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“Unraveling The Riddle”
VazamBam by Vassilis Zambaras “Sibyl” Knock-knock. ~~~ No milk run. Rather than deal just shut up Open bay keep time merciful ticking Like clockwork hand works mutilated miracles push button Mushroom fills rising…
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“Confluence, Robert Creeley & The Bridge Over The Mavrozoumena River”
VazamBam by Vassilis Zambaras “Confluence” —by Vassilis Zambaras Nightingales near The river— No superfluous noise. “I know a man” —by Robert Creeley As I sd to my friend, because I am always talking—John,…
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“The Eldorado Kid”
VazamBam by Vassilis Zambaras “Small-town Bootblack vs Clunkers, Raymond, Washington, circa 1950 B.P.C.*” Coolly tooling by that crappy Run-down shoeshine stand In their souped up clunkers, The local yokels must have thought The…
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“Heavenly Ablutions Of The Third Kind”
VazamBam by Vassilis Zambaras “Regimen against Ennui” 1. I know this sounds trite but Before you call it just Another day, Leave two galvanized Pails full of water overnight Under the stars, Then…
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“Bringing It All Back Home”
VazamBam by Vassilis Zambaras “Et in Arcadia ego” Poussin— I remember It must have been Way back then One spring it was poetic I was sprightly Dallying a way behind Dilapidated swayback nag…
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“The Tonsorial Lectures”
VazamBam by Vassily Zambaras “Close Shave; Mean Tourist; Good Tip” “You think too much – clever people and grocers, they weigh everything.” —Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek Socrates, my barber, once jumped ship,…