Tuesday, November 13, 2012

captive caroling/general petraeus

                                                


Oh God 
     November 13 
The first Christmas Carol 
Is heard Blasting over 
     the sound system 
     at my favorite  
     latte shop

In A Shell Sits Deo---
  
I had forgotten 
how much I hate 
     "enforced caroling"
     "captive caroling"

love the songs 
but they are ruined by 
     electronics 

Blasted at us for 
2 and 1/2 months!

It's time to revise
     my life...  
It's time to begin
     staying out of stores
     and coffee houses 

I would pass a law 
    if I could 
that only 
acoustic instruments 
may ever 
be used 
Ever
     in singing these songs 
     of our Lord and Lady 

unplug everyone 
through the season 
     only Yule logs 
     and reindeer 
allowed!

no ear buds 
     in ears 
No i pod, pad
     anything---

Love notes 
     could be notes 
     then 
Hand written 
     by hand 
General Petraeus
     could then have 
     burned the evidence 
     of his great love 

I was in love once 
and I know 
about 
moving heaven 
     and earth 
to be with 
     the beloved 

much better 
     to be in love 
     with God 
 no emails 
needed then
     only the heart 
sending messages 
     to the eternal friend 

no CIA way 
to intercept 
that 

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