There's This

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To prompt or not to prompt. Always the question. Today, the first day of Poetry Month—National, Global, Universal—I was invited to look at a very cool video, music by Sun Ra and his Arkestra, animation by Chad Van Gaalen, and write a poem about it? Inspired by it? To it? Because of it?

I like the music a lot. Made me think of Bindu Gross playing in La Manzanilla which in turn made me think of all the times I've still been there in April and have started writing NaPo poems there and now I'm missing Mexico and feeling just a little nostalgic. 

Bindu

But I digress. Back to the strange and wonderful video NaPo had me watch with its vibrant colours and fascinating images. Without further ado I give you

There's This

first acid trip

poised with a pen

waiting to see God

I had questions

but God never showed

I never forgave 

himheritthem

but sometimes 

when the stars line up

and the tune in my head 

rings true

I think I see 

himheritthem

pulling the planet 

through the eye 

of a needle-nosed 

djembe-playing snake

bringing me closer

and closer to the sun

and I am happy

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