Poems, enchanting stories, alternative humor to be made into operas or epic films. For my sculpture site visit: jlangart.com
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
My snowcat's got a winch
Friday, May 20, 2022
The Lift
I remember the first time I got a lift
It wasn't in a car
Even though at 4 we drove very far
I was in the Empire State Building
Where the elevators were going
"Ring-a-ding-ding!"
And ever since I've been lifting.
At the age of 8 I started as a shoplifter
Grabbing and stuffing candy into my pockets
Like stuffing a Thanksgiving turkey
At school, during typewriting class
We learned how use the Shift
That lifted the type bars, the letters
That slammed against the ribbon to
Print wondrous CAPS
My doctor who dismissed boosting
My low blood pressure with
Mephentermine
Gave me a long sermon
To drink water and wear stockings
And proposed I buy knickerbockers for my
Manley thighs to make it all look natural.
When I got married I opened
My wife's wedding present on a chairlift
It was a box of chapstick -I suffered from dry lips
I was so happy I was reminded
When I was seasick and
I met Levée, who told me not to
Lean on her but
Get a lift out of life.
Later on, during Covid, I had to air lift
boxes of Q-tips and home testing kits to Nebraska
We loaded a military C-17
Played canasta and exchanged nasal swabs and shots of
Whiskey
Still my spirits are on a rollercoaster
If I could only join my son Oscar and
Pick mushrooms with him somewhere lost in Yukon.
What a lift, what a lift!