Lines written at HSB 2022, Sunday October 2
Other than the studied, reflexive stance, These festive fans are serious in place (Relative to the standard atmosphere): Standing out in a crowd (of course) in pants, Out of the ordinary, with straight face, In with the in-crowd (those not drinking beer), Crude picnic grounds, olives for Wendell Holmes, Beaten out of the Beatnik bars, too old For the Lost Generation—broken eggs. As the soft Burroughs Machine now becomes A Singer-songwriter Factory, bold And formless musical trees (with no legs). Free concert in the Park today—golden. Step up to the Gate: it feels like Holden.