?)-

(?)-&*** Inclined..to*-

-(-..Potential*/-

..*Holes?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Garden..Of-(*Eden/..-Gourmet?)..-*Market*Sack!(?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 138

-Garden*..Of-(*Eden/..-Gour*met?)-..*Market*/-..*Sack!(?)

Into*you..(-I*have*Put?)..-all*..(-that*Needs/-..-to*be*/-..*There?)

as*if-..(“Any*thing/-..is*/..-Every*thing”?)-&..(“You*Know/-?..*Where”?)

e.e.(C?)..-&-w.h.(A?)..-”we*..(-all*Die/..-*each/-n’our/-..*Own..Emp*-

ty*..*Cubi*cles”(?)..-thanks* boys/-!..for*(-Showing*/-..*The*Way?)-

w.c.(W’s?)..-seeming*fragile-..”Asphodel”/..-Made*me-..*Care?

-about*why*..I *Put..(-*Mye*self..&../-all*the/-..*other*Poetical*/-..*Animals/-..N'**there!(?)

(-building*/-..a-Phil's*/-ZOO!(?)..-2*Bye*2/-..

like*/-n'....a*/-*Noah's*Arc!)?

-*outta/-../-*Boudoir*/-../-*Pouty*/-..Duke*/-..*Bou'de*arc*/-..Wood!(?)(!)?-&

..de la *Chau*Mette*/-*Twins(!)?

N'*..*Dismay(!)?

Like*/-..lt's*n'/-..-(*Da*/-../-*Dag'OSTINO/-

Com*petitive..Mt. AR*RAT/-..*Bag!)?..

-*man*!(?)

Note:-:e.e.cummings/-w.h.auden/-william carlos williams.

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FERENT**COLOR!)"?

-on*Radio..(-I*Heard?)-but

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 120

-on*Radio..(-I*Heard?)-but

-&*Could*not-..*Believe(?)

-how*(-*Blackened*..(-The*Fire?))?

-had*Burnt-?-(-the*/-..*Swamp*Grass?)

-*Flat..in*-*Maybe..-90*Black*

-*Minutes(?)

-No*Moisture-..(in.*April?)

-left*..*for(-..*Baby*Birds..(?)

-at*-Edge*..of*Nest?)..-&

the*..(-Green*Water*Snake?)?

-or*..(-Ringed*..Neck*Cormorant?)

*Pre*dators/-(?)..

-held*..their*/-?..or*(-His*Wings*Out?)-

-Dried*Bye*-(His*..*Psyche?../-Head*Up!)?

-but*-(-in..3(-*Green?)..-mos.)-

-Like*/-in*..*July?/-..I*Could*not-

*Beiieve*?..As*Seen(?)..-on*(T.V.?)

-How..(-Black &*White?)..-*the..-

-*Green*/-..*Swamp*Grass..

-had*Become*..(in*Person?)-..*Green*?

So*-(-Much*..for*-*Mother*-/..*Nature (?)

-&*..*God!(?)-&*..-(New*Jersey/-..*Transit?)

-*Car*No./-..7777(!)?

Quad*ruple*/-..*Snake*Eyes(!)?

n'..-LIVING*/-..*GR*ASS(!)?

"will/-..-we*pass!

..-*Craw*ling(!)"?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-opening(-Mye*Head?)..-on*Pillow(?

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 85

-opening(-Mye*Head?)..-on*Pillow(?)

-&*Seeing?..(-your*Golden/-..*Tresses?)

-spill*..in*to-..*Sun*light!!(?)

-*Some*thing/-..(-made*Me*happy?)

-all*That-..(-Red*Wine-?)

-the*(-Night*Before?)..-Had*(-Gone*..into*me?)

-The*Birds..(-Were*Singing(?))

-Their(..-Fool*Heads*Off!)?

-Warm*Winds/-..?..had*Blown*In?

-from..Pennsy*l-*vania(?)

-Christ..(-As*Usual?)..-was*Hanging(?)

-on..(-Usual*Cross?)..-&(-Mye*Gum?)-

-was*Stuck..(-as*Usual?)

-on(-His..*Shoulder?)

-..in-..the*Corner(?)

-of(-..Your*Bed/-?..-*Room?)?

-In..(-*Sub*-urbia?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-PhD’s(!?)..-(Bother*Me!?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 109

-PhD’s(!?)..-(Bother*Me!?)

-though*..(-Well*Intentioned?)..

-their*..(*Lucideous*/-..*Ludi*crous-..*Affectate*ous?)-

-/*Concerns*(?)

-at*Speaking..&*Thinking(?)..*About*..?

-(*Scien-tific/-..*Historic..cal(?)..-&**Rhe-torical(?))

-*Uh’s-(!?)..(-*Misses..the*..(-Pro-verbial*/-..*Boat?))

-&*in..(Most*/-*Cases?)?

-Duh’s*(!?)..&-..(*Art?)

-Should*Be(?)..-*Left*Up/..-(To..*Artist’s?)wf'-

-non*Educated(?)..-In(-*Head?..-or*Ear?)?

-..&*(-*Stone*Deaf?)..-In*..(-*Heart!?)

..To(*Criticisim?)

..-(*Like*Me!?)?

-Or..Like*..(Peter*Schwarzburg?)-

-Like..(-John*Timpane’s..-*Attempt?)?

-to*Formalize*..*(-Song*..-to*-*System(?))

-as*in..(-”Poetry*..for*..*Dummies(?)”)-

-with(..-Maureen*Watts?)

-De*..*Mystifying(?)

-*Nothing*(?)..&-

-..”Lawrence*Ferlinghetti!”(?)

-sayin’..*Nothing*(!)?

that*I*Don't*Know(!?)-

-of*..*Con*-se*-quence(!)?

-OUT*SIDE/-..(?)-

..UV'*HIM*SELF!(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Priority*..(-*Seating*Sign?)-

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 68

-Priority*..(-*Seating*Sign?)-

with*..(-Wheel**/-..*Chair?)

-of*the..(-Psycho-*..(?)..*logical-?..*

-Inter*im-..-of*/..-the*/-..In*firm?)..-in..(-Blue*..

-*Ca*-ligraphy?)..on*-..(New*/-..*Jersey’s-

*Transit*Train?)..-Symbolized*as-(?)

(-White*Figure?)..-with*White-..(Letter*C?)

-Drawn*..to*Repro(?)

-*sent *..bye*Mye*..(-White*Bootie?)

-or*the..(Nauseous*/-..*Mod*ern/-?..-*Concern?)?

..of(-Genius/-*..-*Riding*,,(-the*/-..*Rails?)-?

..*Slightly*Deft/..-&*Inclined..(?)-)-

(To*..-*Fart!!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Scooping***..with..(-A*Knife?)-

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 92

-Scooping***..with..(-A-*Knife?)-

*Skippy*..(Super*Chunk?)-?

-Outta*Jar(??)

-Not*About..(To*Tell-*/-..Any*body?)

-None*of..(-Your*/-..*Buis(-*ness?)

-Onto*..*Banana-..(*Chiquita?)

-"Don’t*..(-Put*..The*Banana’s..?

-in*The..*Refrig..*erator!"(?))

as*N'..-Lucille*Ball/..-Or*Ricky(?)-----..??

-&*She*/-..*Looked*..*Funny*?..(-/*Wearing*-?

All*That..(-*Silly*/-..-*Gluey*/-..Fe*male*/-..-*Stuff?)?

..but-

&*/-..Bobby*Wraywright..

as*N'..(Boy*Hood/-..*Friend!)?

-usta*Put-..(-French’s*/-..*Mustard?)-

On*Top*Of-..(-*Freud’s*/-....*Phallic*Symbol*?)

-With*Out..Ever*/-..*Reading(!?)?

NIET*ZCHE>>-Der*..*’Ober*man(!?)-

but*..Splicin'*/&/-*Eatin'(!?)?

&..

(SMACK*IN'..*LIPS!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Scrapin'*..(-Mashed*/-*Potatoes?)-

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 136

-Scrapin'*..(-Mashed*/-*Potatoes?)-

-with*A*Fork/-..(-Because*..I’ve*Used?)-

”Budapest*Best”..-*Sweet*..*Delicate(?)..

-(-Hungarian**Paprika?)..-Red*dish*..*Stuff(?)

-&*I’m*..-No*Dork..(!)-(But?)..-the..(-White*Bruised?)-

*Look*(?)..-Is*Kinda..(*Titt*-u*-latingly?)..-*Rough(?)

-&*I’m*Sure-..(*Zsuzsanna-*Nagy?)..-Would*Ok!-(?)..

-&*Like*Me(?)..-(*Cooking*..*With/-(?)..*Fine*..*Hungarian*/-..*Season?)

-from*Her?..(*HomeTown?)..-&*-She’s/..-in*..*London(?)

-Even*Though/..-the*..*Potato*/..-Had*..(-*Deep*/-

..-*Spade*Lesions?)

-Mye*Grandfather/..-Willard*Rufus../-Gave*Some*Reason!

-For*..(the*/-..-Old*World..-*Cookings?)..-With*(-*Bacon*..*Chitt*-lings?)

-*Pork* on/-.. the*Hoof*../(?)&-..*Not*Squealing*..-(*Anymore?)-

-*Throats*Sliced*../-(Bye*Mye?)-..-1st(-*Country*Hog*/-..*Rural*..*Slaughter(!)?

-*Killing*?)..-In*Wynne*-wood,-Okla.(?)..-I*Brought*..To*Fore(!)?

-*Utensils*..(in*the*Buff?)..-&..(-A*Very*..-Pre*hen*sile/-*..Wet**Bog(?)

..Of..(-Wild*Boars?)

-(-Me*Wood?)..-(-You*Metal?)?..

-(-Different*Years?)..(-Our*Chinese*..

-*Pig*..*Horoscopes?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-She..*Paused(?)-

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 64

-She..*Paused(?)-

-*Staring/-..*Down(?)-

-At..(The/-..*Steps?)

-*Lingering*/-..(?)

-Or(..*Longing*/-?)

-With..(Such..*Inept*/-..*Lips?)?-

-*Smeared*../-*Thickly*(?)-?

-(The*-..*Dark../-*Tube?)?-

-Of..(-*Lipstick/-..*Coated/..-(?)-..N’/-..*Dreams?)

Of*/-..Other*Days(!)?

-*Popped*..(Out*/..-*Of*Her/-..**Pocket!!)?

-A*Cell*Phone/-?..

(-It*Seems?)?-

-&..*Opened*/-..(Her*/-..*Mouth?)?

...Talk*-in'/-..(-Lickety*/-..*Split!)?

But*Not*/-?..*Lookin'/-?..-*Else*Where's(!)?

wf'-..Trans*parent*/-

..**Eyes!(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-She*-had*.. a*Face-(?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 51

-She*-had*.. a*Face-(?)

Some*thing*-..-(Like*-a..*Bulldog?)

With..(?)(-Heavy*..

-Red*Hair?)

-&..(She*..?-Embarassed*Herself/..

-*Alot?)?

She*Also..(-*Laughed(?)..-While*Standing?)

-In*..(-Her*(?)..-Camels*Hair/-..*Coat?)?

-Twisting*..(-*Shoulder*..

-..to*Side*/-..*walk?)

-*Saying*-..*Something/-Like*..

-The*-(?)..

..(*Fall*/-..*Sugar*-..-*Maple)..***Leaves(?)

..-*Chill(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*'FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-*Sittin’../-*Outside(!)?-

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 193

-*Sittin’../-*Outside..(!)?-

-*Washer*-teria(!)?-..-8th*Ave.(!)?..-&*..(-25thSt.)/-(?)..-(*Sun*shine*/-..&*Shadow!)?

-How*The/-..(-M10)..-*Buses..(-Whizzed*/-..*Bye!)?..-To*Be(?)-..(-*Exact!)?

&*Tha'..(-4Balls*Sign?)..-/*Had.. (-*Faded/-..*At..*Random!)?..-Like*..(-Usta*Be!)?

-(*Red!/-(?)-..*Colored*/-..On*That/-..*Sub*way(!)?..-/(Greened*Exit*/-..&-../*Entrance!)?

Yet*(?)..(The*People/-(?)-..Mill*About!)?-/..2*Feet/-(?)-..From*..Mye*/-..-Lonely*/-..*Self!)?

-(On*Side/-?..-*Walk/-..*Cluttered*!)?..-/Wf’Out/-..*Con*versation(?)..(&*Wf’*/-..*Gum*spots!?)-&*-(Not*/-..All*/-..*Super*..-*Bubbled*/-..*Heros!)?-…-Are*Like(?)..-(This*Thick?)..-(*Yummy*Pink/-..*Stuff!)?..&-Her*Tying/-..*This..(-Beized*Hound!?)?-..To*The/-(?)..-Brown**Window*?

-*Latch!?)?../-(A*Blue*Sash/-(?)..N’*Knots*..-*Complete*(?)../-Wf’/..-(Heeling*Collar!)?

-Psycho*logical*..(-S*&*M?)-..**Stuff(!)?-..”Let*The/-(?)-*Beast(!)..?-(*Run*Free!)!”(?)

(A*-Pet*Warden!?)-../*Un*-tying(!)?../-..(-The*Dying*/-..*Blood*(!))?..-Like*Grandmother*/-..-Lillian*Cochran!(?)

-A*Seamstress*..(N’*Stitches!)..?-..&*Securing*/-..("The*Famed!"/-..-*Boyscout’s/-(?)..-*Eagle(!))?

From*-(Win*ning*/-..Sq.Knot!)?..-But*This/-..*Relation*ship/-(?)..”-*Won’t*/-..*Last*Forever(!)?”

-As*N’..(-That*Sign!)?-/(?)..-*Framed*N’(?)-/..(-*Green &*Red!)?..-N’..(-Bold*Letters!!)?..-A*..

-NYNEX(!?)?-..(*Trying*To../-*Find!)?..-2*..(Hot!?)?-/..((Spin*Dryers/-../-Not*Spinning!))?-

Wf’..(-*Out*/-..a*Puerto*Rican!)?..-(&*Being/-Most*..*Spiritual!)..-(I*N’ver..*Thought../-..*As*He*Had*Said/-?..That*Girls-?

*Are*/-..*Yucky!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-sitting*in..(Mye*?)-*chair..

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 103

-sitting*in..(Mye*?)-*chair..

?-in*A-..(*1890?)-..

*Building..

?-i*Hear..(-Small*Birds?)..

-*singing*..

?-through*..(-Rat*Infested?)_*walls..

-Like*?..

-(*cell*phones/-..-*Sex*ed?)

-&*I*..(-Wish*It*../-*Were-/..*Easter*?)..

-A..(-Big*..*Parade/-..Of*Hats?)..-would*appear(?)

-*Bigger*/-..(Than*N’..*Life!)?

-&*Macy’s/-..(-Walt*/-..*Disney../-*Floats?)..

-Wuld*Lear/-(!?)..&*I*Would/-..*Be../-(?)*Blown*Up/-..(To*Life/-..Shakes*-*pearin'* *Size)?

-&*I*Would../-*Dominate*..the-(*Neighbor*hood!?)

-Soon(-It*Will*Be/-..*April?)..*Again*-

-&(-I*Will/-(?)..-*Go*..-*Fishing?)..-To*-(*Try..To*Catch?)

-a*Wounded(?)..

-*Baltimore*Oriole*(?)

-just*before..(-he*/-..*Lounges?)

N'/-..a*Nite*-*maired*/-..*Dream*(!)?-

-from*(-His*..*Winter?)..

-*songs*(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Some*Days..I*Have*to-..(-Go*Out?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 102

-Some*Days..I*Have*to-..(-Go*Out?)

-In*the*Street(?)..-&*Ask..(-*Some*body..?-

-What*..(-Day..It*Is?)..To*Know/-..the(-Day/..of-

the..*Week)(?)..-Like*..*Recognizing*(..-*Tuesday-

from*..*Wednesday(?)..-Some*days..-I*Suspect-

*Some*body’s*/-..(Not*Telling?)/-Me*..-/the-..(*Truth?)

-*Some*days*..-they*/-..(-Look*/..-at-*me?)..-a*..Little*Strange!(?)

-Course*..I*Could*Look(?)..-At(*Mye*)..-*Poor*Richards-?

-*Almanac(?)-If..I*..*Owned*One?..-&*The-..(-*Full*Moon..

-*Would*Appear?)..-(Like*..at*a*Time?)..-Of*..(-Mye*Birth?)-?

-Or..(-*Waxing/-Like*..-*Mabeline..in-(-6th*Grade?)-Her*-

..*(Eye*-brows?)?

-Later*..in*Life-..(Waxing*..*-Some*thing?)

-*Else(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*'FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

Some*where..Be*tween..(5th..*Grade?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 197

-&*Some*where..Be*tween..(6th..*Grade?)

-&*Highschool(?)-..It*Began(??)-

To..(-Soak*In?)?

-That..(*Things?)..-At*/-..*Face*Value??..

-Were*n’t..(Nec*ess*arily*/-..*Talked*About(?)-/..*In?-

-*Concern*(?)...(&-Aren’t..*Just?)-..?

-*Literally?/ ..-*Black..&*..*White(!?)

-Uncle*Ches..(?)-Said*..

-..(Looking*Up?)-

-From..His..(*News*Paper?)?..-

-”Well..-He*..(Never*Said?)/-..

-*That*/-..(-I*Did?)?”..-

-But*..(*Big*Billy/-..Er’../-William*English?)?

-In..Junior*High(?)-..*Reeling*..-(IT..*Out..?

-TO..*ALL*/-..16*INCHES?)

-(Startled*Me!!(?)..-Me*?-..-*Half..*Asleep(?)

-In*Reality(??)..-Me*Thinking(??)-

-(Of..(MYE*ENGLISH*/-../-*HOMEWORK?))

-&(-Trying..(Not*To*Look?)..-&*I*-Was*Startled(?)

-(IN*JOHN?)?..-&*Said*../-”What..Can/-..You*Do..

-With*..(-THAT*/-..*FIRE*HOSE?)?”

-HE*SAID..”(Tis*/-..*No*Use?)-?

-(Ca’nt..Get*It?..-*Up?)-/..&*SOME*TIMES(??)?..

-&..(-MOST*GIRLS..CAN’T?)..-TAKE*IT*IN(!)?..

-&*I..(-Get*No/-..*Satisfaction?_?)..

-(Doesn’t*..(Stay*Hard?))”

-Me*Thinking(???)

-of(-Mye*/-..*Father’s*Instruction?)?

-For..MYE*HOME*WORK/-..(-MYE*CRAFT)(!?)-*Poem!

He*Said..-"&*PUT..*THE(-TOOLS..BACK..(!?)

-WHERE..(YOU*GOT*THEM?)../-*Son"(?))

-"&..-*WHEN..(-YOU*TAKE../-*SOMETHING..*APART?)

-or-OUT*..

-TO*REPAIR**IT..(&*-IT*GOES*..*BACK/-..(*EXACTLY..?)*(?)

-WHERE(*YOU..*FOUND*IT(?)..-(&*LEAVE*/-..(NO*PART..*OUT?)?)- WHAT..(GOES*IN?)..-*MUST/-

-(-(--CUM*OUT)"?..-52years*Later-?..-Es*pecially/-?N'*dea*-ling*-

....("WF’..*VIAGRA!?)?

-or*/-..Ce*-*alis"!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-The..(Psycho*-*logical*Window?)-N’..(*It’s..*Typical?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 112

-The..(Psycho*-*logical*Window?)-N’..(*It’s..*Typical?)

-*Grimy?/-*Greasy?/-(*Smeared*..*Glass?)-

-*Looking-(Out*Through?)..-*New Jersey/-(*With*-*Stress(?))

-(Grey*../Gloomy*/..-Over*-cast?)

-Like*..(Winter*Waving/-..*Heads?)-..Over*Blown..

-&-(Bending*/-../-*Swamp*-*grass?)

-&*Frozen*Ponds(?)-..*Cracked*!!..-At*Base/..

-Of..(Telephone*Poles?)-..

-With*Warmer*/-..(Ice*Floes?)?

-But..*Below(?)

-At*Worst/..-(The*Low*/-..*Flying?)-..*Planes/..-*Flash(?)-

-Of*Danger(?)..-&*Frown..With/-..*Crashing..*Lights(?)

-Centering*..*Down/-On..(-New*arks/-..*Airport*Strips?)

-Over*Train..(Of*Mye*/-..*Thoughts?)..-&(*Some*what/--*Nude/..-Nervous*-ness)(?)

-As*..(Every..20*Seconds..?)-*Man-..(Thinks*..-*About*Woeman?)

-*Gathering*Sticks..(*For/..-The*Fire?)?

-As*I..(?)-Th’*Hunter/..-Brings*..*Home/-..(The*Bacon?)

-Like*..(A*-..Pot*Bellied/-

..**Sex!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-the..(-Kord*Fan?)*..-*Drones*On(?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 189

-the..(-Kord*Fan?)*..-*Drones*On(?)

-finding(It*?)..-in(/..-*Street*Hours?)..-of..(?)

Some*-(-One’s*..*Voice?)..-Wf’../-*Private*Hours-?..

*Spent*-..(-With*You?)..-&*Creatively*/-..*Leads*/One/-..?

Or*-*Me/..-into*../-*Poetry*(?)..-&*I’m*Inclined../-to*be-..

a-(-Little*/-..Hoar*se)?

-But*Gundars*../-your’e/-Not*..*Exactly*-

()-Anti*quatedly*..-*Right!..-I’m(-*Inclined*?)-..to*Be..A(-*Word*-..

*Smith(?))..-If*I*Put-..(Mye*Lips?../-*Together?)..()..?

-I*Will/-?..(-&*Always*Lispe?)..N’(*Silence!)?..-&-Your*(?)..-*Last*Visit..

/-has*not-..(-*Left*Me..(?)-..*Wanting?)-?..-For’*..(-a*Friend*ship!)?

-That*Trip../-(Of*Sounds?)..*..is*always-..*Seriously*..-*Shy*(?)

(-Never*the*less*..a*Litlle..Daunt*ing?)..-Which*Vulgar*Vowel..()..!

-must-(-Go*..There?)..-Er’*Snare/-..Tha’*Fertile*..(-Lion’s*/-..*Share?)*..

..&*Capture*..(-Tha’..*Fleeting*/-..*Song?)

If-(We*..*Remember..(?)..-Who*Came..(*First?)-..*Tha’-

-Chicken*..-or*tha'*Egg..(&*-*Bleeding*Life)..to-

To*No..(-Potential*..Wrong?)..-wf'-*RoosterED(!)..? *-Talons(!)?

-Zentelis..You*Er’/-..N’*..Domestic*/-..*Bliss(?)..-an*All*/-..*Authentic*..*Janitor(?)

-*Sweeping*Aisles..of-..(-Some*/-..Small*/-..*School?)..(?)

-In*Rage-of..(-Poets*Rancor?)..-”&-Don’t-..(-Be..a*..*Fool?)

--“the(-*Wind..*that-/..(-Blows*/-..*Above*/-../-Mye*Head?)-(?)

-(-I*Will*..*It(!))?-/-..(-*Forever*/-..to*Not/-..To*Be*Dead(?)”)..

-N’*Kalamazoo*..*Michigan*-/..Er’-..(*Elsewhere’s!)?

..&-..("*God*..*Will*-ing!"(?-))

-(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-the..(Contrived*Placement?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 87

-the..(*Contrived*Placement?)

-of

the(*Designer’s*/-..*Garment*ed?)

-Draped*/-..***Cunt(?)

-*Folds..being*..-(Most*Select*-

..to*Show?)..-the(-..*Damned*-

..*Thing*Off!?)

-Obs*cene(?)..-for(*Mass*/-..*Con-*Sumption?

-Or-*Con*Sumation?)..-*Saks*..-(*Fifth*Ave?)

-*Photo*(*Ad?)..-*Blown*Up?-in..

(Our*Face?)?..-a/-..*Sexual*Revo-

..*lution(?)..-&*-Model*..

-Like*-..

..-*Plastered*On(?)

*New*York..*Bus*Service(?)-..*Trust?

-Larg*er..(-Than*Life?)..-Be*fitting..

..of*(It’s*/-..*Sensual*/-..*Stops../-*&/-..*Starts?)

as*-Some*/-..*Indi*-cation..of*Preg..-*nant-

*Back*seat(?)-..

*Driver**Idol(?)..-*Pedes*-trians(?)

..(-Back*Seat-..

..*Driv*-ing!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-The*..(-Old*Lady?)..Looked-/

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 73

-The*..(-Old*Lady?)..*Looked-/

-Sus*picious*ly-/..-Be*yond-/

The*Ballglove(?)/-..-*Her*

*Mas*cara*..(?)*Running*../

-*Down/-..(-Eye*Sockets*/-

-to*Cheek*bone(?))-..She*../-

(Had*Caught?)../-A*Glimpse(?)

Of*-What*It*Is/-..-was*/-..To*Go*Back-

In*Time(?)../-&*Lick..-/The*Sand-

*wich/..-of*her*Youth(?)-”Free../-

*Balling(*It?)..-As*Santas/-..*Helper"(?)

-Would*Like*A/-*..Pea*nut*Butter../-*

*Knuckle*Pig-/..-Mustard*Dud(!)..-

-forth*with(!)?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-the..(Street*Person?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 42

-the..(-Street*Person?)

-lay..

-on*Sidewalk-(?)

-*Sleeping..

-&..*Peeing-?

-in(-His*/-..*Pants?)?

-like*A-..(*Bum!?)?

-pass*ing..(*Bye?)-

-A*..

-(Bumper*Sticker?)..-saying*..

-on(-*Taxi?)..

(Hats*/-..*Off-!!?

-To*?)..

-The*..(-Un*con*/-..

-scious*few?))

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-There..*Are(..*Days?)-

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 47

-"There..*Are(..*Days?)"-

&..*SoForth!(?)

-When..(I..-*Wake*Up!)?

-&*Mye(..Mous*-tach*e’?)-

Looks-(Lik*A..*Leaning*-/

*Tower/-..Of../-*Pizza?)

There*Are..*Days!)-?

-When..(Mye/-..*Mous*tach*e’?)

-Looks*-*Like(?)..-A*(*Crashed*-

*Up?)..-*Heli*..-cop*..-ter(!!)?

&..*SoForth!(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-there’s(Gotta*Be?)-..*Some*Comfort(?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 51

-there’s(Gotta*Be?)-..*Some*Comfort(?)

-in*the..(Wee*Hours/-..Of*The/-..*Morning(?))?

-*writing*..-(*Some*Poetry?)

-or..(-Why..would*(*I?)-)?-

..do*-(*It?)

-there’s*..(Gotta*Be?)..-*some*Reason?-

-for*Delusion(?)-..*Psyche*-(Packed*/-*Like-

-*Sardines*!)(?)..

-in*a..(-*Creative*/-..*Tin*Can?)

-..&(*Twice./-

..as*Fragile?(?))

SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-There*was-..(some*thing..n'-..(Th'*Fog?))

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 82

-There*was-..(some*thing..n'-..(Th'*Fog?))

I*almost..*Thought-..(I*saw..(?)

-it?)-..liken'*a*-*Glimmer*-(uv'..*Hope?))-..*but

-(n'..Greater*/-/*States?)..-uv'..(*Lucidity*?)..-I*knew..

/-th'-..(*Shape*/-..*Was/-..*Maybe?)-

..A*Woe*-man(?)

-Yet..(I*-Could*Not)..*Grasp(?)

-N'*Detail*..Any*/-..*Re*cogniz*able-

..*Feature*(?)..-Or*..(*Identity*?)

-Much*Less-../-*Her*/-..*Reason(?)

-Much*Less?-..(any*-..*Action?)-..*So*..

(I*Remembered-..(*Her*..as*..(The*Fate*full..

-*Siren*?)?))..-&..(Th'-..

..*Boat?)

-*Drifted(??????????????)-not..

(To*Mye*../-

-..***Liking?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Walking*..(-You*Looked*Over.. -Your*Shoulder?)

Author: philip lawrence sherrod

Word count: 54

-*Walking*..(-You*Looked*Over.. -Your*Shoulder?)

-&..(-I*Said*/-..*Nothing!)?

Walking*..(You*Looked-At*Me?) -&*Smiled(?)

-With*Those..(-*Cherry*Bomb/-..*Lips?)

-Walking*..(You*Looked*/-..*Me*/-..*Over.. -&*Said*'-..*Nothing)..

-&(*Smiled)(?) -&*Said..

-Your’e*Looking??-

-at(*Mye*Best*... (?)- *Ass*set?)

me*/-..a'*Gree*/..*-ing!(?)

bye*/-..*Nod*ding!(?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-Who*..(-Took*A*Bite..

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 83

-Who*..(-Took*A*Bite..(?)

-Outta*/-..tha'-*Blue*Apple?)-

-*Symbol*/-..*Computer*..*Hard*Ware/-(!?)

-(Bill*Gates?)-..*Should*Know(?)

-that..*Eve*..(-Gets*Credit?)

-&*Maybe..(A*Snake*-/..

-or..*Two*?)?

-Or*Adam..*Truly*-

-(Would*..Get*It-/-..*Off?)..-*See*ing(?)

-Him*self..(-De*meaned*/-..*After*)?..-Ex*-

-*Pulsion(??)..-of(-*Eden*?)-..The*Bite/-

..*Bigger*..(-Than*the/-..*Bark?)-..*Ap*pears..

-To*Be../a..-Right*Handed..-*Double*/-

(*Cross*Over/-..Employ*ment*/-*Crime!)

from*..(Left*Field!)?

-"mye*Dog*-..*Sher*-*lock!(?)

..-Wat*son*Said(!)"?

.."*Bacon*-*BALL?_

>>*Bark(!)"?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-You*..(*Think?)?

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 56

-You*..(*Think?)?

-I*..Look*..(-Like*Hell?)

-wait..

Till*-..(You*/-..Get*There?)

You..(*Think?)-I*Think..(-I*m..George-

..*Washington?)-..It’s(-Better*..Than*-

*Thinking*?)..(-I’m*..*Abraham*Lincoln?)?

(?)-

-or..I*Think(??)-

I’m..Getting*..(-Mye*Period?)?

May*be..(-If*You/-..*Like?)

"I’ll..-*LICK..(-Your*Eye*/-..*LIDS-..

-*Shut(!!)?)

..-DARLIN'(!)"?

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

-67*&..

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 26

-67*&..

You*Asked..(-Me*Why?)-

-I*Knew*(?)-..

-You*(-Had*-..

..*Been*Married?)

-just*

...(-Gotta*/-..(*Feel*/-..*-ing!?))

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*-FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

REVISE:

-water*Hydrant(?)

Author: philip Lawrence sherrod

Word count: 45

-water*Hydrant(?)

-the*City*/-..Street*kids-?

-*Played*(!)?-

in*..&*out

-of..(*the*Water?)-

&-*Never*-..(?)-

(getting*..*Wet?)

-but..(!?)

-*Butts*..

-(gettimg*/-..*Soaked*?)

-&..

-the..(*Stolen*/-..*Cell*Phone?)-

-*Rang*-

&-...*melisse’s..*Mother-

-said*she*..

-must*..

(*Cum*e*In..&-

*Take*her/-..**Bath!?)

"SONGS*/-..UV'a*/-...(-DIF*FER*ENT*/-..*COLOR!)"?

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