once I was a maniac – tanka prose
Once I was a maniac.
I called Diane Di Prima ( a famous beat poet of the 60s) and left a message on her voice mail, “I love you.” The audacity
She called me back. The shock.
…so, when I entered that cafe in San Francisco and she was actually there, tears streamed down my face. The Joy.
like old Li Bai
I plunge into the river
drunk on poetry
trying to catch
………the moon
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Such wonderful moments.
lucky you
and what a tanka!
That’s beautiful!
Love it that you are doing double duty with Li Bai. And this is my favorite “name drop” of a famous poet in this year’s LexPoMo. Great tanka!
Thanks Linda. I have another Ferlinghetti note. I saw him read in San Francisco and he was wearing green, nerf antlers on his head.