Friday, August 06, 2010

nxt!, notes on heaven

First is nxt, a strange mechanical piece, I put on this site August '08. I was looking through my files, found it, and brought it back. Recycling is good.

Also back a second time is notes on heaven from November '08



nxt!
giraffes have the same number of neck bones as humans
nxt, yr nxt
sorry, machine I was just reading . . .
nxt!
make your selection and insert coins in slot
nxt!
give me a minute, i was reading the instructions
out of order!
wait, I put my money in
nxt!
you took my money
nxt!
what is the disturbance here?
oh, nothing, officer, but this machine just took my money
machines don’t make mistakes, come with me, civilian
don’t handcuff me, is that a taser, bro?
pick him up and drag him to the wagon
nxt


notes on heaven

notes on heaven
cobblestones are laid smooth
with grass growing between,
all rivers shall run clear,
here i noticed the Tevere yesterday
golden brown, like a shiny pie crust,

back to heaven,
if you have to park the meters will
give you money. all birds and animals
and people speak the same language,
sounds like Chinese but isn’t

2 comments:

Julie said...

Well, I'm glad you recycled, Jack. Much enjoyed! I love them both, but "notes on heaven" keeps jumping out at me and won't let go. I love cobblestone, and "here i noticed the Tevere yesterday golden brown, like a shiny pie crust," is awesome.


P.S. - Sorry I'm slow again. First, I was slack. Then computer problems. Had to get my kid to fix it. Hooray for kids.

CiCi said...

I like the way you think. Nxt is my kind of read.