tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post1230296214672749975..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: Charles Bukowski: startled into life like fireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-55742400032917948032012-05-13T07:45:16.899-07:002012-05-13T07:45:16.899-07:00Oh, my, just when I think I've had enough of M...Oh, my, just when I think I've had enough of Mr. B., along comes:<br /><br />"in grievous deity my cat<br />walks round ..."<br /><br />"neither of us understands<br />cathedrals ..."<br /><br />"(he) walks through <br />porticoes of my<br />admiration."<br /> <br />Absolutely perfect.<br /><br />DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-89402009219124847382012-05-13T06:22:19.097-07:002012-05-13T06:22:19.097-07:00That should make seven come eleven -- if Fibonacci...That should make seven come eleven -- if Fibonacci was Serious.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-37152245365698876972012-05-13T05:51:29.544-07:002012-05-13T05:51:29.544-07:00"startled by some sudden noise" --the 8t..."startled by some sudden noise" --the 8th life of boisterous Buk ?vazambam (Vassilis Zambaras)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14515165428574974933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-20152999468707806222011-10-17T13:40:37.712-07:002011-10-17T13:40:37.712-07:00I think the reason why cats don't get furnitur...I think the reason why cats don't get furniture dirty is not because they have any innate respect for furniture but because they are so naturally fastidious. Those extensive cat scans (for fleas, zits & c.) and consequent bathings and groomings are a joy to behold. Bukowski reveled in and probably to some extent identified with the mobs of ferals with which he surrounded himself down in San Pedro. <br /><br />Curtis, the photographer said that the cat had been startled by some sudden noise...TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-66673203858939572312011-10-17T13:25:10.058-07:002011-10-17T13:25:10.058-07:00irresistibleirresistibleNin Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643167108589844026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-83373997521490856732011-10-17T13:17:14.385-07:002011-10-17T13:17:14.385-07:00They may not like it, Kent, but sometimes mud and ...They may not like it, Kent, but sometimes mud and puddles are inevitable. I suppose they take a cat scan and slink off to the dry cleaners.<br /><br />Artur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-3128468049895365242011-10-17T13:03:10.830-07:002011-10-17T13:03:10.830-07:00Funny thing Tom. I spent the morning writing somet...Funny thing Tom. I spent the morning writing something in my head. I'll show that to you sometime later .. i.e. once that I actually finish it. Not a great poem <br />but then what is?adityahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078144194220301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-34893489321052843962011-10-17T12:38:32.256-07:002011-10-17T12:38:32.256-07:00Great cat, but surprised? I don't know about ...Great cat, but surprised? I don't know about that. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-80817413054016839632011-10-17T12:14:29.175-07:002011-10-17T12:14:29.175-07:00I prefer dogs to tuotsest but I love HankI prefer dogs to tuotsest but I love HankRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312524900784740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-62801786334566053972011-10-17T10:49:59.621-07:002011-10-17T10:49:59.621-07:00If I may Tom...
'cause cats can't stand
t...If I may Tom...<br /><br />'cause cats can't stand<br />the feel of earth on fur<br />like certain girls<br />don't want you <br />pawing their skin.<br /><br />Dawgs on the other hand, <br />'specially herders & killers,<br />take pride like swine:<br /><br />their canine shoulder<br />to the muddy grindstone.kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448791356455016794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-54847248286323291812011-10-17T07:54:59.064-07:002011-10-17T07:54:59.064-07:00he leaps up on the couch
They never seem to get m...<i>he leaps up on the couch</i><br /><br />They never seem to get muddy the way dogs do (and goats). Why not?<br /><br />Artur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com