DON'T WORRY BABY (BRIAN WILSON) ~

 

B R I A N   W I L S O N

June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, Calif., ~ 2025

TONIGHT SOLO MONK ~

 

   1964

ELAINE EQUI ~

Weather Vane

If only I had one,

I'd keep it for a pet.

Let it perch on the roof

tethered in the wind,

warbling a tinny,

whirring song.

Let the body of the house

sag beneath its talons,

go limp as it lifts,

it and us up — up.

Gilded bird,

crowing at midnight,

pecking at the grain

of stars.

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Elaine Equi

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Coffee House Press, 2025