One Flower
One flower on the cliffside Nodding at the canyon
From Book of Haikus by Jack Kerouac, published by Penguin Poets. Copyright © 2003 by the Estate of Stella Kerouac, John Sampas, Literary Representative. All rights reserved.
Le corp de la verité pourre dans la terre The body of truth rots in the earth nourriture dans la terre Sanchez fourwinds bigtown, dont wail that at me Fraserville Quebec comes back to me In the night sun sleep warm, store it in tanks Blues of Old Virginia tree moonbottles over kiss time listener appeal Kissland Kissimee Florida These are Orlanda Blues
There's a middlewestern prurience about Greeks.— Your little earth-nut, O potato war, riots mama dears around papap's paternal root S i l k y b o o
( o o ! ) Found the Sound
Even when I was a little boy I was always alone with my guardian angel Playing Tarzan An icicle fell on me & cut my arm I had a rope around my neck I was hanged in Innifree Had my hand cut off in Perfidee Never had my fill of Thee ST MICHAEL IN THE CORNER, NINE FEET TALL