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August 18, 2008

Monday Poem

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Humor and Light
Jim Culleny

Even in gloomy
shuttered rooms one beam
managing an invasion
through impossible slits
reaches to where
shadows rule

one joke, a laugh
one light remembrance
and dis-ease for an instant
disappears

Punch lines and photons
comedians and brilliant suns
take us as close to god
as anyone need be

//

Posted by Jim Culleny at 07:09 AM | Permalink

Comments

It had never occurred to me before – that sub-atomic particles could be ' entangled ' with humour.

I am puzzled though by paragraph 4, line four.

I expect that you meant to say Diapers ?

That would make sense.

By the way, I am writing a piece entitled ' Levity, Brevity, Gluons ' may I send it to you ?

Posted by: Eiron F | Aug 18, 2008 8:51:45 AM

also, para. 2,3rd line. "managing AND invasion"

diapers disappear!

Posted by: missvolare | Aug 18, 2008 9:25:48 AM

Eiron F and missvolare-

I gotta hire a proof reader –are you free (in both senses of the word)?


Eiron: Levity, Brevity and Gluons sounds interesting. Send it, please do ...as long as it's light and hilarious and short enough to fit on a sticky note.

Posted by: Jim | Aug 18, 2008 1:10:22 PM

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