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Archive for the day “June 18, 2013”

THE GHOST

THE  GHOST  OF    BILL BARILKO

She’s spanking the baby Jesus  her halo

fallen to the floor   De Chirico reveals an

ungainly Mary   tampering with sacred   cows

 

I see the faces of  Leaf Nation  shivering in ecstasy

by the hundreds    There is no religion   for which

they  would congregate  en masse   On second thought

their open mouths and gnashing teeth   a new kind of

worship   Genuflecting at the ACC under the glow of the     JUMBOTRON

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*Hockey is the 2nd biggest threat to organized religion & western civilization

 

bill barilko

 

Spring  2013

DREAMING

DREAMING  IT         FORWARD

I am hoping it will all end   in a quiet room

in a heritage village  by a lake      Yesterday

I saw a woman fall backward   to the floor

She fell so heavily I expected blood     and ruin

 

The sound was part gasp  part   thudgrowl    Then someone opened champagne

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Spring  2013

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