Sunday, June 2, 2019

ROBERT LAX ~






one bird

two birds



one bird

two birds



two birds

one bird



two birds

one bird



one bird

two birds



one bird

two birds



two birds

one bird



two birds

one bird



one




~




"are you a visitor?" asked

the dog.



"yes," i answered.



"only a visitor?" asked

the dog.



"yes," i answered.



"take me with you," said

the dog.




~




every

night

in the

world



is a 

night



in the

hospital







The Angel
and the Little Old Lady



an angel

appeared to

a little old

lady



& said:



would you

like a

wish?



for my

grand-daughter,

said the little

old lady:



that she grew

up to be a

beautiful young

lady



& marry a

nice young

man



two wishes,

said the angel,



would you

like another?



whatever other

good thing you

can think of,



said the little

old lady

the girl grew up

to be a beautiful

young lady



& married a

nice young man



after a year or

so, a child was 

born to them



(the angel's

idea)


- - -


now the old

lady was

quite a bit

older:



the angel

appeared

to her again

& said:



would you

like a

wish?



for the

child, she

said



that he grew

up to be a

handsome

young man



& marry

a nice

young girl



two wishes

said the angel,



would you

like another?



whatever other

good thing

you can think

of,



said the little

old lady




_______________

Robert Lax
33 Poems
New Directions
2019