Charles Bukowski - answer to a note on the dresser:
the price of the sun is the tulip rotting black and the prince on his knees and a boy born without eyes and a kitten without a bird, nothing but twine and waiting and whores dipping hearts in poison, and exhaust and exhaustion and the bliss and the kiss of syphilis, drag down the vines the broken-foot bottles, I keep saying ha ha ha the giants the giant sun am I, the giant. our sun tonight without sun your shoes alone without you in them and I alone frying steaks and drinking beer and listening to Wagner the price of the sun, the price of the sun, and I don’t give a damn if you never come back.
Came across this during my search for love poems for a little scrapbook I’m putting together for newly married friends. Obviously can’t include it, but this is also love and it deserves its space.
As a poet and former member of several bands, I’m well excited about this series of talks exploring the relationship between poetry and song lyrics. So I’m off to see le Cocker (long-term crush) reading his lyrics tomorrow evening. It’s going to be a beardy, nerd-speccy night of joy. Will report back..
Report-speak translated.
X is a friendly student who gets on well with other members of the class = Gosh, does X like to CHAT.
X has a gift for communication = see above
X makes good contributions to pair work = see above
X is a creative thinker = X likes to doodle. Pretty flowers, hearts and butterflies.
X applies herself during class = …physically applies herself to the nearest male.
X has developed a wide range of skills in this area = I’ve only had X for four days so I’m a bit foggy on the details, but it looks like she’s doing ok.
X is a quiet, well-behaved student = I sometimes forget X is there.
Overall, X shows real potential as a language learner = X could seriously be good at this, if only she’d do some work.
I wish X all the best for the future = No hard feelings, X; you may be a skiver of the first order, but I like you.
And in the evening when the lights are low… there’s lovely, beautiful, amazing Nina.
