#208 sunny murray

Published: Nov. 14, 2007, 11:12 p.m.

b'a woman says something\\nabout a couch and you\\u2019re\\noff\\n or gone\\nyou hammer under a line\\nboth ancient and still\\nunwritten big and joyous\\nand sad\\nthen everything changes\\nan inverted vortex you\\nride hissing and clattering\\nin a trance an utterance low\\nand long less a moan more\\nan oooo you are now a\\nshaman of bells\\nand prophesy\\nwarding off witches\\nand devils\\neyes closed\\noooo\\nyou are all at once\\nnow and forever\\noooo\\nyou are the silver cord\\noooo\\nbells intone\\nthe white-bearded\\nprophet will soon\\nbe gone\\noooo\\nbut tonight\\nthe east river prophecy\\nshrieks and murmurs\\nincandescent tongues\\nburn and cool\\nin the ears\\noooo\\n\\nbhagiti 11.14.07 perrysburg, oh'